Y'all know I LOVE rosé. Some people think it's only for the spring and summer but I drink it year round. It's delicious, you can get a good bottle for pretty cheap, and (of course) it's pink. But sometimes I like to mix it up a bit and use rosé to make a cocktail, especially in the summertime when it's so hot outside and maybe a glass of wine just isn't going to cut it. This is my favorite one. Ingredients 1 lemon wedge 2 grapefruit wedges 6 oz ... Read the Post...
Apothekary
Because I am a stereotypical millennial, I have a favorite juice place in DC. My personal favorite is a local raw juice shop called Jrink Juicery--if you're in the DMV area I highly recommend stopping by (or ordering for delivery) some of their juices. (I also did a mini reboot when I had been sick for three weeks and I'm convinced it is what finally kicked my cold away, but that's a different story.) Sometime last year the woman who started ... Read the Post...
Date Nights
One of my goals for the year (actually one of Brandon's goals but he transferred it to me) was to do a date night each week. We've been using the opportunity to do new things like try new restaurants or do something nontraditional for date night.The first date night we went to a sushi restaurant that recently opened up in the Union Market district, O-Ku. This was such a fun date night! If you come in as a duo you're likely to be seated at the ... Read the Post...
Little Luxuries
Happy first day of Spring! I'm sitting here in DC wishing it felt more like spring and that it was warmer than 48 degrees outside so I could actually enjoy sitting in the sun. Which made me think about how truly wonderful it is to sit outside in the sun and just enjoy being warm and not have anything pressing to do. So here's a list of little luxuries to celebrate a new season, hopefully a season filled with self care, a little more sun, and a ... Read the Post...