Weekend Round-Up

I was just thinking, as I was doing some journaling this morning before work, that I really have been setting the bar high these past few weekends.  I have genuinely enjoyed everything I have been doing, as well as the company that I have been keeping, so the combination has made February an enjoyable month so far!

On Friday night, Dan and I went out for a nice Italian dinner in Courthouse before driving over to Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, one of our favorite theaters (both because they serve food and alcohol in the theater and because tickets are $5.50. $5.50, people!  Insane!  The theater we saw Moneyball at last weekend charged us $11.50 per ticket!), to see the Muppets movie (which Dan had already seen, but was willing to see again since I wanted to see it).  We both were saying afterward that we had forgotten what it feels like to watch movies with little kids- those kiddos were chatting away!!! It wasn't annoying in the least, but there was an amusing dull murmur going on throughout the movie.  Afterward, we went to Dairy Queen to get Blizzards (we have been having some very high school-like dates recently, but I love it!!).

On Saturday night, Molly, Lauren and I went over to my parents' house for dinner, which was fantastic, as I hadn't seen my parents in a while and also got to spend time with my girlfriends.  I understand and appreciate how truly blessed I am that my parents live just a Metro ride away, and luckily they love my friends and are willing to play surrogate parents for those whose families do not live as close.  One funny moment during dinner occurred when we were looking at the website containing pictures of Jay-Z and Beyonce's new daughter, Blue Ivy.  Seeing pictures of the baby reminded me that I wanted to show my parents Facebook pictures of my cousin's newborn as well.  My dad comes over (while we are still on Blue Ivy's website) and says, "That's totally Jeff."  We all, my mom, my friends and myself, all laughed at him.  "Erm, Dad," I said, "that is Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby, not Jeff's baby."  Awkward, but amazing.

After dinner, we made plans to meet up with Dan, one of his friends and the friend's girlfriend to go bowling (which I hadn't done in about a solid decade).  It was SO MUCH FUN, although this place was out in God knows what part of Alexandria, so I certainly would not have found it on my own! Again, it was harkening back to our high school days, but it was an absolute blast.  When we left the bowling alley at around midnight, it had started to snow, and we actually encountered a really bad accident on our way home on the Beltway.  Dan, Lauren, Molly and I had to do some running around in said snow, too, when the metro entrance we were planning on using was closed.  When we woke up, there was a light dusting on the ground, which obviously made me a happy girl :)

On Sunday, we hosted our inaugural Galentine's Day brunch, which Molly got the idea for from Parks & Rec (an absolutely hilarious show and worth checking out if you have never watched it).  Our friends brought over delicious food, both sweet and savory, and it was a great group of girls, which rounded out a wonderful, wonderful weekend.

I have lots to look forward to this week, including Valentine's Day tomorrow! Update: the dress came, and fits about as well as it's going to, given the fact that it's not a tall size (and, thus, hits me a bit high for my liking).  Oh well.  I do love the dress and am pleased overall!  I can't wait to wear it (I'll try to post a picture of it so you can see the dress that I was making such a fuss about)!!!