Weekend Recap: Fashionably Business Mixer x Mom's Bday Dinner

Any event that involves mixing and mingling, business card exchange and a nice cocktail is a good one in my book. My right hand, Chelli and I ended up at Malmaison, down on the waterfront for the DC Fashion Foundation's Fashionably Business mixer. Thanks to Georgetown's barrage of constant traffic (for no reason) we were a little late... but we were still able to meet a lot of interesting people. 

The location was secluded, had a very nice set up, and we may consider it as the location of our next event/ future collaboration. It's nice to have a meeting of the minds with local people that have common interests that you may otherwise never come into contact with.

...and on the other side of town my mom had a birthday dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Graces Mandarin at the National Harbor. Praying that I'm able to age with even half the grace of this woman... she looked amazing. Happy Birthday!

( SIDE NOTE: All I want for Christmas is to spend time with family, and to pay down some of my debts. Anything else would be a bonus. I provide for myself, I don't want for much. )

Finally conquered this baby @ the National Harbor,

totally worth the wait

:)

Weekend Recap: Last Days of Summer 2014

I love entertaining. It's probably one of my favorite things to do. Out of town visitors allow more freedom to do that than my 'local' friends because they're a lot more willing to explore an area that's new to them. I've lived in DC my whole life and there are so many untapped sources of fun that I don't take advantage of nearly enough.. but I'm getting better.

 

This weekend was unplanned for the most part. A friend told me about a "Beer Bourbon and BBQ" event that was being held in the Tyson's corner area which was entirely too convenient to pass up. The event was cool - unlimited beer, whiskey and wine tasting... along with various vendors serving up everything from a whole roasted hog to spreadable bacon. (I'm a non-pork eater so I was there solely for the drink and good time.) Sunday, the last official day of summer, was a chill one. Caught the Redskins game on an outdoor screen at the harbor - which we stumbled upon accidentally, and followed up with a bottle of wine at the Tasting Room.

 

Good times all around. Can't wait to see what fun the fall has to bring.

( SIDE NOTE: Discovered this song [Do I Wanna Know x Arctic Monkeys] this weekend. I'm late to the party, but it's perfection. )

 

Recap: Birthday Weekend 2014

Graces

The Tasting Room

National Harbor

Oxon Hill, MD

Pink and Purple Sunsets

The view from the restaurant where I had my birthday dinner was absolutely beautiful. As I captured this photo I couldn't help but to imagine how breathtaking it would be to witness the sunset while atop of the ferris wheel in the distance. I'm adding this to my bucket list for the summer.