{feast your eyes} good eats

as of late, i've had some delicious grub.  i don't usually post about the food i eat, but with the new instagram pages working now i thought it was fitting {though i'm disappointed you can't download the images from the webpage}.  here's some yum!

{one} my first time at jaleo by José Andrés was delicious.  i went with a few experts who knew the menu.  we got a variety of cheeses, apples + manchego, and red beet salad (pictured), along with patatas bravas and hanger steak.

{two} anyone who's been to good stuff eatery by the capitol knows it is goood stuff.  their hand-spun shakes are to die for and everyone loves spike's sunnyside burger {my personal favorite is the 'shroom burger}.

{three} kimbab aka korean sushi is easily one of my favorite korean snack foods.  i got some the other day at mandu rang kimbab erang, this little white house in Annandale.  it's a small shop, but truly authentic and reasonably priced.

{four} right next door is a more noticeable restaurant called to sok jip.  make sure you bring a korean-speaking friend with you, otherwise you'll have a difficult time ordering here.  everything is good here, but they're especially known for their soups and bibimbap {what i ordered, pictured above}.

{five} and how can you forget dessert?!  i am obsessed with the sweet lobby in eastern market.  i love their macarons, but their cupcakes are equally as delicious!  you can never go wrong.

feast away, my friends!
xoxo, m

my first time {at the white house}

there's been so much going on {hence my MIA-ness last week} and i was sick last week, but am glad to report that i'm well now and had an incredible weekend of lots of new experiences that i'll be sharing with you!  i figure this is an appropriate time to share a few snaps of my time at the white house fall garden tour {thanks for inviting me, ames!}.

this was my first time up close & personal with the president's home and though we didn't get to go in, the backyard is pretty stinkin' awesome.  we got in this ridiculously long {but quick!} line around this lovely statue and into the garden.

apparently the prez likes golfing and playing on the playground in his free time...?  surely his girls are a bit too old for this, but i'm sure there are plenty of kids who enjoy the company of this jungle gym along with a few secret service agents. (;

people are right when they say the white house doesn't seem that big from the outside, but the architecture is surely has a grandeur about it and it's something worth seeing at least once in your life.  somehow in the crowd we ran into another familiar face we had to snap a picture with!


imagine having a garden like this in your backyard.  they even have a beehive on the property!  granted, i'd never ask for the presence of bees, but i get the purpose.  there were so many beautiful plants everywhere, but it was roped of so i couldn't pick anything {sorry chef friends} unless i wanted to get arrested.

and this is the breath-taking view when you stand immediately outside the white house.  see the hundreds of people?  we went for a 3:00pm tour and the white house staff said 14,000 people had already come through that day, and an expected 40,000 total for the weekend.  cue jaw dropping.

i owe this girl big cause i keep getting treated to all these DC tours for free.  last year she gave me my first look at the capitol!  needless to say, i had an amazing time in the city on saturday.

xoxo, megan

p.s. a little shout out to shop sunchild for the ahoy mate skirt i wore

fashion's night out

tonight's the night! red carpets, goodie bags, and fashion galore at fashion's night out. i'll be in dc with some girl friends checking it out for the first time, though i should probably be spending this time picking out my outfit or doing my hair. can't wait to share a recap with y'all!

it's all lights, camera, & fashion tonight.

xoxo, meg

it's my first time {sailing}

i had a great first experience sailing on monday.  in theory, i've always loved sailing but there's nothing like getting out there on the water and seeing how it's done for yourself.  i took a free 2-hour exploring sailing class at belle haven marina and got a feel for some of the basics.  it was a beautiful view from the potomac river, seeing national harbor and the beautiful green of the virginia/dc border.  everyone should do this at least once!  it's so peaceful.

i finally got to use my boat shoes for what they're made for, and indeed i did not slip.

here's what i wore: sunglasses / navy polo / watch / white jean shorts / sperry boat shoes

it's almost the weekend, y'all!

i'm particularly excited cause it'll be a beach weekend {also the first time for me on an east coast beach} with my housemates, so i'm loading up the playlist with lots of '90s tracks and including some new tunes from robyn, yuna, phillip phillips {if you've been watching the olympics, you'll recognize 'home'}, owl city + carly rae jepsen, and rascal flatts.

see you soon, myrtle beach!

xoxo

m

It's a road trip weekend!

Here's a recap of my week in instagrams - it all started off at National Harbor on a beautiful Sunday.  The weather's been warming up here (at least temporarily - DC is very bipolar), which means meals outside (like my fabulous lunch break at Bethesda Bagel), gelato treats from Boccato, and shifts in the wardrobe - cue the skirts & shorts!

Also, I've recently been addicted to Indian food, so much so that I think I have one meal/week that's comprised of butter chicken, naan, curry...mmm.  I'm making myself hungry, but that's beside the point.  So my Indian meal of the week was Aditi - I love their buffet lunch special - but this time I went for a late dinner with some friends and it was quite glorious.  Alright!  Enough about food - now some links for your weekend:

Food: Filomena {georgetown | washington, dc}

In the hustle and bustle of Georgetown lies a quaint Italian restaurant off M Street called Filomena.  For weeks, a friend of mine urged me to go, and, well let's just say he's not typically the first one I'd trust with food recommendations aside from burgers.  Not to mention, I had the most amazing lasagna in Milan, Italy a few summers back and highly doubted a restaurant in the States could measure up.  I finally decided to check it out on Yelp and thought it'd be a great place to take le boyfriend for his birthday lunch, especially since he loves tres leches.

When we walked into the restaurant, it was like we teleported to Valentine's day in Italy.  Our waiter was none other than a burly Italian man named Anton Soprano - no joke.  He was a joy to talk to and gave us some great suggestions.  We ended up ordering the 3-course lunch special and one additional entrée.

it's my first time {at a paper party!}

Who knew you could spend a whole evening talking about paper, color, and design trends?  I sure could, but never actually did it before until The Dandelion Patch in Georgetown asked us (Fig 2 Design) to host one at their store.  We met with new brides who were on the lookout for paper products for their weddings, and they got to ask us questions about all things paper.  We even did a drawing for 50 free Save the Dates!  Our lucky winner was Allison.

{currently}

Happy weekend, everyone!  It's been quite the week for me so far, and a working weekend for me as well.  This post will be mainly a smorgasbord of my random thoughts from the week - let's go!

one)  I'm in serious need of getting my nails did.  The winter weather has done them over, and they are starting to get brittle.  Recently I've become a big fan of butter london nail lacquers.  I used to never get my nails done, but it's definitely a treat I could get used to having more often. {pictured below: the full monty // yummy mummy}

 

two)  The weather here is get fuh-reezing!  We had our first snow!  And I know it's just getting started.

all photos, few words

A few snaps from my life within the past 2 months:

bodo's bagels in charlottesville, virginia

shenandoah joe in charlottesville, virginia

private capitol tour