Nerds and Vintage Jewels

This weekend was another busy one. I spent part of the weekend in Richmond where one of my best friends lives. She moved into a new apartment and, since so many of us have moved to different towns, Richmond is usually where we meet up so it worked out perfectly for some of us to go visit.

The three of us ran some fun errands. I transformed into the nerdiest of nerds.

I think the tag just gives it that extra, nerdy touch. What do you think? Might have to look into getting these.

We stuffed ourselves with Sweet Frog for lunch, ha [I had never had their frozen yogurt before] and then went to a fun pizza place downtown later for dinner. We may or may not have also gotten a couple cupcakes and saved those for later...

My friend’s apartment was so awesome! It’s one of those old warehouses that has been gutted out and totally renovated – huge wooden beams, brick walls, and views like this:

The rest of the weekend was filled with some antique shopping in Alexandria – a couple places my Mom used to go to. She must have been looking out for me because I found something she and I had been talking about for ages! I’ll share it with you once it’s all set up :) Here are some other beauties I came across. Heaven!

Vintage jewelry everywhere! I’ve been making it a weekend ritual to go visit my Mom’s grave so, I did that as I mentioned yesterday. It was peaceful but still just didn’t feel real. It never will. The sights near my Mom’s cemetery are just beautiful. Here’s the Masonic Temple, one of the city’s famous landmarks.

Lastly, on Sunday, I got to hang out with this little lady. I just love my niece! My favorite thing to tell her to say is the word “me.” She puts her hand on her chest, smiles real big and says, “Meeeee.” How cute. She’s also pretty excited about her St. Patrick’s Day headband :)

 
I think one of these weekends I seriously need to make a PLAN to not make any plans other than just sitting down and relaxing. Decent sleep has been hard to get and my body and mind aren’t getting the recuperation they need. One day…