Another good weekend in the memory books - and while I was originally meant to be in DC all weekend watching Nationals baseball - I suppose this weekend was a perfectly fine substitute! There definitely wasn't any baseball and it's looking more and more like there may not be baseball at all this season. *sigh* Moving on....
Thursday evening and most of the day Friday there were some pretty spectacular Summer storms that rolled through the area - and while rain and wind are common enough, it's not as often that we get actual thunderstorms in this area. They've definitely been more common this year (or so it seems to me!)
That brings me to Friday night and my delightful evening look. The restaurants in Virginia are now allowed to open their dining rooms at 50% capacity but of course - you have to wear a face mask into the restaurant and as you are being seated. Well when you combine a face mask with a rain coat, it translates to a really cute look... NOT. I thought I looked nice enough for the evening out - but then I had to cover myself up and it really took something from the look, ha-ha!
I was able to pop over to AT&T and turn in my old phone and make a mad dash around Home Goods to grab some new bathroom decor before they closed at 7:00 - so that was a win! Once I got home, I finished up Space Force on Netflix and made sure my bathroom was ready to be painted on Saturday!
Saturday was a bright and sunny day and after coffee and breakfast, I decided to get out and get in my two miles or so before it got truly hot out! I didn't count on the humidity though and while I got my walk in, I was feeling pretty "off" by the time I made my way back onto the porch and grabbed some water!
After lunch my Dad helped me paint my bathroom in a shade called Pixie Plum and it turned out so great - it really looks amazing and I'm so glad I went with the soft purple shade! I'm in love with it! I had a long video chat with my little sister who is in jolly old England and then joined my parents for dinner at Olive Garden. I spent the rest of the glorious evening in my backyard reading and then visiting with neighbors and enjoying their newly set up patio complete with a fire pit and twinkling lights strung across the space!
Sunday was another gorgeous day and I attended church in person for the first time since mid-March - it was so nice to be back in the church and be with other people for worship and the message! I had lunch at a restaurant on the Walking Mall and then headed home to change clothes and get outdoors - the Virginia State Arboretum reopened on June 6th and so it was the perfect spot to pass some time!
I've always been a fairly outdoors-y person but when COVID came on the scene and the only real option for anything besides sitting at home became spending time outdoors, I embraced it and I really love just being outside, taking in the beauty of nature and even just finding a spot to relax and be chill in the great outdoors!
The neighbors daughters came along on the outdoor exploration, so we also popped over to Long Branch Plantation and the Burwell Morgan Mill for just a short little visit; they'd never been to either spot and as Erin said "it's better than just sitting at home doing nothing..." - too true!
Once we returned home, I spent time out on the deck reading for a while and then decided to completely throw caution to the wind and had pizza for dinner for the first time in six months! Yes - I'm not kidding, it was the first time in six months and it was DIVINE! Granted, I did wake up in the middle of the night and feel a little ill - so maybe I'll wait a few more months before I do that again, ha-ha!
Another lovely weekend in the books and happily enough, during this weekend I made plans to join my parents for a long weekend in Gatlinburg over Father's Day weekend and y'all - if there is one thing I can assure you - I am beyond thrilled to finally be going somewhere out of town! I can't wait!
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