Long Weekend!

Can't believe September is already here, but August ended on a high note with the boyfriend's sister coming to visit. We did lots of touristy things including the Museum of Natural History where we saw the butterfly exhibit. We went into this room where there were butterflies everywhere, of all shapes and sizes. They were so beautiful!

We also went to the Portrait Gallery which has the most beautiful courtyard. 

Another adventure was going to the top of the Old Post Office Building which has magnificent views. 

We also ate and ate and ate! So much eating delicious food, I am still stuffed from the weekend. 

Friday night I went to my friends place for a homemade meal of traditional South Indian food. I wasn't sure what to expect but the food was delicious. Not too spicy, full of flavor, and I definitely didn't miss the meat (the meal was vegetarian).  

Making dosas

Dosas

Eating dosas: my bro-in-law, my sister, Jeet, and myself

Sisters :)

Sunday we also went over to our friend Ros's for a small get together/BBQ. It was really fun, relaxing, and great food (per usual). 

That pretty much covers it. The weekend was lots of fun and went by way too fast. Now it's back to reality time. 

Upcoming this week is soccer on Tues and hopefully crossfit on Wed, Thurs, and Fri...lets hope that's not too ambitious and that I can walk by this weekend, since my new ladies soccer team's first game is on Saturday, and my regular soccer league's season kickoff is Sunday evening. 

Recent Happenings

-  Today is the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I have a dream speech. The boyfriend attended the festivities but I had to work. We were able to meet up for lunch though which was very nice:

-  This past weekend our friend Jeet invited us to the DC United game which was really fun (and great weather too)

-  My eye has been bothering me lately, it's been red and irritated, most likely from allergies. At work today it started bothering me and my Irish co-worker suggested putting a (cold) tea bag onto my eye ball. Apparently this is quite common in Ireland. Not sure how I feel about this. 

-  I saw this on Instagram and couldn't stop laughing:

-  Tomorrow I have to move cubes at work. I really like my location now as I'm sorta hidden away. Now I will be on a major walkway. I will also be located directly outside my boss's office. Hopefully it won't be as bad as I'm building it up to be. 

-  The boyfriend's sister is coming to visit this weekend - this LONG weekend. How is it already the end of summer - it just began!!!  

That's all for now, more updates coming soon!

Weekend Update: Baseball and Soccer

I can't believe it's already Monday again, and that there are only 2 weeks left in August! This summer flew by!!!

Friday the boyfriend and I, along my 2 co-workers, went to the Bowie Baysox game where we met up with my sister, my brother in-law, and their 2 friends. My brother in-law's baseball team was having a charity home run derby after the game. The game was tons of fun, although I didn't watch all that much of it (I was too busy eating and chatting). The weather was unseasonably cold though so we were freezing! 

Saturday mornings we usually play soccer, but since it was the kick-off of the English Premiere League, we decided to watch the Arsenal game instead. The turned out to be a disaster - Arsenal lost, there were tons of injuries, and received a red card. It was not the start I was hoping for. After the game the boyfriend went to work. We met up later that evening and had a lovely night in where I made dinner, we watched TV, and cleaned my apartment. My bathroom was glowing white it was so clean. 

Sunday I babysat at the boyfriend's soccer game for these two little rascals:

They are so cute and full of energy!

Later that evening was my team's playoffs, and we had the boyfriend play with us. We won the first game (the semi-finals) after it went to penalty kicks but then lost the second game (the finals) so we ended up getting 2nd place overall. We were the champions last season so weren't able to defend our title but it was still a fun game. After the game we got 2 Amy's pizza to celebrate. 

Now it's back to work time. On tap for this week is crossfit, pick-up, and lots of meetings at work. 

Weekend Update

Last week was such a busy week, and i was still recovering from the dentist, so I tried to relax during the weekend. Friday the boyfriend and I both got out of work early so we went to a late afternoon movie. We saw Elysium which starred Matt Damon. The movie was very enjoyable and I would definitely recommend it as a rental when it comes out on DVD. It was by the same director as District 9 and if you liked District 9 then you will definitely like Elysium - they didn't have the same plot but had the same feel. After the movie we shopped and walked around Clarendon. It was a very enjoyable night. 

Saturday we played pick-up, and took a detour to a monastery on our way there. After soccer we just hung out at my apartment the rest of the day which was so nice and relaxing. Sunday we played pick-up in the morning and then I had a soccer game in the evening. The boyfriend had to work so he wasn't able to come to my game. We lost, only our 2nd loss of the season, but we play the team again this weekend in the playoffs so hopefully we will get revenge. 

All in all the weekend was a nice mix of relaxing and active, just what I needed. 

The Monastery

Ouch

Last week I had to go back to the dentist to get my cavity filled. I tried to prepare myself for how bad it would be but I failed. They gave me the novocaine to numb the area and then left me alone for a few minutes for the numbing to take effect. When they came back they told me I had taken a bite out of the inside of my cheek (no wonder I was in pain). It was bleeding everywhere, which was right where they were trying to work at, and had to rinse my mouth with an antibacterial rinse (twice), put a metal piece in separate my cheek from my tooth so the blood wasn't getting in the way of my tooth, and then, after all that, they had to drill for my cavity. 

It was quite an awful and painful experience. I could hardly open my mouth and I couldn't chew on the injured side. It took about 4 days to fully recover and I'm going to try everything in my power to never get a cavity again because the experience was awful. 

Weekend Update: Eating and Shopping

This past weekend was such a blur, it sped by so fast. Friday after work I headed to our friend Ros's for a small party. We ate some appetizers and just chilled and chatted. The boyfriend came later, as he was driving back from his work trip. I was asked to bring a dessert, so I picked up some delicious gourmet donuts from this shop called Astro Doughnuts that sells donuts and fried chicken. 

The flavors were creme brule (2), s'mores, mocha, peanut butter & jelly, and coconut. They were all insanely delicious. 

Saturday morning the boyfriend still had his rental car so we drove out to the Outlets where I bought lots of new stuff! Once we got back from the outlets the boyfriend took the car back to the airport while I took a nap (shopping is tiring). Isn't he the best :)

Sunday we met up with Ros to play tennis, then had brunch, then I took a nap (noticing a theme here) and then I had my soccer game that evening. We beat the 1st place team which was exciting. After soccer I was exhausted and feel asleep very early. 

All in all it was very fun but I also could have used another day to recuperate before work this week. Oh well, back to work it is. 

On tap for this week is dinner with my old roommate on Monday, soccer on the mall on Tuesday, Leadership Conference Wednesday morning, Crossfit on Thursday and Friday, and then soccer on Saturday, ending with tennis and soccer (and a visit from my Dad??) on Sunday. I guess I will have to rest next week!

New Do

As I mentioned in my previous post, I got my haircut. I was so tired of my long hair - it took forever to style and was just lifeless. The last time I cut my hair I was in Dallas for Christmas, so it had been 7 months and a cut was much needed. 

This was my hair pre-cut:

This was my inspiration photo:

For the record, I have no idea who this person is, I found this photo on Pinterest. (Update: my sister informed me that is model Karlie Kloss)

I tried out a new place called Ozuki Salon and loved it there. My stylist asked me all sorts of questions about my routine and products that I used. I told her I wanted something low maintenance and after she cut it to the right length told me I shouldn't do the bangs in the photo because then I would have to style them daily, so we decided to do without them. 

This is the outcome:

I have yet to blow it dry so I'm not sure how it will look after I style it, but I've just been air drying it, putting in a bit of curl scrunching gel, and heading out - definitely low maintenance and I think it's been looking great. I feel so much lighter and like that my hair has life in it again (it was so weighed down before).