instagram happiness #1.

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had fabulous weekends :) I loved seeing your back to school best on Friday--get very excited for a another fun theme for this week! Keep your eyes peeled for the email tomorrow...and if you want on the "heads up" list, email me! 

Today, I'm linking up with the lovely Ashley from a {little} dash of ash for her new weekly instagram party!She started the fun last week--and this is my first week to join in...and seriously, I'm now addicted

to instagram. {you can find me at amv529!} Here are a few shots from our weekend...

On Friday, the mailwoman left a wonderful surprise in my mailbox--the stamps for rendez-vous: new england. If you're attending, get excited--and if you're not, jump on board! Registration ends Friday.

Then, Mr. Pinky {yes, we had a little gender identity crisis a few weeks ago--so now we have two misters...} made it very clear just how much he wanted food before we left for the night. 

{cv} called on Friday afternoon to propose we head to the Washington County Fair. If you saw this post,  you'll know that he hit the jackpot with that suggestion. We sampled all the finest fair food {read: corn dogs, kettle corn, and even fried Oreos!}, rode a few rides, and even spotted a eggplant mustache. Oh, yes...Indiana felt much closer to Rhode Island after a few hours at the fair, helped by the pigs, cows, and tractors ;) All in all, we loved it--but I do have to say that Midwest fairs reign supreme...

En route back to Providence, we made a pit stop in Kingston, Rhode Island to experience Mews Tavern. {km} first mentioned Mews--and when {cv} heard they had 69 beers on tap, he had to see it with his own eyes. Suffice it to say, we'll be back...

Saturday was super low-key. We got some stuff done around the apartment, though it seems all of it will never really get done. {Anyone else get that feeling?!} {cv} and I got a run in on Saturday--not evidenced in the photos--so I thought it was fair to treat myself to some Tate's. My favorites are the all whole wheat dark chocolate, so they're not too bad, right? We grabbed a few other things at the grocery store so we could make a yummy dinner. On the menu? a citrus ginger roasted chicken with some asparagus, finished off with an easy key lime pie. It was delish. I'm lucky to have {cv}, who enjoys his time in the kitchen!

Sunday was equally relaxing, but we did manage to get a bit done. Sadly, we missed church--but for a good reason: I had to say good-bye to my friend {ds}, who is headed back to school this fall. It was the only time our schedules jived, so I had to make it happen! After our coffee date, I headed back home and  managed to frame a bunch of prints, which had been on my to-do list for months. Three loads of laundry and plenty of email later, it was finally time for dinner at Geppetto's on Federal Hill. We've come to love their grilled pizzas--I tried a new one this time with shrimp and pesto. YUM. The summer is the best on the Hill because you can see great acts in De Pasquale Square--like this Frank Sinatra impersonator, singing some of Frankie's best. We capped off the night at Julian's, one of our favorite neighborhood haunts.

Phew. It sounds like a more hustle and bustle weekend now that I read the run-down, but it really was relaxing. I love the time with {cv}, especially after a crazy few weeks summer of traveling. 

What fun did your weekend hold?

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Have a happy Monday--and be sure to see some more instagram fun over at a {little} dash of ash!

xoxo {av}