In addition to my friend A being an attorney extraordinaire, she is also a former professional horse rider. Even though I have known her for over seven years, this was the first time I have actually seen her compete and I was impressed!
After the horse show in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, we drove back to A's place and headed out to Georgetown for some dinner. We decided to head to Bodega for Spanish tapas. We sat out on the patio and indulged in delicious mojitos and sangria, which helped us cool down from the heat. It was too dark for photos but the food was really divine, especially the marinated house olives and Basque peppers, Catalonian tomato bread with Manchego cheese, and the seared diver scallops with sauteed fava beans.
On Sunday, A organized a wine bus tour in Maryland with some of her co-workers. We had a great time at the Swing'n Blues Wine Festival at Linganore Winecellars at Berrywine Plantations. We tasted a lot of different types of wine but most were way too sweet for me!
But we did manage to find some shade to drink a few bottles of wine and enjoy the new hats we purchased, along with some fried oysters!
Then we were onto Black Ankle Vineyards, which I absolutely fell in love with.
They have about 22 acres of grapes and they have a strong focus on local and sustainable wines. Their tasting room was really incredible and made with the vineyard's hay and compressed grape vines. Cool, right?
I liked the wine here a lot better, especially their 2007 Leaf Stone Syrah. I was severely tempted to buy a bottle but decided against it to avoid having to check my luggage on the way home.
After a long bus ride back to D.C., A and I headed back to Georgetown to have dinner at Pizzeria Paradiso with another friend. They had an extensive beer selection but after a long day of wine, heat and sun - all I wanted was some water and some pizza. Their slogan is "Eat Your Pizza" and they didn't have to ask me twice! The three of us split the Insalata Italiana, which had mixed greens with marinated artichokes, white beans, sundried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese. And I had the Quattro Formaggi pizza, which had Pecorino, Fontina, Gorgonzola and Mozzarella (with parsley and garlic). And those leftover slices also made a great breakfast at the airport this morning!
All in all, it was a fantastic weekend and I was glad to see one of my best friends. I can't wait to head home today to get a good night's sleep and I am looking forward to another one of my pals coming to visit this weekend!
How was your weekend?
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