Crabcakes and Football

That's what Maryland does! 

(We didn't partake in either while we visited my home sweet home this weekend, but it is true!)

We left on Friday morning, with Jack in tow, and headed off to Maryland.  My parents, who have also just moved to Ottawa, Canada, were coming in town, and we were all under general consensus that it would be a lot easier to all meet up in Maryland versus Canada, so off we went!

On Friday night, Brian and I had the pleasure of catching up with some of my amazing girl friends - Tamara, Brandi, and Shalu!  We had an absolute blast meeting for dinner at the Greene Turtle!  I think all of our mouths and stomachs hurt from laughing so much, and even when we left we still could not stop laughing!  These are some of the nights I miss the most not living close to these fantastic girls, but living far away really makes the time that we do have together so special.  It was so awesome to hang with them, and that doesn't even do it justice!

Then, on Saturday, Brian, Jack and I met up with the fam at my Grandma's house.  Once again, it was simply fantastic to see everyone!  We spent the day chatting, laughing, and soaking each other in, and capped the night off with a couple bottles of wine and a lovely Italian dinner at Christina's.  (Side note: Christina's was amazing!  It was authentic, delicious, cozy, and the service was great!  It was as close as you could get to authentic Italian food in Maryland!  We highly recommend it if you are ever in the Wheaton, MD area!)

Finally, after we said our goodbyes and see you soons and we love yous, we all got on the road to head in our separate directions; Brian, Jack and I headed west back to Ohio; Mom, Scott, and James headed north back to Canada; Travis and Shanel headed south back to D.C.; and Amy headed west back to College Park.  It was simply fantastic to see so many people that we hold so close to our hearts, and we are highly anticipating our next rendezvous!  The countdown to Thanksgiving is on, and we are t-minus 31 days!

Enjoy our love below!