We also ate some great food. We went to Old Ebbitt's Grill, Georgetown Cupcakes (where DC cupcakes is filmed), and Bayou. Everything was good. If you ever go to Bayou, get the cheesecake appetizer. So delish.
It was a fun day!!
Friday, March 15, 2013
DC - Day 4
It was sooooo cold today...again. But, we had a lot of fun. The highlight was seeing Ford's Theater. It was also cool to see Georgetown. There's not a close Metro station, so we had to walk.
We also ate some great food. We went to Old Ebbitt's Grill, Georgetown Cupcakes (where DC cupcakes is filmed), and Bayou. Everything was good. If you ever go to Bayou, get the cheesecake appetizer. So delish.
It was a fun day!!
We also ate some great food. We went to Old Ebbitt's Grill, Georgetown Cupcakes (where DC cupcakes is filmed), and Bayou. Everything was good. If you ever go to Bayou, get the cheesecake appetizer. So delish.
It was a fun day!!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
DC - Day 3
Today was a little crazy.
We went to the George Washington Masonic Memorial. It was a little weird. There wasn't much to do there, but there were some cool statues of #1.
We ate lunch at a fabulous Thai place called Pasara. It's in Alexandria.
We headed to the Capitol where President Obama was also visiting. His visit was really a pain in the neck. They won't let you anywhere close to the building while he's arriving. We saw his motorcade, but never saw him.
Then, we had a scheduled Capitol tour at 2. Because of Obama's presence, we weren't allowed to go on the tour.
We did get to go into the gallery and watch the several members of the House of Reps battle over a welfare bill. That was cool to watch. No cameras were allowed of course.
After that, we were starving. We had dinner reservations at 8 and it was only 4, so we decided to split a burger and fries at Good Stuff Eatery. It was sooo very good.
We then headed to see all the different memorials. You can see what we visited in the pics.
After that, it was time for dinner.
I love watching Top Chef, so I had researched and found out one of the chefs has a restaurant in DC. It's Mike Isabella's restaurant. It's called Graffiato. (Turns out Good Stuff Eatery is the product of Spike Mendelsohn, also a Top Chef chef!) The appetizers at Graffiato were awesome. The ceasar salad had the croutons on it that were filled with cream cheese. They were melt in your mouth good. Michael got some soup that was also delish. I was a little disappointed in our entrees. My pizza was just ok and Michael's calamari fettucini was a little to calamarish!
Dessert was pretty good.
We then took a long walk/metro ride home.
This was a fun day, but I don't think over ever been this cold for an extended amount of time!
We went to the George Washington Masonic Memorial. It was a little weird. There wasn't much to do there, but there were some cool statues of #1.
We ate lunch at a fabulous Thai place called Pasara. It's in Alexandria.
We headed to the Capitol where President Obama was also visiting. His visit was really a pain in the neck. They won't let you anywhere close to the building while he's arriving. We saw his motorcade, but never saw him.
Then, we had a scheduled Capitol tour at 2. Because of Obama's presence, we weren't allowed to go on the tour.
We did get to go into the gallery and watch the several members of the House of Reps battle over a welfare bill. That was cool to watch. No cameras were allowed of course.
After that, we were starving. We had dinner reservations at 8 and it was only 4, so we decided to split a burger and fries at Good Stuff Eatery. It was sooo very good.
We then headed to see all the different memorials. You can see what we visited in the pics.
After that, it was time for dinner.
I love watching Top Chef, so I had researched and found out one of the chefs has a restaurant in DC. It's Mike Isabella's restaurant. It's called Graffiato. (Turns out Good Stuff Eatery is the product of Spike Mendelsohn, also a Top Chef chef!) The appetizers at Graffiato were awesome. The ceasar salad had the croutons on it that were filled with cream cheese. They were melt in your mouth good. Michael got some soup that was also delish. I was a little disappointed in our entrees. My pizza was just ok and Michael's calamari fettucini was a little to calamarish!
Dessert was pretty good.
We then took a long walk/metro ride home.
This was a fun day, but I don't think over ever been this cold for an extended amount of time!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
DC - Day 1
Arrived bright and early in DC at 9:30.
I got quite sick on the plane. Had to use the barf bag thing for the first time.
After landing, we headed to the Metro where I almost threw my luggage on the tracks. We had been given incorrect loading directions twice. It had caused us to miss our train twice. Ridiculous.
Finally made it to the hotel. We took a quick nap.
We went to Ted's Montana Grill. While sitting there, our doctor called and told us we needed to pick up a prescription for some infection that could possibly affect the baby.
