A little bit of this....And a little bit of that....

I am sure that all of you, my two readers, are dying for an update.  

Here's a little bit of what I have been up to:

1.  I believe that birthdays should be celebrated for an entire week.  Lucky for me, I have helped Mitch realize this too.  Two weeks ago we went with Emily, Miles, and cute Kimball to Founding Fathers and ate so much delicious food.  It was the perfect way to end my birthday week.

Kimball, he loves Mitch.

Ali was kind enough to throw me a little party in the park by the Potomac River.  It was the perfect party.  I ate delicious cake, made by Ali, and chatted with my dearest friends.  I am serious about celebrating birthdays all week long.

(Don't mind my outfit, I was biking home from work.)

2.  I have been working.  Isn't my work door cute?  I wish it was the door to my house.

3.  Going to school.  The picture below is terrible, but I thought I would sneak a picture of my professor during my 4 hour and 40 minute class.  Good thing we talk about the most interesting, no joke, topics in higher education.

4.  Last weekend I met Mitch is Colonial Williamsburg with some friends.  Mitch played golf and I explored William & Mary, I love higher education, and I am a little jealous that I never went to school at William & Mary.

5.  Since Mitch is gone, I spend most of my free time at Andi and Nicci's house.  Andi introduced me to the Bachelorette this week and I was immediately entertained.

(Trying to convince Andi that her HW is overrated.)

Hope everyone is enjoying their 24th of July in Utah.  Happy Pioneer Day!

Coldplay + Birthday.

I am back in DC, Mitch is back in Charlotte, our family is in Salt Lake.  How sad for us, luckily I was welcomed back to DC with Coldplay tickets.  It was amazing.  Thank you to Andi and Bree for singing and dancing with me on my birthday at Coldplay.  I want to go again and again.  The concert was definitely the highlight of my day yesterday, especially after a red eye flight on Sunday night.  

They handed out these wristbands at the beginning of the concert and the lit up during the show.  Seriously awesome.  

Andi, Me, & Bree (Dancing, of course)

 

Kunz Family.

Ava.  I love her.

Fischer.
Don't worry he's not afraid of me anymore.

I spent Friday with Megan and her kids while Mitch was golfing with my Dad.  (Golf and I don't get along very well.)  I am so happy that Megan no longer lives in the Midwest.  Now every time I come home, I get to see her.  We ate delicious tacos at Lone Star and cookies from the Sweet Tooth Fairy, it was just like we were back in Rochester.  

Eating and hanging out.   

4th of July

We spent the 4th of July with my Mom and her family at the Country Club, it's one of my favorite family traditions.  I love the fireworks.   Isn't my Grandma so cute? 

I heart Mountains

We went to Utah last week and loved it.  We tried to spend as much time in the mountains as possible.  One day I will learn how to take pictures with people in them.

 Hiking the Beacon.

 Alta Cabin.  Isn't it cute?

 Skiing at Jordanelle.

Hiking to Lake Mary.  

The White Duck Taco Shop

Weekend Two in Charlotte was fabulous.  Friday night we ate at The Cowfish, so delicious.  

Saturday we woke up early and drove to Lake Lure and hiked  Chimney Rock. It was beautiful, I love the mountains.  After hiking we drove to Asheville, North Carolina and ate at the most amazing taco place in the world, The White Duck Taco Shop.  It was recommended and totally worth the drive.  We went to a market in Asheville and drove around the city.  It's a totally hip town right in the middle of nowhere. 

Sunday we went to church and then went to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.  I am turning into my Dad.  I even shed a tear during a video at the museum.  I might have a new love for NASCAR!  Ha.

Charlotte is a pretty amazing city.  

Charlotte + Charleston = New found love for the South

So I wasn't awesome and forgot to bring a camera with me to Charlotte and Charleston.  Thank goodness for my iPhone or I would have no pictures in my life.

Mitch is spending the summer in Charlotte, North Carolina working and I went to visit him this weekend.  I loved it.  I think I could live in the south FOREVER.  We started off the weekend by eating, of course.  The food was delicious, I had grits for the second time in my life and loved them.

On Saturday morning we tried to wake up early and failed.  I slept in.  We finally made it out the door and drove to Charleston, South Carolina.  Charleston is a beautiful, old city with so much history.  (The civil war was started there.  If you ever want random facts, you should walk around a new place with Mitch or his Dad.  They know everything and don't forget anything.  It's totally impressive.)  We went to the beach in Charleston, the water was about 100 degrees and there were so many people everywhere.  (Random fact:  37% of young adults have tattoos. The reason I bring this up is because Mitch and I were the only people on the beach without a tattoo.)  Mitch and I hung out at the beach and then went running.  

Saturday night we walked along the old part of Charleston.  Can you see the cool bring in the background?  It's beautiful.  We drove across it to go to the beach.  Charleston is full of historic, huge houses.    After we walked around the entire old part of the city, we ate delicious pizza and shared ice cream. 

Sunday we enjoyed some more of Charleston and then drove back to Charlotte.  I can't wait to explore Charlotte next weekend.  

(Picture from our hotel room in Charleston.)