Weekend Recap: 5K, Unpacking, and Herb Medicine Festival

We had a busy and productive weekend. Which of course means it flew by way too fast.

Friday, we headed out to dinner at an Oven Baked Chicken restaurant a few blocks from our place. We ordered the honey garlic wings and cheese nachos. I must say, these wings were better than any wings I've had in the States. Add this restaurant to my list, we will be going back!

Saturday, we woke up early and headed out to a 5K fun run on post that Steve's battalion was hosting for National Hispanic Month. It was beautiful out with a nice fall breeze. We had a great time getting some exercise in and Sadie did awesome crossing the finish line!

We spent the afternoon unpacking the rest of our boxes and trying to get the last of our stuff put away. All boxes are unpacked and we finally feel settled.

I also received the best FaceTime call from one of my best friends, Kelly. We met my freshmen year of college, rushed the same sorority, and she was a bridesmaid in my wedding. She got married Saturday night and I was so heartbroken that I couldn't be there. I spent the day Sunday scouring her Facebook page for any pictures of the wedding! It was so great to talk to her before she walked down the isle that day!



That night, we heard plenty of live music from our apartment windows, so we decided to venture out to find where it was coming home. This is the view from our apartment before heading out.

We discovered the Herb Medicine Festival and had a great time walking through.

There were carved watermelons that were amazing!

They had live music playing and we also found live music playing in the City Hall area.  This was just a single street musician, but there were also concerts going on.

We stopped to eat at a small Korean restaurant we've seen a few times in the City Hall area. Steve got a spicy shrimp rice dish and I got the chicken rice dish. It was delicious. I must say, we've yet to try any food here that we straight out didn't like.

On our walk home, Sadie had a blast dancing and became quite the little celebrity. People were literally crowding around her taking photos. I told Steve this must be what it would feel like to be famous. Awkward. But she enjoyed it.

Sunday, we spent the morning finishing up putting things away. We have quite the pile of items to sell or donate. We headed to the PX and Commissary and Steve played golf in the afternoon. It was a quiet and low key day.

I am looking forward to this upcoming weekend. Theres a large festival with a parade that I know Sadie will love! Stay tuned!

Richmond Botanical Gardens

I hope everyone had an amazing Mother's Day weekend. We've had a lot going on in our tiny family so I've been MIA from the blog world. I feel like I have a lot to catch up on! In the meantime, here is a little trip we took this weekend.

We went to the Richmond Botanical Gardens Saturday morning. The place is gorgeous. They currently have a butterfly exhibit going on and they have a LARGE children's area. If you are near the area, you should definitely put it on your list.

We had a great time walking around the garden looking at all the beautiful flowers.

Sadie loved seeing all the butterflies in their Live Butterfly Exhibit going on right now. 

They also have a very large children's area with natural toys, watering gardens, fountains, sand, nature playhouse, bubbles, chalk, and more. Sadie had a blast. 

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I think Easter should be spread out in celebrating more. Similar to Christmas. After all, Jesus did defeat death. That deserves more than one day! I just might leave our decorations up for a few more days.

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Steve's parents came in town for a visit and we had a blast drinking wine and playing cards with them and our neighbors on Friday night.

Saturday, we braved the cold weather and took Sadie on an Easter Egg hunt on post. Seriously though, it was freezing. After Sadie's Thursday practice round, she knew just what to do and went at it. She liked the pink and yellow eggs the best and was a little particular when picking up eggs. We even were asked to sign off on a photo of her to be in the newspaper on post. She's going to be famous!

Sunday, we hosted an Easter potluck and egg hunt at our house. Steve's class didn't get any days off for Easter, so many people weren't able to see family. What better way to spend the day than with your Army family! We had plenty of food, decorations, and good people. One of Steve's friends said a beautiful prayer for us Glorifying our God and the reason for celebrating. It turned out to be a wonderful day.

How did you celebrate your Easter?