Happy Monday! I’m grateful for a nice weekend. There was some much needed rain yesterday for which I am thankful. And we started the weekend off (on Saturday) with a nice hike at the local battlefield. It was such a pretty day! That evening, we went to an outdoor shopping/dining plaza area that we like. There must be an actual name for such places but I have no idea what it might be. Nevertheless, it is not a mall (indoors) but rather an “urban shopping center” (yes, I grabbed that from the internet) with upscale shops – small and large – and a huge selection of restaurants. There is also an organic grocery store which is the main reason we headed there. I love browsing small grocery stores….and am totally turning into my mother! She loved all grocery stores!
Most of the restaurants have outdoor seating – which are usually full with long waitlists – but we were able to get a table just next to the patio at BarTaco. The tacos are ordered a la carte and the menu is really just tacos (very unique tacos) and/or rice bowls. Interesting concept. We had never been there but we will go back….simple but tasty. And plenty of vegetarian options:)
Our week ahead includes scripture assembly at church (this morning) and we will celebrate our anniversary as well (on Wednesday). I think we are planning to head downtown. One more reason to eat well – lol!! September always tends to be a challenging month with the scale:) We still have two birthdays to remember/celebrate. I’m okay with that! What plans do you have for the week? I hope it is a blessed one…and I hope you will come back later in the week.
Those pictures of the country are beautiful! That must have been at the battlefield you visited. It sounds like it’s going to be a great week! Happy early anniversary! It’ll be fun to go downtown for that night. We like to do that same kind of thing. I’m glad you had a nice weekend, my friend!
I hope you have a very Happy Anniversary… you are a such wonderful couple and dear people … we love you !
…you always do such nice fun things
…this weekend we were doing a little at a time cleaning up and trimming things back for the fall
… we had a nice prayer meeting this weekend with special speakers … and we have been helping Andrew get more settled in … Ken and Andrew enjoyed football on Sunday after church and i did a lot of chilling
…over all a nice weekend too
Thanks, Trisha! Glad you had a nice weekend!:)
Your weekend sounds lovely! We have a couple of those shopping complexes (they’re referred to as a mixed use shopping center here) fairly close to us. It’s fun to go to them every once in a while. Glad you were able to snag a seat at a restaurant there. Tacos sure sound yummy! Happy anniversary to you guys. I’m sure you’ll eat somewhere amazing. Glad you got some much needed rain- we got plenty here too. Have a great week!
The rain was much needed….and I am amazed at how much the grass has greened up with just one heavy rain! It looks so much better!
Hello, I am wondering what battlefield you live near. I am thinking that it must be a Civil War battlefield. Gettysburg, perhaps? My husband and I use to visit Civil War battlefields when we lived in the midwest. Happy anniversary to you on Wednesday. I hope you have a wonderful week. 🙂
We were actually at the Manassas Battlefield. We have been to Gettysburg but Manassas is, literally, in our backyard!!:)
Happy anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful celebration. We got some much needed rain this weekend (and so far this week!) too.
Thanks much, Joanne!!