Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Weekend Wine Warrior

ahhh, it's Tuesday!! and i took off yesterday and this coming up friday. doesn't get any better than a 3 day work week!

Thank you all for helping me on the dress situation! I ended up finding a maxi and simple sweetheart strapless dress for Saturday night. Both under 18 dollars. Score!

The maxi dress was definitely the way to go for Saturday's Wine in the Woods. I was not alone in my thinking and thankfully saw no one else wearing the same one... don't you hate when you spend hours trying to find a dress and you go to the event and see 39209 girls wearing the same one?!

Saturday afternoon we headed over to Wine in the Woods, found a perfect spot to set up our blanket and picnic basket, met up with friends and tasted a good amount of wines and vendors.

I love sweet wines. Peach, berry, strawberry, jazz berry... If it has "berry" in the name, chances are I will buy it. Our favorite Maryland vineyards are Linganore and Boordy. If you live in Maryland, you need to get your butt to the Linganore Reggae Fest in July. Such great music, tours of the bottling process and lots of free half ounce pours! 






Afterward, me and CL went home, did a quick change in outfits and headed to Bridges in Kent Island. The view was just as amazing as the food! I ordered blackened mahi with sauteed spinach and mashed potatoes.

It was just the right amount of food!



Haven't I said it enough? Someone please buy me a house on the water!

Next up was Warrior Dash! A 5k obstacle course that begins with you running through the woods in mud, crawling through muddy tunnels, jumping over hurdles and wading through muddy water. It ends with you climbing over a rope challenge, running through tires, jumping over fire... you get the point.





8 of our friends got together to compete and honestly I think the best part of our group is we all helped each other out and waited for others to catch up and we still finished in 43 minutes. Not too bad for having to get through mud, climb over obstacles and climb hill after hill!

This weekend our college group is getting together to head to the beach for memorial day weekend! Spring break 2011 anyone?

I'm definitely lucky to have this group!

Have you linked up to todays How Does Your Garden Grow Tuesdays yet?

21 comments:

  1. I love your dresses - you look great! I wanted to do a dirty girl mud run! Looks like a lot of fun!

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  2. Holy hotness you look amazing in both of your outfits!! :D What a super fun weekend :)

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  3. I'm originally from Baltimore and a bunch of my friends went to Wine in the Woods this weekend too! Although I totally hate mud and getting dirty (yes I'm prissy like that) I need to sign up for a warrior dash!

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  4. I want to do a Warrior Dash SO BAD!! It looks like so much fun, and I love your pictures!!! You are so pretty!

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  5. bahahaha you hot muddy mess you! <3 love it! Congrats on the warrior dash and if you come live near me we'll get you a house on the water - deal? <3

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  6. Ahh, everyone looks like so much fun!! I want to do the Warrior Dash so fun - I need to find one! :)

    P.S. You look so gorg in all the photos - I love both dresses! :)

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  7. @Katyyou should look it up! it was so much fun and is all over the country! i would love to do a beach 5k like you just ran!

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  8. @Jennifercount me in! i will move to find water! lol

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  9. Warrior dash looks like a blast! I want to participate next year!

    Wine in the Woods is definitely an event that I'd love...Now that I know that Maryland has some good vineyards, I think I need to take a mini roadtrip. :-)

    Love both of your dresses! So pretty. :-) xoxo

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  10. @Sara @ Nourish and Flourishyou are more than welcome to come to the reggae fest with me! i am definitely planning on going!

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  11. what a fun weekend you and your boy are adorable! Next week hopefully my stupid little garden will grow so I can link up hahah

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  12. I did a warrior dash and it was so much fun...I love mud and getting dirty so it's right up my alley!

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  13. Congrats on the warrior dash! Looks like so much fun!!

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  14. Girl, you look so beautiful in your dress!!! The warrior dash looks and sounds like so much fun! I was going to sign up for one in June...and I'm still debating. I have to convince my friends!

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  15. Looks like the best weekend!! So much fun! I love that you can get all dressed up and be girly and then the next day get all messy and muddy! Lotsa respect for you, chica! :)

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  16. You're so adorable! I love both dresses :) And that warrior race looks so fun! My fiance and I did something similar last year and it was such a blast!

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  17. What a fun weekend! I love wine tasting! I've always wanted to do a Warrior dash, looks so friggin cool :)

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  18. LOVE IT! looks like soo much fun<333 p.s I just love the feeling when you have a delicious satisfying meal without going overboard..ANDD I love your dress :)

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  19. Where did you end up getting your dresses? Very cute!

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  20. wow that warrior dash looks like such a blast! i definately have a mud race on my to do list!!! i totally wouldn't mind having a house on the water either ; )

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