Picture problems

There are so many things that I want to blog about right now, but I am so upset because for some reason our pictures are not uploading correctly to iphoto. Therefore, I can post but not with pictures. Who wants to do that? And really, doesn't the picture always make the post?

But in some attempt to recap the last month or so...Tim and I have had a wonderful whirlwind couple of weeks. My parent's came to visit the same weekend as the H Street Festival here in DC. I have great pictures of the fabulous food, artists, and bands that made the festival what it was. I was so impressed by the turnout at the festival, and thought that all in all it was a great event.

We have been back to the Argonaut and Dr. Granvilles (which sits on 12th and H Streets) many more times, and each time I am always suprised by how delicious it really is despite the unwelcoming front door and window. The last time I was there I tried the new moules with tomatoes and they were fabulous! We are so excited about the prospect of great new restaurants within walking distance to our house. The Washingtonian just published an article called "Meet me on H Street" that details some of the new establishments in our area.

Last weekend we traveled to Charleston, South Carolina for work. The city is incredibly complex with little nooks and crannies everywhere you look. We also got a little time to relax and enjoy the beach and sun.

We are off to Cape Charles, Virginia this weekend to check out a new vacation spot: Bay Creek.

That is all for now! Here's to hoping that the temperature dips soon and we get a real autumn. I can't wait for mums, pumpkins, and that tiny chill in the air.

remove ink stain suede windex

Today we found ourselves googling "remove ink stain suede windex". It makes me laugh just thinking about it but at the time I was so upset! Come lunch time, when a friend of ours went to our house to let our puppy Pippin out for a midday pit-stop, we were notified that Pippin (instead of being a wonderful little puppy that sits on our couch waiting for us to come come) had completely torn apart several books in our living room and chewed up an ink pen on our new suede couch. He created a complete disaster.

Specifically Pippin destroyed three of my Barefoot Contessa books (which, yes, drove me to tears), one Black Dog cookbook (easily replaceable I guess) , and one very precious Edith Holden "Diary of an Edwardian Lady". Sorry Mom- this makes me soooo sad! He of course left Tim's "Beer Book" completely untouched. Pippin then found a red pen somewhere amongst my books and chewed it to pieces on our new chocolate brown suede Crate and Barrel sofa. You would think that red pen would not show up on a chocolate brown couch, but don't be deceived. Tim, left to clean up the mess while I was at work, googled "remove ink stain suede windex". Again, it just makes me laugh.

After calming down from the whole escapade, I am once again delighted that God created wonderful, loving creatures that bring joy to our lives. So, would anyone like to watch our dog for two weeks in September while we are away?

Why Mess with a Good Thing?

While most everyone in the DC area had off on Friday, or chose to take the day off, I went to work. I am not sure why...no one else was working so it was impossible to get anything done. But regardless, I was at my desk working away. So, when it came time to go out for our anniversary dinner I was somewhat exhausted: tired from staring at my computer screen all day, gearing up for September madness, and a little rushed from going on a quick run, jumping in the shower, and taking care of our puppy.

Tim and I had 7pm reservations at the Little Fountain Cafe, one of the most romantic restaurants in DC with only 12 tables and a great wine list. However, I couldn't decide on what to wear and I hate to be rushed (who makes 7pm reservations anyway?). I got dressed anyway for this evening of celebration. We were out the door on the way to the car when I looked at Tim, "I hate to say this on our 5-year anniversary but I am not in the mood for a small romantic restaurant." He voiced his agreement. We quickly went back inside, changed into t-shirts and shorts, and started the walk to one of our favorite restaurants, La Loma.

It was such a gorgeous night on Friday night, we wanted to be outside, and we didn't feel like schlepping it up to Adams Morgan. La Loma was our answer. And so we enjoyed a pitcher of margaritas, chips and salsa, and fajitas on the patio at La Loma.

We walked back, burning off our gobs of calories that we had just consumed, and were welcomed home by our 9 month old Welsh Corgi peering through our front window. It somehow all seemed so fitting for our anniversary.