Shopping, Gardening & Plenty of Eats

We woke up to a rainy day so we headed to Red Robin for lunch

and then to the mall for some shopping.

We then headed over to River-Sea Chocolates

for a chocolate haul to take home.

The next couple of days were nicer weather.

 

Both kiddos had to work so we puttered around

the house and garden

and dog sat.

I baked a chocolate cake to go with afternoon coffee.

And then spent some time in the garden

and cleared out some old bushes

and the leaves.

There’s nothing quite like relaxing in the garden!

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~Finding the amazing in the simple~

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alana

Frying Pan Park

 

We were up and out the door to try Bobby’s Bagels for breakfast.

The bagels were delicious!

We then headed to Lake Anne Plaza.

We just strolled around and enjoyed the scenery.

We always enjoy seeing the turtles

which is something we don’t have at home.

We did miss the cherry blossoms

but we did get a picture of the bridge.

We stopped and checked out the used book store

and a little coffee shop.

We then headed off to Frying Pan Park.

It was a lot warmer than we anticipated

but we enjoyed hanging out by the stream.

And we had to check out the little Country Store.

We headed back home for coffee

and Christmas!

My daughter saved a couple of gifts

that wouldn’t fit into the parcel.

Then it was time to eat once again!

We felt like Italian so we were off to Carrabba’s

for another delicious meal!

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~Finding the amazing in the simple~

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alana

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

 

We started off our morning with brunch at Founding Farmers.

It was the first time I have tried Chicken & Waffles

and I must say they were delicious.

The cinnamon infused maple syrup

was the icing on the cake.

The plan was to go to Great Falls Park

but with there being free admission 

the park was full and were unable to even get in.

So we changed our plans for the day

and headed to Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

What a beautiful time of year to be there.

I hope you like flower pictures because there are a lot

and these are only a fraction of what we saw.

On our way home we stopped at a new shop

that had just opened.

We each picked out a cookie

and then cut them into quarters

so we each had a taste of each type.

We paired it with Coconut Mocha coffee

for the perfect afternoon snack.

After our full day we decided to order in for dinner.

It was such a beautiful day!

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~Finding the amazing in the simple~

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alana