Summer started with a really slow run for me.
But I went to an Orioles game that night.
It was a work sponsored event.
Some of my co-workers.
Dinner at Frisco.
Out with Molly on a Sunday in Virginia doing some brewery hopping. First stop is Aslin Beer Company.
This one wasn’t bad, but you weren’t allowed to drink at the brewery.
At Lake Anne Brew House, however, you could.
I love trying the sampler.
Check it out if you’re in Reston.
From there we headed to Crooked Run Brewing.
Nice, but wereally disliked the other customers.
Last stop, Caboose brewing.
This was a really fun place…
With great beer.
Shadow kiss.
Before…
After.
Dinner at Xitomate. Riley is allowed to join at outdoor dinning venues.
Snacks at Tortino’s in DC.
Molly and I went to a Mystics game one evening. They won!!
Singlecut beerporn.
Grand opening at Hysteria Brewing Company.
Doing a little beer smapling in my basement.
A fox was wondering through my backyard.
The fourth of July, and we’re waiting for the fireworks in Columbia, MD.
We love fireworks.
I’ve always wanted a covered area on the deck, and Molly talked me into buying one.
Mitch and Peter came over to help set it up. I think it turned out great.
Shirts I bought for Peter and me.
It does a great job of keeping the bugs out.
My parents stopped by one night and played some games with us.
We used the deck EVERY day after putting up the enclosure.
Still running slow, but that’s summer running.
But it was a fun run with the Bagel Bin crew.
Saturday morning vinyl.
Time to change my brakes.
My brother helped…
But I did most of the work.
Brakes done, beer time.
This turtle has been showing up in my backyard since at least 2011, maybe even longer. I can tell by the markings it’s the same one. Search the site for turtle.
Dinner on the deck.
Not paying attention while cleaning a VERY sharp knife led to a trip to urgent care.
He loves it when I work from home.
The fan for the enclosure arrived.
It does a great job of cooling things down.
Beerporn.
Beerporn.
Check out my vanity plates for the Escape.
Riley also loves sitting on the deck.
You can just make out the humming bird on the other side of the screen.
JD’s fridge. Isn’t it great?
We eneded up drinking a few.
Molly’s sister, Nina, was in town, and we met her at the airport.
The 1000th Bagel Run.
A lot of people showed up for the run.
And I’m still running slow.
Hi everyone!!!!
Saturday morning vinyl.
Linear feet of vinyl.
The bedroom furniture I was buying.
Kelli took the bedroom furniture (it was her’s from before we were married) so I had to replace it.
Crazy hair.
1000th beer time….
I went with the Sang Rouge…
And shared with everyone who came out to celebrate with me.
Oh yeah!!!! I now get a permanent 10% discount in the bar.
What it looks like when you have no place to put your clothing.
Waiting on Kelli to pick up her furniture.
Funny when you’re on the picture promoting a race.
Some beer sampling in DC with Molly.
Check out the bike I bought from a street vendor in DC. I can use it when I’m staying with Molly, and we started right away!!!
We rode all over DC checking out the monuments and sights…
Then we headed to Bardo…
And enjoyed a few beers…
After leaving there…
We got some more beers.
If you go to Bluejacket, get the pickle plate and the tater tots.
Cheers!!!
On the way home we stopped by a place Molly used to live.
What a great ride!!!
This is the route we took.
The next day we headed to Jack Rose in DC for the Rickey Contest…
We got there early to get a head start on sampling the cocktails.
Check out the great hair!!!!
There were penty of different rickeys to try.
We had a great time at the event.
But seeing it was a nice day outside…
We went for a walk to the nail salon.
I got a pedicure.
And Molly let me pick the colors for her toes.
We then met up with her friend Tony before heading home.
My neighbor decided to cut down a tree that bordered our property. I guess I’m ok with it.
The first piece of the new bedroom furniture!!!
It looks so good!!!
I think I have too many t-shirts.
A yummy treat I made for Molly and me.
I love the squash blossoms at Victoria Gastro Pub.
Capturing the eclipse with my cell phone.
A few at work found other ways to view it.
It was a fun time for everyone.
Check out the shadows through the leaves.
My mother rang the bell that indicates she is cancer free.
A certificate indicating the same.
Beerporn.
Out in Baltimore at Nick’s…
So we got some crabs!!!
Why not some dessert, too?
Saturday morning vinyl.
THe outlets around my deck needed to be fixed, so my father helped out.
Tersiguel’s for a drink while walking around Ellicott City.
They have great food.
New tires on the Escape.
I got to select a beer to go on tap as part of the reward for hitting 1000 beers.
Well that pace is a little better.
Too bad that number isn’t.
A work dinner at a new restaurant.
The beers weren’t too bad.
Getting the last of Kelli’s big furniture out of the house.
JD’s fridge, again.
The dogs love to play when we go over there.
The beers we went through that night.
Finalists for a beer trip contest.
Saturday morning vinyl.
Before the rest of the new furniture arrives, we needed to paint the bedroom.
A bike I bought Molly to keep at the house.
It’s starting to look good.
We moved everything into the hall while we painted.
I love the color!!!!
Riley loves treats.
We did one section a slightly diffferent color for fun.
Before…
After.
We also painted Molly’s office.
Taking a break from painting at White Oak Tavern.
Ravens Roost #4 Happy Hour at La Palapa.
Lots of Roost members came out for the fun.
While Molly was at Krav one morning, I went for a bike ride in DC.
Exercise is a pain in the butt, but it gets easier.
But you gotta do it every day. That’s the hard part.
My mother and father watched Riley for me, and took him to the mall.
I’m not really sure how they got away with this.
Well, that’s the end of Summer, and just in time to put up my plaque!!!!