Our Date Day

Memorial Day has come and gone. Oh, how I love three day weekends. You know what I love even better? FOUR day weekends! The hubby and I decided to take today off, send the boys to school ( I made them cinnamon buns for breakfast which always puts a smile on their faces), and have a little "Date Day". Date days are so much easier for us than date nights.


We napped, chatted, he played video games, I did a little cleaning, and went out for lunch. We had our mouths set on our favorite Japanese steakhouse, but got there at 1:59pm. They close from 2-4:30pm. Ugh! We ended up at Bonefish Grill. Gotta love bang bang shrimp!


By the time we got back from lunch, it was just about time for the boys to come home from school. We promised to take them to the pool as we weren't able to go over the long weekend due to the awful, dreaded tummy bug. I honestly think that is the absolute worst part of motherhood. Those things spread like wildfire.


The pool was the perfect ending to our date day. Great weather, not crowded, No. 1 and No. 2 both passed their swim tests allowing them to use the diving boards, and best of all, we were all together.

2016 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

My family and I participated in this year's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. This cause is very near and dear to my heart as both my grandmother and aunt are breast cancer survivors. My grandmother is actually a two-time survivor and the absolute strongest woman that I know!


There were six of us on the team, better known as "Nana's Army of Pink". It included myself, my mother, my little sister, two of my aunts, and my cousin. Together we raised over $2,000 for the fight against breast cancer. It was a beautiful event. Thousands of people, of all colors, of all ages, of all walks of life gathered in our Nation's capital for such an important cause. It was truly inspirational. Mother Nature was even on our side. It had rained the entire week leading up to the walk, yet not a drop of rain fell that day.

Those bracelets were courtesy of my sweet No. 1. He made them for us. They were the icing on the cake. I can definitely see this becoming an annual tradition for us.

Stay tuned for next year's photos!