Hunting season is right around the corner! So today we went to the woods to scout for deer. At least, that's why James went. Anouk and I were there because we want to live deliberately and suck out all the marrow from life. The Big Woods State Forest is located in Wakefield, Virginia, way out in Sussex County (It's about an hour...
I know in our last post we officially said goodbye to summer, but today was so nice that Anouk and I couldn't resist going out for one last hurrah. So we met up with our new friends, Miss Molly, Z., and A. at the WOW Children's Garden at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. (Sidenote: Isn't making mommy friends a lot like dating? Molly...
The last two weeks have been hectic ones for our family. J.'s been traveling for work, I got sick, we've been unpacking and repacking and Cloroxing and shuttling Baby A. off to very generous and helpful family members who stepped up while I was doing the solo parenting thing there for a few days. We also managed to put our fall garden in,...
From the moment I stepped foot in the Beach Pub, I could tell that it was going to be a great kid-friendly dining experience. A nice chatty atmosphere, crayon art all over the walls, babies everywhere, and nobody giving their parents the stink eye. From the moment I had the first sip of my Bloody Mary, I could tell I had found a...
When we woke up on Labor Day, James asked what I wanted to do that day, and the most random thing popped into my head. Weeks earlier, while out and about, I had passed a pond by the side of the road brimming with lilypads and bright yellow flowers and I couldn't stop thinking about it. We already had plans for the afternoon,...
Up in DC, one of my favorite things to do on a sunny afternoon was cruise around and grab lunch or dinner from one of the many food trucks scattered all over the city. J. and I had been following the food truck zoning controversy in Hampton Roads for months before we moved down and wishing that it would get figured out so...
