Weekends Were Made... To Roadtrip

Ideally my plan was to be in GA for Memorial Day but that didn't go my way. Sooo I was super stoked when I checked in with a friend and she invited me to hang out with her friends in Ocean City, MD. I definitely needed a break and a get away. I'd been working both of my jobs without any days off since Easter, yes crazy!!! It felt sooo good just to wake up at whatever time I wanted in Thursday and Friday; no traffic or interference from management (TYJ).

I couldn't have imagined a better Roadtrip. I'll admit, I was a bit nervous when it came to traveling with a group of women that I'd just met. However, it felt like we'd known each other for years. I think my soul needed some good girlfriend time. As my grandma says, God always has a ram in the bush. 

Although the trip was short, I see why people love Ocean City. I will definitely be visiting again before the summer is over. I have a good idea of where to stay and where to eat. Check out a bit if my weekend below.

The Bay bridge was HUGE!!! I hope I'm not the driver for my next trip lol.

This festival of kites was sooo pretty!!! If only the little pig could get off the ground.

The BEST meals of the trip was from Hooked. The calamari was seasoned sooo well and who'd ever think to put scallops with grits, good one!!! And of course I had to order a pomegranate margarita as soon as I saw it on the menu.

Ocean City I promise to make you more than a memory!!!

Weekends Were Made... To Celebrate

First off, I'd like to say Happy Resurrection Day!!! I am not sure if you reading this, is of Christain faith, but I am. What a great day to know that He is Risen and because of That our sins are forgiven and we have a right to the tree of life *cue shouting music*. 

Last month I thought that I'd be home for Easter to celebrate with my family. Since that didn't happen I was excited to have an entire weekend off to get some R&R. Well, really not really. I've been having some aggravating sleep issues recently that have been driving me crazy. However, I have an upcoming appointment and I hope I'll be back on track afterwards. I digress. Back to this wonderful weekend of mine. I was able to get off a bit early on Friday and headed directly to TJ Maxx to see if I could find a cute Easter outfit. I ALWAYS get a new Easter dress, it's like a nostalgic moment for me. Well this year I didn't have that moment, and it was ok, I guess lol. Since I don't have a 'church home' anything I'd wear would be new.  Have I ever mentioned that I'm obsessed with new items, like fresh out the bag. The items in the closet with the tags, that I haven't worn, aren't really new to me anymore. Yea, I know that's super crazy, but we all have our vices!!! Since I wasn't actually looking for an Easter dress any cute item would suffice. I was able to pick up two cute pieces but didn't get to look like I wanted to because of this awful cramp in my butt cheek, yea that was too much information. I really think I need a new chair at work, I mean the pain is really bad... Hmmnnn not anything a massage couldn't fix!!! Basically, Friday consisted of work, TJ Maxx run, and in the bed before 7. Now of course that's not how I wanted to spend my weekend so I knew Saturday of have to change it up a bit.

For me working part-time means that Saturday is a regular work day, so to get a Saturday off, I had to make the most of it. I wanted to savor all of the morning doing something, because  I'd usually spend that time getting ready for work. I woke up pretty early, called a friend and made plans to visit my local farmers market. Did I mention how much I LOVE my city? Ok, really that is like a whole 'nother blog post, lol. If you're ever in Alexandria check out the farmers market, you'll thank me later!!!

I am not much of a fruit person but after tasting a sample of the peaches I knew a few had to come home with me. After years of being a pescaterian I can recognize a good tomato. There are numerous days when beef tomatoes and munster cheese was my lunch of choice. This particular vendor knew exactly how to serve their tomatoes, with a little bit of salt and pepper. OMG, I'm pretty sure I should have picked up more than one heirloom tomato, but I plan to go back next Saturday. Now my fav, fav, fav purchase of the day was the homemade salsa. I'd purchased from this vendor in the past when I used to live in the boonies and was happy to see that she made her way up to Alexandria. If u get a chance to visit the Alexandria farmers market be sure to stop by her table. P.S- she makes her own chips. The-Best-Chips-Ever!!! Since I was out and about, I decided to walk around near the water for a while. I am not a swimmer or anything like that, but I just feel like being near water, not in it makes me feel sooo peaceful!!! 

As much as I wanted to be out and about, after I'd made it in from the  farmers market boredom set in. I knew had to get out the house again. I really should have purchased tickets to the Brocolli Festival, still beating myself up that I didn't. I ended up going out and purchasing a garment rack. I'm trying to pre-plan my work outfits in an effort to dress cuter for work and use my entire wardrobe, so we'll see if this helps. I was also craving a smoothie so I made my way over to a Boboa shop to indulge. 

Don't ya just LOVE cute packaging? I do!!! The owner even upgraded my small to a medium...winning!!! I was happy to enjoy most of the sunlight on Saturday and was even able to ride out with the windows down and the sun roof open, the little things you miss after a brutal winter lol!!! It'd be great to say that I enjoyed a night out but sleep came down hard on me once again and I had to give in. 

Not having a church home plays a major role when you have to decide on what church to visit for Easter. I mean that day alone is the day when 'everybody and they moma nem' go to church. I was really going to just attend Bedside Baptist AKA watch service in bed as I usually do, but I needed to walk into an actual sanctuary. Unfortunately, that didn't happen because 'everyone and they moma nem' was at church; I think it's safe to include me in that category since this was my first time attending this year *lowers head in shame*. The message was a message but I didn't feel a connection being in the overflow room. I know you're probably thinking what's the difference from being at Bedside Baptist, not sure, but there certainly is a difference. I was still happy to be able to attend. 

