best saturday ever

i love these people

so much

so. freaking. full

what Good Stuff will do to you:

{amanda, full}

{jamie, full}

{my belly, full}

ate SOOoooooo many french fries

with our burgers and sodas...

for BREAKFAST!

probably not a sustainable habit, but oh so yummy

on my wishlist: a new bike shelf

look look LOOK at the goody jamie has turned me onto today:

just LOOK at this

beyond perfect for my new yellow bicycle

for when we have a bigger house

with room to hang things on walls

...like bicycles

or maybe we can just hang it in krishnan's room for now?

he seems to have ample space and an affinity for shelves

our friday evening:

{fojol brothers food truck}

FIRST STOP:

cubside cookoff. potentially one of the coolest things DC has ever planned

indian food and french fries for dinner? i think so.

NEXT:

out with these sexy ladies for a continuation of summatime constafun

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SOOOOooooo happy it's friday

time to leave work!

PEACE

an attempt at vlogging

gah! i missed new tunes tuesday yesterday! i dont know where my mind was. i'll make up for it with an extra awesome NTT next week and this insight into the fun that is had on M street after dark. ENJOY:

where in the world is krishnan?

we are one roommate down.

who would like to rent a closet?

chock full of muffins and toasted sesame oil?

and striped polo shirts?

{excited jamie, sleepy krishnan}

late nights

how we keep ending up at Rocket Bar? not too sure. but a late night out that includes killer fashion, oooodles of PBR, and legthy stories of brent's recent escapades - not too bad.

{footwear wars}

{flannel wars}

{flannel love}

happy wednesday!

see y'all at old dominion

images courtesy of:

jay-may, moi, and

jamie's new badass camera

to further document

our fun

fun lives

friends, photos

some friends' photos and other blogs i'm totally digging:

{m street's very own jamie rowe! showcasing food and photos}

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{brian and his beautiful life in london}

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{jeff's travels and generally exciting photography}

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{music, fashion and west coast love. i'm in}

new duds

{jamie, me, dc adventure}
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soooo, being gone most mondays-fridays leave most catching up, shopping, manicures, baking and other twin (see striking resemblance above and below) shenanigans for weekends. like this weekend for example - kicked off with a visit to the new neighborhood nail salon, over to Jeff and Ben's, out for empanadas/Cafe Citron/jumbo slice, m street after/sleepover party, a spectacular day outside saturday, followed by dinner - m street style (exciting new photo blog!), then a wildly fun evening of dupont, chinese food for breakfast and very little sleep. sunday = recovery. it's tough to cram it all into one weekend!
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SOOOO, the last weekend that i was home in the district, jamie and i went on a shopping adventure that ended with us laughing till we were crying and taking these photos.
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we only saw it fitting that scott said farewell to dc (living in Boulder, CO now) in style. 1 touristy adventure outfitted the 4 of us. my pants sadly (or purposely) cannot fully be seen. i HEART dc jeggings? YES, i am now the proud owner of a pair. certain involved parties mayyyy have not wanted these shared, but these are just too sweet to hold to myself. ENJOY! and be sure to compliment krishnan and his "special lady" shirt

the best of summer weekends

some of the best summer days yet. a weekend full of my favorite things - friends, cookouts, birthdays, meridian park, dancing, sunsets, icecream.

pie for breakfast

{sweets, baked & wired}

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sshhhhhhhh. not only am i having desserts for my first meal of the day, but jamie and I are enjoying this beautiful friday sitting at baked and wired. i'm back from west virginia! come hang out!

my friends rock

and so did Passion Pit!

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last thursday we all met up after work, danced to some top 40 in the car, grabbed Chix burritos and burrs, waltzed on down to the 9:30 club and boogied 'til the wee hours with Tokyo PC and Passion Pit. what an awesome night. here's how it went...

{jamie, lookin' purdy}

{hi fish!}

{the driver of the car}

{ben's first time drinking beer}

{ready for the show!}

{tha ladies with tha fish}

{heyyyoooooo, jamie's havin' fun}

{mmmhmmmmmm}

a tasty combo

past due pictures of our celebratory summer cake - lemon and blueberry! SO delicious.

{vanilla cake + homemade blueberry filling}

{vanilla icing flecked with lemon zest}

{jamie, icing away}

{extra berries for the top}

{the final product.}

farewell, sweet weekend

{uncle Jack with the M Streeters}

{photo courtesy of Nique. which may or may not have been edited from this gem}

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welcome back from the weekend! this photo was taken during last summer's outing to Wounded Knee, South Dakota for a weekend with Krishnan's Uncle Jack. a weekend where Jamie sported wrist bands mid-calf (QUITE baller of her), Krish looked incredibly happy in his teal short shorts, and I was 3 and a half feet tall. ahhhhh, the good times.

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this weekend, though, the 3 M Streeters were split up - jamie and krish off frollicking at the Daddio compound on Chincoteague, and i was holding down the m street fort, playing a couple soccer games, catching a jazz festival show at Utopia, going swimming and fried fish eatin' out at Hains Point (!), fiiiiinally checking out Dickson, and possibly contracting emphysema from the 95 degree smoggy weather the District was enduring.

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ooooh, and planning ahead for Happy Wednesday this week. what do y'all think of catching some italian ice and an outdoor movie?

en route: (official) bike to work day

{jamie, with bike}

lovely to see the increase of bikers joining me on the morning commute. way to go, DC. hopefully you guys stuck it to the Metro this morning, gave your car a break, and rode your stylin' two-wheeler to the office today in support of the District's Bike to Work Day. for those who officially signed up for the day's events - enjoy the free food, drinks, prizes, and mmmhmmm - tshirts! if you miss the shirt today, and want in on some other bikey gear (/news, sites, general excitement) check out:

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...the earrings that are now on my birthday list

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..an awesome site for awesome cyclists

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......this cute gift idea

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..a bicycle inspired wedding

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....Joanna Goddard's adorable bike helmet

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.........these yummy treats

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..a new york summer film festival

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....a silly bike song

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..the perfect bike ride for Nique

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i hope everyone has a lovely weekend! my mom is in town for the next couple of days, so there is sure to be cupcakes and coffee breaks and shopping trips a plenty. then, sadly, we are wishing David goodbye before he summers in Maine then studies at UNC for the next two years.

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next week, i'll be working and hopefully blogging too (*fingers crossed for internet*) from west virginia. keep me updated while i'm gone!

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Sweet D

island time

{driving into town}

{another sunset over cinnamon bay}

{not a bad end to our all day hike}

{surfboards at cinnamon bay}

{so excited for red stripes and conch fritters!}

{fresh coconuts, booze, pickup truck}

{the coconut i got paid 50cents to eat}

{mmmm, free coconut}

{eerie sunset swimming}

we all made it back to the District in one piece after our 5-day jaunt to St. John! ahhhhh, days of beach lounging, sun bathing, babe watching, hiking, snorkeling, kayaking, notreallyshowering, and camping on white sand beaches - island adventures may need to become an annual thing. (see future post for tales of coral fighting, sea urchin wrestling, 3rd degree sun burns, and spiders the size of my head)