Steph bday goodness (Crabhouse & Coldstone) || AP & AWB

[skreidle]

Gorgeous day, so the motorcycle came out from under cover for the first time in, oh, a week or so. Rode up to Springfield Mall for birthday shopping for Steph, where I managed to find a nice pewter pocket mirror with a Celtic design, as well as an amusing book titled Feng Sh*t: The Art of Domestic Disorder.

Met family at the Crabhouse in Fair Lakes, had all manner of tasty food--starting with fresh-baked bread, chowder chock full of clam plus bacon, and an assortment of appetizer, and continuing with their cold seafood bar (several kinds of crab, oysters, crayfish, seafood salads, regular salad, etc.)--and plenty of innuendo, since my end of the table featured Shauna, Jen, and Matt. ;D Incidentally: Rock crab, though quite impressive to look at and rather sizable--not so flavorful.

After dinner we headed back to Manassas, meeting again at the Coldstone Creamery. Now, I'd heard rave reviews of the chain before, but I'd never made it to one--and it deserves all the praise it's gotten. Freshly-made ice cream, mixed into one of dozens of tasty concoctions (or mixed to order) on a stone slab right in front of you.. awesome. More excellent ice cream than any of us could eat, for $2-$4. (So, we got lids and took the rest to the freezer at home. :] )

Hung out at my parents' for a while, delivered birthday goodness, played with kitten, headed home around 22. Now, very tired.

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Via visgoth: AP clearly shows their bias on the AWB sunset. CNN does likewise. (And according to CNN, it's the minority's fault that the majority doesn't get out and vote. Must be pinning 'em down with assault weapons, I suppose.)

Comments

[idoru.livejournal.com]

yeah, for 8 of us at Coldstone the tab was around $30.. and i think yours, steph's, jen's, dad's, and matt's were all specialty mixes. not shabby.

[liandriel.livejournal.com]

Bobby manages a Marble Slab Creamery -- same idea. It is SO! GOOD! And the presentation rocks. :)

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

You live right down the street! I have to drive rather a ways to find one--Fair Oaks, Alexandria, Vienna..

[absolutliz.livejournal.com]

We have a coldstone in leesburg - LOVE IT! (especially the cake batter flavor with bananas, toasted almonds, and caramel) But there's always too much ice cream!

[idoru.livejournal.com]

yeah, i will usually get the "like it" size, which is just about right [but still sometimes too much], but sometimes i will be like 'man, i want me some serious ice cream and get the "love it" [good lord, not the "want some more of it"] -- but it is ALWAYS TOO MUCH and takes approximately ten years to finish.

and it's pretty much too good to throw out.. SUCH A DILEMMA.