To celebrate I went to DC to visit my best friend, David, who I hadn't seen since October - note my smile gets about five times bigger in his presence!
We took a very special trip to the newly remodeled Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, home to the National Women's Party. If you know us, you know we are very passionate about the film Iron Jawed Angels and the way it chronicles the women's suffrage movement in the US; being in the actual headquarters for the National Women's Party was nothing short of magical.
Here we are standing between a desk that once belonged to Susan B. Anthony (which she later gifted to Alice Paul, founder of the NWP) and a chair that belonged to Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
That night we had dinner with my dear friend Val at Cafe Green, and the rest of the weekend David kindly humored me by acting like we were twelve year-olds having a slumber party - i.e. - listening to Hanson and "Legally Blonde, The Musical," and making matching BFF bracelets out of powerful stones (rose quartz for love, tiger's eye for courage, etc).
On the way back to Virginia Beach, I stopped in the city with my favorite salad bar - Richmond, VA (also the location where "Iron Jawed Angels" was filmed) to see Chris Pureka and Nicole Reynolds perform. Last month I was able to catch one of Chris' shows in Illinois, and I was tickled to see she was going to be in Virginia so soon after I moved back. Chris is one of my two favorite musicians, and when I tell you I listen to her albums for hours on end I mean that literally. Her lyrics are genius and her music is stunning - please go listen to her if you haven't already.
(Fun tidbit: Last year I went to her show on my birthday so this makes the second year in a row - I hope this tradition continues for years to come!)
My friend Jennifer made me a DELICIOUS dinner and joined me for the concert. The show was wonderful (as always!); Chris, Nicole, and friends were so very kind, and I was more than awake enough to safely make the late-night drive back to Virginia Beach - a perfect end to a wondrous weekend.
