on saturday morning, chris and i got up early and got ready so we could head out on our field trip to the maple festival. it was a sunny day (a little windy though, especially when you're small like me and have a hard time walking through it!) which i think attracted about three times more people than the last time we went - a cold, rainy morning. i really love the mountains, and if you're familiar with the virginia landscape, monerey, va is just a few miles east of the west virginia border, so you know just how mountainous it is! so, here we go...
in addition to some junk food (that we ate already), the only things i brought back are this amazing vintage bag (remember a few wish lists ago i had several of these bags? well, i found this baby for $2 and the proceeds from everything in that shop went to the spca! double win!) and two beautiful stones. one stone is bismuth, which i learned about shortly before the festival, and the other is dolomite which i've been wanting for quite some time!
our first order of business was breakfast. because of the rain the last time we went, i think there were maybe only three people in front of us in line for pancakes. on saturday, we had over an hour wait to even get up there and place our pancake order! madness! so, being the health-conscious adults we are, we had funnel cake and fried oreos for breakfast! the oreos were so good because they got all hot and melted and gooey! at about 2:00 or a little later, we finally got in to eat pancakes and met a nice older couple who live about 1.5 hours from us (and i think they were the highlight of lunch). also, just look at my hair to get an idea of how bad the wind was! AAAAHHHHHHH!
so how was your weekend? did you anything exciting?
what a cute weekend! you look so nice! i love your dolomite. what kind of place did you get it at?
ReplyDeletemy weekend was good. we got some breakfast on saturday, went to a silly movie matinee & did some couch shopping.
seriously i cannont focus on anything except "fried oreo".
ReplyDeleteoreos are my favourite thing in the world. i am officially drooling.
You're my hero...funnel cake & fried oreo. Yup. "Marry me!" <- said in Maeby's voice from Arrested Development...lol!
ReplyDeleteaw, thanks, erin! there was a vendor at the festival that mostly had gem stone jewelry, but they also had a small amount of raw stones. i kind of wanted it all!
ReplyDeleteCute photos!!! And that oreo looks heavenly!!
ReplyDeleteI love these new stones! And I wish that I could go to a maple syrup festival. We made homemade doughnuts this weekend and I ate so many that I felt sick for most of Sunday. I'm still not sure it was worth it. Perhaps that bismuth stone would've given me the power I needed to get through that much deep fried pastry. :)
ReplyDeletei would like to visit virginia and eat fried oreos with you!
ReplyDeleteaww that's an awesome weekend. i love that photo of you and chris..so sweet. i just ate dinner ready for dessert and you got me craving fried oreos hardcore! haha. also those stones you got are amazing seriously.
ReplyDeleteoh how i miss VA!!!
ReplyDeleteFried Oreos = ALMOST as good as your double win! ;) i LOOOVE that stuff! every year back home in Wichita Falls we had a summer festival that i looked forward to JUST FOR THE FRIED OREOS! ha
there's a greasy spoon near our house here in el paso who's sign says "fried oreos"-- i've been putting it off for too long (thanks to my growing waistline) but after seeing this delicious photo, i think that will be our friday date night :)
LOVING the stones and can't wait to see what you make with those beauties.
this weekend i had some much needed girl time at a winery-- bliss though one too many for me ;)
xoxoxo girl fiance!!! (though i do love that photo of you and husband!)
Looks like an adorable time!! :) Ymmmm...fried oreo. Fried is actually the method I prefer for my veggies to be prepared..ha ha! ;) Hearts, Janna Lynn
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun! I went to a drag pageant. haha
ReplyDeleteThose stones are making my eyes go all swirly. Whaaaaa?!
ReplyDeleteFried Oreos sound like one of God's greatest contributions to humanity. Yup. Right up there with underwire.
Awesome! Such beautiful pictures, as usual! My weekend was fabulous, thanks for asking! Your weekends are so eventful! :)
ReplyDelete~Eve S. D'ropper (contest at my blog! Check it out! http://wordsfromthehallway.blogspot.com/2011/03/200th-post.html)
sounds like such a fun day miss danielle! that dolomite is GORGEOUS, i wish there was a place somewhere near here i could find unique and pretty stones like that. there's another stone that's white and has the same sort of look/texture as dolomite that i love as well.
ReplyDeleteand you &&chriss' breakfast? AWESOME. i've always wanted to try fried oreos, they look and sound so yummy. i've made chocolate covered oreos at home and love them, so i'll have to try making them fried soon!
and funnel cake? LOVE.