[The taste of summer: a spinach and berry salad, taken May 2012.]

My lovely friends Jenna, Melissa, and Whitney are just an hour away, and when they get here, we are going to have this amazing weekend that we have been planning for months! We'll be at the lake until Sunday, and then we're swinging by Para in Charlottesville for some of those pistachio milk lattes that I can't stop talking about on our way to Blogger Blitz DC!

Lots of cocktails, good food, pool and lake time are on the itinerary, as well as a tour around all my favorite Roanoke spots. I feel like they're all some college boyfriend coming to meet my family for the first time--I'm so excited to introduce them to everyone and show them around!

Talk to you later! Anyone else going to be at Blogger Blitz on Sunday?

When it comes to blogging, there's nothing more cool, fulfilling, and fun than getting to know people out there with whom you connect immediately. I  feel as though I have just always been friends with Whitney, Erica, Jackie, and Melissa. So obviously I met up with them for brunch while I was in DC yesterday and we drank a whole lot of champagne together.

Missing you girls already. Your friendship is worth the hangover.

Yesterday, Rob and I drove the two and a half hours to DC and met up with my cousin, Brendan for a late lunch at Busboys & Poets, which is this cool restaurant/bookstore. I left my camera in my bag while I scarfed down an amazing salad with steak and asparagus on it, so unfortunately you don't get to see any pretty pictures of food or bookshelves.

Then I put on a dress and some heels and headed to Urbana to meet all the lovely ladies at Blogger Blitz DC! I had so much fun finally meeting sweet blog friends like Sarah and AV in person, and then I got to make new friends with wonderful bloggers like Jenna and Melissa.

Last three pictures are all courtesy of Jenna at The Paleo Project. 

Thanks, AV for planning such a lovely event! 

I can't wait for the next one.