Edenton Love

Now this is long overdue, but I absolutely need to share my fabulous adventure to Edenton, North Carolina with you! I was on a journey to visit my best friend. We roomed together our junior and senior years at James Madison and honestly, she has been one of the greatest blessings in my life! Brittany Morgan is a fabulous friend who I had to visit. We kind of made this deal where we would have girls weekends at least every four months so time was up! I went on my big adventure back in October and yes, it has taken me this long to share it with you.

First here is the fabulous Brittany & myself:

Let's be honest, she probably thought I was a total weirdo when I first met her through a good friend. I was on the hunt to collect walnuts to make walnut dye for my Fibers & Weaving project. (I was dying silk.) So we collected walnuts off the Quad & then went back to her room to play Bananagrams!

Okay, back to Edenton, NC. So Brittany lives in Edenton which is probably the most darling town ever. She works at an elementary school in the area through Teach for America (TFA). She is the greatest fifth grade teacher in all of North Carolina - just saying. I had told her I would visit by October, so during the second to last weekend I took the 5 hour trip down there and spent the weekend with her.

We were going to go to the Outer Banks but it was freezing that weekend. We ended up driving around North Carolina in the hunt for bargains and antiques. Unfortunately, all of the antique shops seemed to close at 4pm and we missed out. But we did have a delicious meal at an awesome local restaurant on Saturday night and a cute meal in a little Soda Shoppe Diner on Sunday afternoon. We also got to enjoy bits of a wedding celebration on Saturday night! Enjoy some of the pictures from our adventures!

Reminiscing on times when we shared a hot chai together.

At the local soda shoppe. Still reppin' their 13 stars flag!

Gorgeous best friend!

At her future house

I cannot wait to visit again - really just see Brittany again! I told her today that our next girls adventure will be in Italy. Yes, I know that may not happen for a while, but I cannot wait until our best friend adventure in Europe!

Nights on the Town: Fireflies in Alexandria, Virginia

Imagine a cute downtown area on a cool, crisp fall evening. Two friends adventuring to a new place to see if the reviews are true. Live music and popcorn served to you when you take a seat (like you would be given chips & salsa at a Mexican restaurant). We went to Fireflies in Alexandria, Virginia. I think it was a part of Alexandria known as Del Ray. Either way, it was a quaint little area of town we ventured too. I loved it. It reminded me of Annapolis, just missing the water and the boats.

And let me not forget that the Happy Hour prices were Amazing! Rail drinks for $3.99, wines for $4.99, and lots of delicious treats like the huge $5.99 pizzas we got for dinner. We weren't there late enough for the live music but we did see the band walk in. I guess whenever we go back there, we'll have to make sure we are there when the live music is.

Christie's spinach & feta pizza.

My mushroom & green peppers pizza.

There was no way in the world I could finish that whole pizza, so I have lunch for one day of school and maybe a little snack one afternoon, possibly dinner. Super thin crust, so you had to fold it like a taco to enjoy its deliciousness.

I cannot wait for our next adventure. Apparently, there's this Lord of the Rings themed restaurant/bar that we're going to travel to sometime in the future. We'll see what week we're feeling the Frodo feel. As for now - go check out Fireflies! Absolutely delectable and affordable happy hour prices!

Anyone know about any hole in the wall places that are a must go to near them? Any suggestions on places Christie & I should check out in Northern Virginia? I want to hear about your experiences!