DC Dragon Boat Festival
Another thing checked off on my bucket list this weekend! The DC Dragon Boat Festival has been something I have always wanted to attend but never got around to it. This year, Aaron was invited by the Taipei Economic and…
Category: Travels
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Photo credit – morganhowarth.com An unplanned thing happened today. Gracie and I found ourselves in the parking lot of the National Museum of the Marine Corps this morning after we had dropped off Aaron who was part of a group…
Clemyjontri Park
It is already reaching summertime temperature around here but I am thrilled that I can go outside the house and enjoy the sunshine, lovely greenery, and explore my surroundings. That is something I missed intensely as I sat, cooped up…
Holland in Haymarket {Burnside Farms}
In honor of Gracie’s 1st birthday and a commitment to myself to explore again, I took Aaron and Gracie to Burnside Farms in Haymarket for the Holland in Haymarket Festival of Spring 2015. This was something I had been looking…
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero From the moment we walked through the doors of the Visitors’ Center, I felt like I had been transported to a different time—a serene,…
The Johnsons’ Visit_Sunday Morning Stroll
Sunday mornings are treasured around here. Since church doesn’t start till almost the middle of the day, our mornings usually consist of a fantastic breakfast by Aaron, and a stroll along our favorite trail. What makes this even more appealing,…