We rushed to Walgreens, but they were out.
We headed to Arlington National Cemetery. We saw JFK's burial site, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
We headed back to the Metro and came across a CVS that did have the prescription.
We headed back to the hotel to meet my friend Erin.
Erin took us to her mom's house (where her family is staying) to hang out with her beautiful family.
We all then went to Mexican.
After that, we came back for some awesome blueberry pie.
Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Erin. She dropped us back off at the hotel.
I am now about 30 seconds away from hitting the hay!
Great great first day in DC!!
I got quite sick on the plane. Had to use the barf bag thing for the first time.
After landing, we headed to the Metro where I almost threw my luggage on the tracks. We had been given incorrect loading directions twice. It had caused us to miss our train twice. Ridiculous.
Finally made it to the hotel. We took a quick nap.
We went to Ted's Montana Grill. While sitting there, our doctor called and told us we needed to pick up a prescription for some infection that could possibly affect the baby.
We rushed to Walgreens, but they were out.
We headed to Arlington National Cemetery. We saw JFK's burial site, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Iwo Jima Memorial.
We headed back to the Metro and came across a CVS that did have the prescription.
We headed back to the hotel to meet my friend Erin.
Erin took us to her mom's house (where her family is staying) to hang out with her beautiful family.
We all then went to Mexican.
After that, we came back for some awesome blueberry pie.
Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Erin. She dropped us back off at the hotel.
I am now about 30 seconds away from hitting the hay!
Great great first day in DC!!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Pregnancy #3 Week 5
I am grateful for the sweet ladies I spend Wednesday nights with at Hopeful Hearts.
After today, I'm especially thankful that they introduced me to Fertility Associates of Memphis.
This practice specializes in all things infertility.
Whether it be the inability to get pregnant or recurrent loss.
I had made an appointment for the end of March initially. But, after we found out we were pregnant, we couldn't wait that long. We had our first appointment today.
I learned more in this hour and a half visit about miscarriages than I have from doing my own research in the past months. You always hear people say that it was probably a genetic or chromosomal issue.
Today, I actually was taught exactly what that meant.
The entire staff was awesome. I am especially in love with my doctor and the ultrasound technician. She was phenomenal. She was so smiley and cheerful. I feel like heaven will be full of angels just like her.
This next picture may look like a whole lot of nothing, but it is a picture of hopes, dreams, love, and the future. This is our little twinkle in the eye.
That's a picture of our baby at 5 weeks.
Of course, it's too early for a heartbeat, but the doctor said everything looked really good. It's sizing out exactly as it should be.
After the ultrasound, I had some blood drawn and some other routine stuff done.
The doctor wanted to see me in a week, but we'll be in Washington DC, so we won't be able to come back until Monday, March 18th. To prove how awesome my doctor is, he gave me his cell number to call in case of any problems in DC. I mean, have you heard of that ever happening? Not me!
I am so prayerful that this pregnancy will stick. My hopes are definitely up. Michael says he's not quite ready to get too excited, but he did ask me my thoughts on a few names today. That made me smile.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
100 Things to Eat in Memphis: Arcade's Sweet Potato Pancakes
Today's stop on the 100 Things to Eat in Memphis Before You Die Blog takes us to one of the most legendary restaurants in Memphis.
Mom, Michael, and I headed downtown for breakfast this morning.
According to the diner's website, Arcade is Memphis's oldest restaurant. It was founded in 1919!
And you can definitely tell it's been around a while...
The bathroom stalls even have ash trays in them. No one uses them anymore, but it's a clue to the past of this restaurant.
Another clue is the layout of the restaurant. Don't you feel like you've stepped into a time machine?
Another cool thing about this diner is the many movies that have been filmed here. Mystery Train, Great Balls of Fire, The Client, The Firm, 21 Grams, Elizabethtown, Walk the Line, and My Blueberry Nights have all filmed scenes in the diner.
Now... to the food!
The list says you're supposed to get Sweet Potato Pancakes. And, I did.
It was a really good breakfast. Everything I want out of hearty Sunday morning breakfast. The pancakes were sweet and fluffy. The eggs and bacon were also great. I was not that into the hash browns. They were a little bland. Other than that, no complaints.
I will say that the atmosphere actually beats the food. Also, this was not our first choice this morning. We were trying to go to another location on the list, but it had an hour wait. At Arcade, we were able to walk in and sit down. That's not to say it wasn't crowded. The restaurant was full. The staff here clearly knows how to be efficient with their serving.
Happy eating!
-Corrie
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