macarons | tandem in love

we slept ‘in’ on our last day in d.c. although, to my standards, that was not sleeping in!

we had a slow start but then we finally got moving and first on our agenda was the dog park for emma {yay!}! it’s so adorbs to see little emma play with really big dogs! unfortunately, there were no little dogs to really get down and dirty with em. they were all so big, although that didn’t stop emma from playing! she was a bit skittish at first {which was so cute!}, but then she got comfortable and started to challenge some of the big dogs and it was so funny and entertaining. we were about to leave when another boston terrier came prancing up to the dog park! we ended up staying another 10 minutes to watch miss emma wrestle the bajeebies out of this dog. oh boy, she got tired! so after a wrestlefest, we finally headed out to grab some brunch.

we went to evening star to have some grub. it was sooooo splendid! i had the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich with crispy fried potatoes {delish! i ate the whole thing!} and we all shared the french toast [marinated brioche, candied pecans, and bananas]. it was a cute, quirky, quaint little place. i really savored my meal; great conversation + good food = a killer combination!

after brunch, we decided to explore georgetown! i was so excited. i’ve heard great things about this area and couldn’t wait to discover it. claire’s husband dropped us off and the shopping began! oh, it’s such a beautiful little area! there were so many shops and i was in shopping heaven! boutique after boutique of copious unique items, i had a blast perusing everything!

after some power shopping, claire really wanted frozen yogurt {hey, us girls can’t say no when someone suggests a refreshment like that!}. so we trekked our way over to pinkberry. i first tried pinkberry years ago in l.a. {fell in love} and still find it soooo delicious! my flavor choice of the day was grapefruit frozen yogurt with blueberries, graham crackers, and honey oatmeal. a perfect snack! we spent quite a few hours there {as in georgetown, not pinkberry silly!} and after spending some moolah, we were ready to go home.

we decided to cook in on our last night there. we shopped at the grocery store, picked up ingredients, and proceeded to cook a tasty taco dinner! ground turkey, spices, corn tortillas {warmed with a little oil}, queso blanco, carrots, fresh greens, and salsa. we also made fresh guac {lime juice + red onions}. it was so delectable, i could have eaten 10 😉 throw in some tasty beverages and i felt complete! it was a really fun time, cooking, eating, drinking, talking, and relaxing.

we retired to the living room after dinner and continued to engage in some fun colloquies. after a bit, we decided to call it a night! we were getting up super early the next morning to fly out {sad face}.

so there you have it. my fabulous d.c. trip! i had the most jovial time. thank you d.c. for showing me how great you are!