It is almost the weekend and I have yet to blog about last weekend. Let me start from where I left off...

Last weekend, while tame was jam packed with activities. Dillon and I went on a double date with one of his coworkers and his girlfriend to the Cheesecake Factory. You can never go wrong with that place. There is something on the menu for everyone and dessert is almost always a must. The four of us shared a strawberry shortcake and I savoured every bite of that delicious treat.

Saturday morning was chilly as we began our hunt for an apartment. We bounced from place to place getting referrals from leasing managers for good places in our price range. I'm all about the best bang for your buck. We ended up looking at places that were more than our initial budget. After looking at several places, we decided to give ourselves the rest of the day off and have some fun! Fun to us was going to Ikea and an outlet mall. I scored some things for my cube at work from Ikea and work clothes at Old Navy (40% everything at the outlet. Cha Ching!) By Saturday night, we were so wiped out we ordered a pizza and called it a night.

After reviewing our budget we determined that our initial rent budget was very conservative so we extended it a bit. In our new budget, we have found a place we really like. It has all the amenities we wanted, it's safe and in a great location! More details to come as it is available...

Sunday was Easter and the weather was beautiful! We headed to Mount Vernon with a purse full of snacks. The weather was perfect, we were in great spirits, and the site was amazing. I always find it fascinating to walk on the grounds of places that once housed amazing leaders. George Washington had himself a nice little crib with breathtaking views of the Potomac. Did you know that Martha and George never had children together? I didn't. George was a stepdad to Martha's children.

Because it was customary to house travellers at this time the house had 10 bedrooms! It had original pieces of furniture and the colors on the wall were very close to what George had at that time (or so the tour guides say). As we were waiting to get into the house, there was a main giving us a rundown of rules and what we would be seeing. On the floor next to him was a box with file folders that had these instructions in nearly 30 languages!

Here are some pictures of what we saw...

All of the foliage on the grounds was spectacular. I kept gasping and pointing and making Dillon stop so I could take pictures. Here are some of the beautiful things we saw...

And just in case you forgot what we look like, here is an Easter picture of me and the big guy...

Hugs from the East coast,

V