Austenland Tea
- By M@ggie
- June 20, 2019
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Ok, I am in need of a happy post, so here we go! Stephanie’s (November) Pumpkin Tea this year was themed “Austenland,” and inspired by the movie. So costumes were encouraged to be less-than-historically-accurate, over-the-top, and the food was the same. It was super fun. Since I had no sewing time, I wore a reddish/pink Spencer that is pretty loud … Continue Reading →
Halloween
- By M@ggie
- June 20, 2019
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Halloween! This is another baby post, basically. Halloween is an excellent occasion to dress your baby up in cute costumes, and as I had no time/interest for baby sewing, I used stuff I bought. Like this cute astronaut flight suit that was marked 12 months (and we were at 11), that was, alas, way too small. I put blue leggings … Continue Reading →
Historical Hogwarts party
- By M@ggie
- June 6, 2019
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My friend Chelsea hosted a Historical Hogwarts themed tea this October (busy month, seriously!). Janine, Conley, and I carpooled down to Williamsburg to make a long day trip of it. Janine and Conley were Slytherin. As were most of the partygoers. The host was Hufflepuff. I was the lone Gryffindor at the party. I repurposed a white regency dress with … Continue Reading →
Wedding!
- By M@ggie
- June 6, 2019
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This is probably of limited interest, but hey. Also in October (it was a busy month), our niece Alli got married at the George Washington Hotel in Washington, PA. (Her dog is also named George Washington.) The wedding was, of course, an excuse for a baby fashion show. ;-) The first was a hand-me-down from Caitlin and the dress has … Continue Reading →
Pumpkin Patch
- By M@ggie
- May 30, 2019
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This post is going to be all baby. :-) This fall we headed to our local pumpkin patch with baby in tow. We’ve been there so many years by ourselves, which is always wonderful, but the fact that we got to finally bring our baby there was like a dream come true. She was gold, and I teared up more … Continue Reading →
Viking Ship Draken Harald Hårfagre
- By M@ggie
- May 30, 2019
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Back in October, we checked out the Draken Harald Hårfagre, a (modern) Viking ship, that was docked at the Wharf in DC. More about the ship: https://www.drakenhh.com/ This boat is much larger than the ones found in excavactions. It’s seaworthy. The Vikings didn’t leave much of a record for how they built their ships or how they sailed them, but … Continue Reading →
Corn Maze 2018
- By M@ggie
- May 10, 2019
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Corn maze! Yes, it’s spring, but let’s return to October which is an awesome time of year, to when we did our annual corn maze running with our friends. The last time we did it was like 8 months pregnant but managed it. This time, we had an 11-month-old in town! We used our new backpack for her, and had … Continue Reading →
Colorado/Albuquerque trip: Day 5, Petroglyph National Monument
- By M@ggie
- May 9, 2019
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During our last afternoon in Albuquerque, we went to Slapfish for lunch. It was delicious and an easy place to eat – no wait, pay at the counter, food was fast. Lobster roll: Lobster Taquitos Fried pickles: Peter’s healthy shrimp salad, which also looked good. After that, we considered the Sandia tram again… BUT the weather over the mountain looked … Continue Reading →
Colorado/Albuquerque trip: Day 5, Balloon Fiesta again!
- By M@ggie
- May 9, 2019
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On our second day of the Balloon Fiesta (a Tuesday) we drove in again and that worked out fine. The weather looked far more promising and indeed balloons started filling up after the Dawn Patrol. The yellow Rainbow Rider balloons were ones people could make a reservation to get a ride in. Note for next time! Since the wind was … Continue Reading →
Colorado/Albuquerque trip: Day 4, Old Town Albuquerque
- By M@ggie
- May 3, 2019
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After balloons, and after work duties were complete, Doug, Elena, me, and my super nice co-worker Peter headed out for a late lunch and to explore Albuquerque a little! We went to Fork and Fig, which was awesome. They were also very nice and warned us that we might have a long wait – we appreciated them being up front … Continue Reading →
Colorado/Albuquerque trip: Day 4, Balloon Fiesta!!
- By M@ggie
- April 25, 2019
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Finally our first day of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta dawned. We’d initially followed advice and bought a shuttle bus pass (via the Fiesta website) for the previous evening, only to be rain and winded out and to not need it. Since we were not attending the morning session on a weekend day (for which I would 100% take their shuttle), … Continue Reading →
Colorado/Albuquerque trip: Day 3, travel plus Balloon Fiesta attempt that ends in failure
- By M@ggie
- April 25, 2019
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The day after our Sand Dunes adventure, we packed up and rolled out of Alamosa, back to Albuquerque. After a quick Starbucks breakfast! In New Mexico, near Albuquerque, lots of bridges are decorated with Native American art and list some of the tribes, which I thought was cool. Once in town, we yelped another restaurant and hit into Cocina Azul, … Continue Reading →