Easter in the East

Travel

Oh hey, and happy belated Easter. Due to the holiday, I had Friday and Monday off from school, so I traveled east to Virginia to see my sister! Of course, my parents drove up from NC, and Matt’s family from MD, so we had a big gathering!

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Friday night, my parents offered to babysit, so we headed out on the town. We started at a cute bar called Alley Light, where we all ordered Bourbon!

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We moved on to Maya for small plates, and ended at Orzo for a birthday party, more nibbles, and Spanish wine.

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Saturday, my sister had a soccer game – Matt and his sister both played soccer in college and got to guest play in the game. I helped entertain Mazen on the sidelines and tried to keep warm in the cold mountain breezes.

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After the game, we checked out Three Notch’d brewery and played a game of Jenga. I loved the saison and the grapefruit IPA. We brought a growler home, and enjoyed it with homemade pizza and Duke basketball (!!!!!).

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Easter Sunday was the perfect day!

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We woke up to bright, sunny skies and a lovely brunch – Great Harvest bread and quiche + fruit. Matt’s mom even brought us Easter bags and my dad gave me a beautiful pair of earrings.

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Then we headed to the hills for a little wine tasting!

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First stop, Blenheim.

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And then we headed to Pippin Hill, where the views are amazing.

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We shared bottles of rose and viognier plus cheese plates.

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Back at Kath’s house, we prepped for Easter dinner.

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More Pippin Hill wine!

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Our hosts prepared such a nice spread complete with ham, bacon-wrapped asparagus, risotto, rolls, and mushrooms.

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There was cake with cookie dough filling for dessert!!!

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After a long day of travel, I’m back in Dallas, back to work, and already missing the fam.

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  • Elyse
    April 9, 2015 at 6:46 am

    Looks like a great weekend with beautiful weather! Doesn’t get much better than that.