My my January, you were a saucy one. It was nearly non-stop excitement in Bad Sentences land the past 31 days, and February isn’t looking to slow down any either.
As fast as the month seemed to pass by, New Year’s Day seems like ages ago. It was a relaxing start to the year with no resolutioning involved, as you can see below.

Massive breakfast burrito at Tortilla Coast
We walked to brunch at Tortilla Coast (a great brunch deal for those in the area) and then watched Tom’s Ohio State Buckeyes win their bowl game against Notre Dame.
The next day, we worked our only shift at the winery for the month. Ashton slacked off a bit and spent the majority of the day in his bed while Tom and I worked. Good thing he’s cute.

Then it was back to work and a busy week that was relatively uneventful on the fun spectrum, anyway. The weekend solved that, though, with an epic wine dinner at Maggie Malick Wine Caves.


Left to right: seafood crepe, roasted duck breast with succotash, classic steak and potatoes
Everything was excellent, and made even better by the fact that I had some excellent dining companions.

Behind Ashton is Harley the cat. They’re about the same size.
We had a great time at the dinner. The winery staff expanded a lot while we were in Brazil and it was nice to get to know some of the folks who were hired while we were gone. Maggie’s operation is really taking off and I’m so happy for them.
The next day we had a rare spell of mild weather, and took to the streets to walk off some of our sluggishness from the previous night.

The next week was another busy one, with a fun dinner at Rose’s Luxury and then our trip to Fredericksburg for the weekend.
I worked from home even more than usual in January due to a minor illness, holidays and the snow. One day when I did manage to make it in I found this lively scene waiting for me.



But really, I had a lovely birthday and enjoyed hearing from friends and family near and far on the big day.
As soon as the birthday was in the bag, it was time to start panicking about Winter Storm Jonas.


Saturday, another Kish had a birthday that needed to be properly celebrated.


Yesterday, I wrapped up an amazing month with an epic girl’s day that started with tea at Lady Camellia in Georgetown.




After tea we went shopping in Georgetown for a few hours and later on had dinner at Casa Luca (more on that soon) and then went to see Glass Menagerie at Ford’s Theatre.
It was my first time seeing a play at the gorgeous, iconic theatre and I loved every minute of it. I wish I’d been able to snap a few photos, but we were running behind and of course no phones allowed during the show. I hope to go back and see more productions there – the sound quality in the room was incredible.
We were all completely worn out by the end of the day, but it was a perfect way to send off another successful month. I’ve been worried about things back home, so it was nice to get out for a while because I tend to dwell on my worries a bit too much at times. My grandma, one of my sweetest people on the planet, has been having a difficult time with her health. It’s so hard to be away from home during times like these, but my heart is always there with the people I love. I’m hoping to make a trip out there in the next couple of months to give everyone a good squeeze.
Here’s to a happy and healthy February!
And please, feel free to share your January with me in the comments. This is a two-sided conversation, always!
Ford’s theater really is amazing! Also, please don’t tell me 30 is old…I turn 29 this year and don’t want to dread the next!
It’s not old at all, I swear! I think people just like to try to scare us into thinking it’s worse than it is 😉
Such a fun month for you guys, I love that the winery is doing so well and you are able to watch them grow with little doog by your sides! Also this made me want to go have a fancy tea party, but instead, I’ll make a cup and sip it at my desk and think of you fondly. xoxo