Starr Struck
  • HOME
  • BLOG
  • ABOUT
    • About Me
    • FAQs
    • Press
  • ART + DESIGN
    • Design Studio
    • Art Studio
  • YOGA
    • Class Schedule
    • Audio Yoga Classes
    • eBook for Yoga Teachers
    • Playlists
  • CONSULTING
  • SHOP
  • PODCASTS
    • Starr Struck Radio
    • Built on Cape Cod
  • CONTACT

Snapshots from a DC Weekend

10/22/2012

 
Picture
Vegetable garden at The White House.
If I didn't already realize it, this past weekend really hit home the notion that I'm back from all of my travels and wedding events, and that normal life has resumed. I spent much of it catching up on work, catching up on sleep/trying to shake my latest sinus infection, and doing a couple of DC activities with friends--and although it was quite a blur, it felt nice to be back to a somewhat typical routine/existence. 

On Saturday, we went on a White House Garden Tour, courtesy of the same friend who took us on our first White House tour a couple of months ago.  I was in love with Michelle's vegetable garden (pic above), but also thought it was really cool to be standing on the lawn where all of the helicopters land and all of the foreign dignitaires enter the premises. Every once in a while it's really wonderful to do something totally DC-ish (or insert your city name here), as it reminds you of some of the special aspects of where you live and allows you to learn something new about your city...
Picture
Standing in front of the "landing pad," facing the White House (with my new husband!)
Picture
These old magnolia trees are dead and held up by metal cables so that they can remain without being a danger to those around them.
Picture
Another beautiful garden...
On Friday evening, we had some friends over to our apartment for dinner and pumpkin carving. Believe it or not, they were our first dinner guests EVER in this apartment (and it was so fun! We must do this more often!). Ben cooked while I "entertained" (aka watched videos from our wedding on our friend's computer--they took a bunch and it was so fun to see them!), and then after dinner, we got out the pumpkin supplies. We'd decided previously that we could only create CrossFit-themed pumpkins (these are dear friends from CrossFit), so our carvings took an interesting turn once we got started...
Picture
Our original pumpkin design...the CrossFit DC logo.
Picture
Everyone hard at work.
Picture
The final products...a "DC Weightlifting" Club pumpkin, and a "CFDC" pumpkin.
After we were done with our first set of pumpkins I said, "now lets make some yoga-themed pumpkins!!" but everyone seemed to be done carving for the night :(  So, we moved on to an even more exciting activity, harvesting and toasting the pumpkin seeds. First we separated the seeds from the rest of the innards, then we washed them, coated them in olive oil, spread them out on a cookie sheet, and cooked them for about 20 minutes at 300 degrees. 
Picture
Picture
Add some salt and voila! An instant healthy snack (lots of protein!).
Delicious! If you haven't already done something pumpkin-related this month, I highly recommend it, as it really does put you in a fall sort of mood. If you're not into carving pumpkins, you could bake a pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread/muffins, or pumpkin pancakes, you could go to a pumpkin farm to pick out a pumpkin, or to a Corn Maze (which I hear is really fun!?), OR, you could paint some pumpkins, which can also be really pretty. See? So many ways to enjoy a pumpkin this month :)

I hope your weekend was also full of special moments. Here's to an equally-enjoyable week for us all!

Namaste,
Mary Catherine

Megan @ Restoring the Roost link
10/22/2012 11:48:48 am

Hi Mary Catherine! BJ and I very much enjoyed your wedding festivities-everything was so beautiful! Congrats to you and Ben! Nice to know I have another blogger friend out there :)


Comments are closed.
    Picture
    Picture

    HELLO!

    I'm Mary Catherine, a Cape Cod-based yoga teacher, painter, designer, writer, mom, and list-maker extraordinaire. My goal is to inspire you to start living a more creative, simple, joyful, + purposeful life. 
    {Learn more + read my story}
    Picture


    FOLLOW


    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    NEW READER?

    START HERE
    Picture

    HOW TO EARN A LIVING TEACHING YOGA eBOOK


    Picture
    Picture

    THE PODCAST


    Picture
    Picture

    REGULAR COLUMNS


    Audio Yoga Classes
    L​ove This! 
    Mat Matters
    ​
    Motherhood Monthly
    Reading Lists {Seasonal}
    Simple Joys of the Week 
    ​
    Simply Sugarless
    Starr Struck Radio
    Picture

    RECEIVE VIA EMAIL

    NEWSLETTER
    BLOG POSTS
    Picture

    RECENT INSTAS


    Picture

    VISIT MY ETSY SHOP


    Picture

    TOPICS



    A Dress a Day
    Art 
    Blogging
    Book Recommendations
    Clean Creations
    Creativity + DIY
    Etsy Collections
    From the Archives​
    Healthy Lifestyle
    ​Home Improvement
    Life Lessons
    ​Logo Design
    Malebox
    ​
    Motherhood
    Music
    Paintings + Process
    ​Parenting
    Personal Essays
    ​Pregnancy
    Recipes
    Relationships
    Sayde Sundays
    Self-Employment
    Slowing Down
    Snapshots
    Teaching Yoga
    Weddings
    Yoga
    Picture

    JOIN ME


    Retreats
    Workshops
    Podcasts
    eBook
    Consult
    Yoga Videos
    Yoga Class Schedule

WANT MORE STARR STRUCK? Sign up to receive my monthly newsletter + receive a *free* download of my eBook Out of My Mind: Six Years of Starr Struck {A Collection of my favorite blog posts from over the years}:


DISCLOSURE

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. From time to time, I accept compensation for sponsored posts and campaigns. However, any sponsored content will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored. Even though I receive compensation for sponsored posts, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. 

I am also a  participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
  • HOME
  • BLOG
  • ABOUT
    • About Me
    • FAQs
    • Press
  • ART + DESIGN
    • Design Studio
    • Art Studio
  • YOGA
    • Class Schedule
    • Audio Yoga Classes
    • eBook for Yoga Teachers
    • Playlists
  • CONSULTING
  • SHOP
  • PODCASTS
    • Starr Struck Radio
    • Built on Cape Cod
  • CONTACT