H [_] <-- that's the closest I could get to a square.

We love hanging at Beth and Danny's place! We especially love their sweet doggies and brand new NinjaCat =)

Virginia and DC in the Summertime!

Fredericksburg Streetcar

My Brother's townhouse was modeled after the original structures in downtown Fredericksburg, such an awesome space!

Cowzer! I mooooo'd at this cow for about 10 minutes until he came over to the fence. When I got near him to take his picture, he MOOOOOO'd right back at me. We proceeded to have a MOO conversation. He thanked me for being a vegetarian :)

Hi Horsey! Brad fed this guy some hay and he loved it!

Sweet old school wooden fence at Mt. Vernon

Barber shop in downtown Fredericksburg

Candlelight Ghost tour of Fredericksburg

Haunted Church where there have been a ton of sightings

creepy graveyard next to (and under) the haunted church, love this =)

Hay bales at Chatham house, also haunted!

This ghost cat was practically dead when we happened upon him. He was pretty blind too. I poured some water into the cap of my water bottle and let him drink for a while. After 3 servings, he finally had enough strength to stand up and walk away. I saved him =)

The Potomac River

Brittney with kids armor. The security guard specifically asked me to read the 'No Photography' sign as I entered the exhibit. This is what they get.

broken down house in the middle of the woods

Evac route on Pennsylvania Avenue!

heh heh, nature>technology

Brick-lined streets of Fredericksburg

Hiking on the old railroad from the 1800's

This cool fountain at the Smithsonian allowed people to soak their feet on a hot day

Geese on the mall in front of the Washington Monument. WaaaaWaaaaaaa!

Foot in wall at the Hirsshorn Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art. Officially my favorite museum.

These people were dressed up in costumes filming something. "What do we want?" "Halloween!" "When do we want it?" "Saturday!!" simply Awesome.

Palm Springs Girls Weekend!!!

Whoa... Happy Birthday Stace, who knew we still had it in us?? We chose the Riviera Resort and Spa in Downtown Palm Springs... for the pool and the nightlife. We got everything we dreamed of and more! When we checked in we got a complimentary upgrade to a suite :). Then we got a sweet deal on a Cabana by the pool.. then we drank and drank and drank and drank some more. (thanks box o' wine). The pool was awesome, and the cabana was awesome-er. It was somewhere around 112 degrees and we needed the shade and misters, for real, especially hungover as we were!.

The Cabana Boy, Dom, turned out to be a delight, giving us advice on restaurants and nightlife. We even ended up meeting him for drinks and dancing the night away. Dinks was a great spot for dinner, and had a good DJ spinning, but nobody was dancing so we hit up The Village Pub. 2 thumbs up for the live band and fun atmosphere! All in all, great weekend, however, I am once again giving up the booze. It's sooo not good for me, and not worth the price I pay the day after.

HH Semi-Annual BBQ at Beth & Danny's

Everybody!

Lather up

Stace, Em & Mariko

Such beautiful stonework.

Stace & Rhino

Jeff & Em

Makeshift Waterpolo

Just the gals

Sharon & Tom

Every summer and winter my pals get together for a potluck, rotating homes. Beth & Danny 'volunteered' their awesome new place this time :) What an awesome pool, yummy BBQ, rockband for everyone.. Thanks for hosting, guys!