Checking things off!

As previously mentioned, we had a fantastic trip home this past weekend.  Obviously, seeing our AWESOME family and friends was the best part of all, however, we were also quite productive.  Here's what we accomplished for the wedding in just a few short days:

1. Engagement photos!  Read a little bit about our super fantastic photographer, Chelse!
2. Met Inna - the hip seamstress.  More fittings to come!
3. Found the hotel - The Brookwood Inn
4. Met Pastor Jack - the Man who will make us an honest couple.  We LOVED him - he really helped to bring all of our ceremony ideas to life!  
5. Used our glorious drive back to VA to brainstorm some exciting, top-secret details for the big day!

Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend - full of chocolaty surprises!

It's all haaaaaappening!

We had an UNBELIEVABLE trip home for Easter.  Thank you to everyone we were able to spend time with - you made our trip that much more enjoyable.  Here's a sneak peak at our engagement shots (courtesy of EIEIO Photography - Chelse is AWESOME!) from Friday morning.  More to come soon!   

Stay tuned for another post about our exciting weekend!

If there was an 8th day in our week, would it be called Hyundai?

...just a typical Sunday stroll conversation. We need friends to come visit.

1 of 2 uprooted trees on our walk to Georgetown, yesterday.

Anthropologie = Genius.

Relaxation.

Trying to figure out if he's sleeping or not.

There's nothing like street music.  Talented street music, that is.  You can't tell in the photo, but the little blond in the bottom left corner was movin' and groovin' to the beats. 

And the 2nd.

SERIOUSLY?!

Good Morning.  It's Jaime.  So you've heard about the beautiful running trails we have here in Arlington.  Well, since I'm on Spring Break, I decided to join Wes for part of his run this morning.  When we run together lately, we'll usually run the 1st mile together and then Wes will continue on and I'll turn around for one more mile home.  NEVER AGAIN.

Prepare yourself blog readers, it is no longer April Fools, and I would never joke about something so scary.    This is what I ran, correction, rapidly sped like the freakin' road runner, past, shortly after I left Wes:

Now, there wasn't any blood on the mask, and it didn't protrude out as long from the face, but his face was completely covered.  Plus, the man I saw had a full camouflage trench coat on and was carrying a soda pallet.  

I, of course, informed Wes of my sighting as soon as he returned home and lo and behold, he saw the "man" as well, no longer walking, just hanging out on the trail, sans the pallet.  Weirdo.  Wes' sighting involved a ski mask and goggles, rather than a WWII gas mask, but regardless, the man was super suspicious.  We called the police, just to be safe.

Needless to say, I achieved my shortest timed mile on the way home, which is a good thing, because it will be my last.  Back to yoga for me.  This is just about the scariest thing you may find on a yoga mat...

Namaste.

Don't be FOOLED..,

...Chef Juliano is the real deal. This sandwich, inspired by Adam Sandler's character in Spanglish, is our new obsession.

Our Rockin' Saturday Night!

Mom Limoli is here and so are the Cherry Blossoms!

They're a couple weeks early this year, but we were able to catch them at the perfect time! 

It was a wonderful evening.  The trees were in full bloom, the sun was setting and  it was about 75 degrees outside.

We walked around the Tidal Basin, which is a man-made inlet, next to the Potomac.  Beautiful scenery is an understatement, at this type of year.

This was taken on the opposite side of the basin, looking out at the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial.

Our last stop was the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.  We had never stumbled upon this particular memorial before, and if you haven't either, it is TOTALLY worth it.  In our opinion, it is the most beautiful of all.  Wes decided to thank Eleanor, on our way out, for such a peaceful experience.