After a family dinner was canceled, I decided to meet up with my friend for an Easter dinner at Olive Garden. I usually prefer to dine at local restaurants but I obliged since those Olive Garden commercials had me salivating at the tv. I didn't get the bruschetta salmon as I thought I would, but opted for the crab topped chicken with garlic mashed potatoes which turned out to be a great choice.

Although the dinner was canceled I still made my way to my cousins house to pick up some macaroni and cheese. Did you really think I'd do Easter without a little soul food?

 

How did you spend your Easter weekend?

Weekends Were Made...to chill

There was sooo much going on this weekend and I did none of it. You ever have a weekend where you just don't feel like doing anything? Well this weekend was that for me. I guess it could have something to do with the fact that I went out during the week on a Tuesday and completely drank too much, but that's another story. 

Instead of being social, I spent most of my weekend at home; with the exception of hitting a few malls, Ross, and Marshall's. I took a little break to have some more 'me time' as if all my time isn't me time I got a cute pedi. I even got a chance to catch up on my hobby, thrifting. Was your weekend eventful or did you just chill like me?

Weekends Were Made For Me...

Although I work 7 days a week, something about the weekends make me feel sooo much better. The weekends are a time when I can actually explore the city with my friends that work m-f, and kick it with any of my other friends that may come up for a visit.

This weekend started off just like any other except I was a bit stressed due to some unnecessary BS (that's another post altogether). After checking out my friends new pad, we headed out to DC for dinner and afterwards returned back to Va. for drinks. 

Friday night was kool and chill I actually made it back in pretty early. Although we didn't do much I was super tired and fell asleep without my mask. With that being said, Saturday morning was especially hard for me. I actually got out of bed at 9:18 and had to be to work at 10, luckily I was able to throw on jeans and a tee and head out.

I didn't actually know how the day/night would turn out since I'd originally planned to work an earlier shift to attend HU's game against Morehouse. Nonetheless, my friends always know about something kool that's taking place; and this time it was no different. I decided to kick it with them instead and go to a jazz festival in Silver Spring, Md.  I was kinda excited for an outdoor evening event and immediately started thinking about pieces/looks that could transition into night. Of course I walked the mall to find something but decided to just shop my own closet. At first I wasn't too gung ho about my look and felt it was a bit too matchy, but everyone knows you can't go wrong with black and white, right? Although I knew that, I also knew I needed a few colors to make it pop, so I opted for a red bandeau and a purple lippie. Take a look for yourself, you gotta love an #OOTD literally!!!

A bit self absorbed you say, lol, not really. I'm actually not photogenic and really truly like being behind the camera but when my outfit is cute all I wanna hear is click, click lol!!! If you're into twitter and Instagram then you already know one lives for a good hash tag; and if you make YouTube videos you know that hash tag is #OOTD. 

Nonetheless, the main attraction was the actual jazz festival and being able to enjoy a few of my friends. Judging from the pics you're definitely able to tell we have hair in common and not just any hair, BIG hair!!! We also recently dealt with a few of the same dating scenarios or scandals to say the least and had to discuss them.

Something about live music just sits sooo well with my spirit and this made me want a glass of wine and cuddle with my non-existent boo thang.

Aside from the jazz festival, random 'date' talk, and meeting one of our friends 'king' (you gotta love love, especially when it's real), we browsed H&M and headed out for drinks, appetizers, and desserts.

 

The late night spot in Md. was sooo much fun although I didn't see one cute guy...oh well. I hope that I'm able to experience more lounges in Md. because it definitely is a bit different from DC, a little more chill.

I actually woke up this morning feeling great. I think it was because my mom appeared in my dreams and it was just sooo realistic (she usually comes whenever I'm stressed or going through something difficult). As much as I wanted to go to church, I didn't make it, but I did watch if on my iPad. I'm almost certain that God sent the messenger and message for me. The preacher's sermon was Thank God For What Didn't Happen. The message really hit home when the preacher stated 'if people want to leave your life, hold the door open' and that 'your destiny can't be ruined by the decisions of others'. Sooo many times we try to hold on to the exact thing that God is trying to remove. I've stated several times and have seen personally that every time God removes something or takes something away from me he replaces it with something even better. And like the song says, if He did it before He'll do it again. You all just don't understand how much I needed that, like seriously!!!

As much as I wanted to go to Brunch (since I'm rarely off on Sunday) or visit a winery; instead I decided to just chill, make an omelette out of what little I had in the fridge, and catch up on old Sex In The City episodes. Those shows NEVER get old and are still relevant to dating, actually caring for someone, sex, and love.

I was super bored and could not stay in sooo I checked my mailbox, grabbed a pumpkin spice coffee, and window shopped.

I am totally obsessed with bows and the bow shoes were super cute. I was very shocked to find overalls at JC Penny. They were actually on sale and were calling my name. People sleep on JC Penny, but in actuality they have the same trends as other department stores with better prices. Look at the fox sweater I saw, I have sooo many styling options in my head (stay tuned I may just post them). The ring I'm wearing is similar to what I'd like as a wedding ring, simple and vintage (of course I don't need 4 bands on one finger). Those purple workout pants will be mine soon, I am definitely on a fitness kick right now.

All in all, another great weekend. I'm convinced that weekends are made for me!!! My Bestie will be driving up on Friday sooo I can wait to see what we get into *evil grin*. How did you spend your weekend?