What a grand weekend I had with my Mom! She arrived in the early evening on Friday and we went straight to Wegmans- a most beautiful grocery store where the bakery section makes me joyful with its selection! We bought some items for the various weekend meals and headed back to my apartment. We didn't stay up too late, but went to bed to 
rest for the fun weekend ahead. Saturday morning we got up and headed out to Leesburg for our first day of adventures. Wow, the weather was hot! But we trekked along anyways, stopping at various thrift shops and antique stores. We had lunch at the Leesburg Restaurant- yummy and refreshing lemonade!- and then headed to Four Shabby Chicks, which is a store Mom had read about and wanted to visit. She didn't come home with any prizes, but I got these really awesome glasses that I absolutely love. The flowers are great and I love the colors! We then headed back to Fairfax to visit the Quilt Patch, where we got some pretty- though some of them slightly unusual when put together- fabrics and then moved on to Yesterdays Rose- the thrift shop I make regular trips to. We both found some items at the thrift store and then headed back to the apartment, first stopping for a few items for dinner. We had some Boursin on French baguettes for a starter, and while Mom made fresh amaretto sours, I chopped up veggies for buffalo chicken salads. The whole meal was delicious and I can't wait to make amaretto sours like that again! Very yummy! 
On Sunday morning, we spent some time looking at photo albums and then finally decided to go out. We ended up at Target- not as unique a stop as the ones on Saturday, but we both got some new shoes and I got a great new dress. Afterwards we came back to the apartment for afternoon tea. I had been planning this since I found out Mom was coming and it turned out beautifully! I had picked out tea cups and saucers, a
s well as plates and a beautiful tea pot, and they all came together wonderfully with some new placemats I also purchased for the occasion. It was a beautiful set up, and I'm quite proud to say that all of the items I mentioned, except the tea pot, were bought at Yesterdays Rose- such a bargain for such a beautiful table! We graced the plates with 
cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, scones with double devon cream and strawberry jam, and in the tea cups, delicious English breakfast tea. We had a similar afternoon tea on UK Mothers Day at an actual tea room, but it was lots of fun to set up the table ourselves and enjoy it in the comfort of my apartment. I hope that we can do it again, though next time it may not just be tea for two!
rest for the fun weekend ahead. Saturday morning we got up and headed out to Leesburg for our first day of adventures. Wow, the weather was hot! But we trekked along anyways, stopping at various thrift shops and antique stores. We had lunch at the Leesburg Restaurant- yummy and refreshing lemonade!- and then headed to Four Shabby Chicks, which is a store Mom had read about and wanted to visit. She didn't come home with any prizes, but I got these really awesome glasses that I absolutely love. The flowers are great and I love the colors! We then headed back to Fairfax to visit the Quilt Patch, where we got some pretty- though some of them slightly unusual when put together- fabrics and then moved on to Yesterdays Rose- the thrift shop I make regular trips to. We both found some items at the thrift store and then headed back to the apartment, first stopping for a few items for dinner. We had some Boursin on French baguettes for a starter, and while Mom made fresh amaretto sours, I chopped up veggies for buffalo chicken salads. The whole meal was delicious and I can't wait to make amaretto sours like that again! Very yummy! 
On Sunday morning, we spent some time looking at photo albums and then finally decided to go out. We ended up at Target- not as unique a stop as the ones on Saturday, but we both got some new shoes and I got a great new dress. Afterwards we came back to the apartment for afternoon tea. I had been planning this since I found out Mom was coming and it turned out beautifully! I had picked out tea cups and saucers, a
s well as plates and a beautiful tea pot, and they all came together wonderfully with some new placemats I also purchased for the occasion. It was a beautiful set up, and I'm quite proud to say that all of the items I mentioned, except the tea pot, were bought at Yesterdays Rose- such a bargain for such a beautiful table! We graced the plates with 
cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, scones with double devon cream and strawberry jam, and in the tea cups, delicious English breakfast tea. We had a similar afternoon tea on UK Mothers Day at an actual tea room, but it was lots of fun to set up the table ourselves and enjoy it in the comfort of my apartment. I hope that we can do it again, though next time it may not just be tea for two! 
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