OK! Last weekend in Maryland for a while ... PROMISE!

After showing my house on Saturday morning, I downloaded some iTunes and hopped in the car to head up to Pasadena, MD.

For those of you who wonder if I ever spend a weekend in my own house, the answer is RARELY. This was the third weekend in a row I went up to Maryland! I think that's probably enough for a while. I think.

This time I was headed back for the Spies twins' 8th birthday. Ah, it seems like just yesterday that Karen's ankles were swollen like tree trunks!!

In a "zig zag" from left to right: Sloane, Billy, Dori, Christopher, Karen, Paige, Charlie, and Mike

Lindsey is looking at her new HD video recorder with her spider tattoo and her fancy orange fingernails. It's good to be 8!! (Samantha isn't pictured but I'm sure Billy S. will send me his pictures SOON, right Bill???)

On Sunday after a huge breakfast of bacon, eggs, and cinnamon rolls, I headed to - where else? - lunch!

Soo outside of Carlyle Grand Cafe in Shirlington.

Why do I love Soo? There are a million reasons, but one is because she is so darn organized! This is THE Wedding Book! Complete with ideas, dress and cake pictures, and even specifics on cool ways to have guests sign the Guest Book!

Jeff and Soo - June 20th, here we come!

After leaving Soo, I headed back to Richmond but not before stopping at Wegman's for a grocery shopping trip I could NEVER experience in Richond! Below is my Grown Up meal of strip steak with blue cheese, spinach (YES! even a green vegatable!), sauteed mushrooms, garlic potatoes and tomatoes with balsamic vinegar. It was delicious, and the house smelled great.

Steak and Rock of Love III: The Bus ... what else could you ask for on a Sunday night??

The House

I had some people look at my house today, and since it's all spic 'n' span, I thought I'd post a few pics. For those of you who haven't had a chance to visit, here's your Internet Tour.



Basement

Back of house

Garage

Back Patio

Kitchen

Downstairs bath

I love this tub!

Bookshelf in downstairs hallway

Dining Room

Living room - pocket doors

From Living room to Dining room

Front Hall / Entryway

Upstairs hallway facing front of house

Guest Bedroom closet and door to back porch

Guest / Third bedroom

Upstairs bathroom

Middle Bedroom

Upstairs hallway toward rear of house

From front bedroom toward middle bedroom

Master bedroom

Maryland trip ... again?

* I don't know WHAT Google is doing to blogspot, but I'm having some severe formatting problems today - bear with me!*






Meet my cousins Pook, Amy, Katy and - new to the family - Prince the cocker spaniel. Last Saturday I went up to Olney the Kemps. Geez, it seems like just yesterday that Katy was born, and this weekend she turns TEN!













This is what I call a perfect, Maryland Saturday night. Who cares if the crabs are actually imported from Texas this time of year!!









This is Katy's room - she's going through a BIG Lion phase.

















On Sunday, I met Amy and Scott for brunch, and we checked out a few places for Scott to rent, as he had a FULL PRICE OFFER on his house that very same day! It was only put on the market on WEDNESDAY!






























On the way home, I stopped at Matt K's house to "watch" the SuperBowl with him, Matt T, Amanda T and Rebecca. This, of course, means to drink a Miller Lite and eat Pizza Hut stuffed crust pizza, as well as some gross looking bean dip & chips. By the third quarter, the actual football was starting to spoil my time, so I headed home.