Last week, I stopped by the Old Town Boutique District Warehouse Sale at the George Washington Masonic Memorial with my mother and sister. It was SUPER CROWDED but the whole experience was worth it for this piece alone. Say hello to my slightly new Marc Jacobs Wallet from Mint Condition Consignment. Original Price: $295 Sale [...]
The DC area’s hottest fashion SHOW and high-end bargain trunk SALE returns to Crystal City this February 7th to February 11th, 2012. Crystal Couture – Show & Sale brings over 40 of the metropolitan area’s most stylish boutiques and designers all under one roof. The one-stop shopping experience lets guests browse discounted offerings on the [...]
The last time I was quoted in the newspaper, I was being interviewed by the Centre View (Centreville’s finest publication) for being a part of a test group of kids who were trying out new healthy lunch options for Fairfax County Public Schools. Remember those awesome teriyaki chicken nugget lunches? You can thank me for [...]
Feeling a bit saucy, Rob and I decided to go to a salsa bar for our random Thursday night date. From the mild tomatillo to the hot-and-spicy chiltomate, these condiments did not disappoint! To cool ourselves from the muy caliente salsa, we helped ourselves to their open bar featuring old-fashioned cane sugar soda from Boylans. [...]
I am temporarily working in DC for the month while my office goes through an extensive renovation. My new workspace is located approximately two blocks from Rob’s office which means our new routine includes: – Seeing who can wake up first to hog up our one person bathroom – Driving to work together – Eating [...]
I recently featured Chef Frank and his Korean taco team on my post about budding underground food scene. I am pleased to announce that Bulgogo will be dishing up their delicious bulgogi tacos and other good eats at the Chinese New Year Festival this Saturday at Luther Jackson Middle School from 9:30 am to 5:30 [...]
Festival of Lights – Growing up in Centreville, my family always made it a point to pile up in the car and check out the annual lights extravaganza at Bull Run Regional Park. After the light show, you can stop at the Festival of Lights Holiday Village and try your hand at some old timey [...]
Even though my blog has turned into a food/fashion hybrid as of lately — my original intention in creating Suburbanette was to share all of the interesting, fun, and low cost entertainment opportunities in our fair city. To celebrate the upcoming holiday season (and to help you dudes and dudettes come up with some amazing, [...]
Over the weekend, my friend Andy set up a day trip with a few friends to help sort presents at the Salvation Army. It was so much fun. Not even in the “this is kind of boring but I feel good giving back to the community fun” but actual fun-fun! Let me count the ways: [...]
If you can’t tell by my blog posts, I am a huge fan of Trader Joes! That is why I was absolutely overjoyed to get the official word that TODAY, November 18th* marks the grand opening of their Clarendon location! In celebration of their opening, here is a list of my top five Trader Joe [...]
