My MD Visit

A couple of weekends ago, Wes' mom, brother, and brother's girlfriend came down to VA for some weekend shenanigans with the twins (post to come) while I traveled to MD with Pax to spend a couple of nights at my mom's new place. It was exactly what I needed. I hadn't seen my mom since the beginning of August and it was definitely nice to have some time alone with Pax (without G & V pushing and pulling and screaming and whining in the background).

It's about a 3.5 hour drive (with mild traffic) and I only had to stop once in Tyson's Corner to feed Paxton. My mom and her fiance, Max, recently moved into a brand-spanking-new luxury apartment complex. And let me tell you, it is gorgeous and absolutely fabulous.

Here are a few awesome things about their new place:

1. The hallways are ridiculously wide.

2. There's a gorgeous glass rock electric fireplace in the "lobby" of the complex.

3. All of the fixtures, lighting, and furniture in the

common areas are to-die-for. I was totally in love with it all. 

The interior designer spared no expense.

This couch was very long. And beautiful.

This chair is so sick. You can't really tell by the photo,
but it's a faux alligator skin that's super shiny. It's so flashy. I love it.

I just love a tufted couch. Heart it.

4. There are a lot of amenities like a bar where

specialty coffees and fruit is served in the morning,

a game room with a pool table and foosball table, 

 a test kitchen that you can reserve and host a cooking class, dinner party, or catered event,

 and a movie theater, library, conference room, fully equipped gym (with an awesome playroom for the kiddos), a huge outdoor pool, and then another club house with second set of all of the stuff I just mentioned. It's actually quite incredible.

My mom's apartment is two doors down from the gym (awesomesauce!), has two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a fully updated kitchen, and a large balcony overlooking the outdoor pool (it's like they live at a resort). 

Max's mom actually painted three of the paintings in their apartment. They are vivid and vibrant.

Here's another one. Love it.

While I was in MD, I went to my friend Stephanie's house to help her paint a dresser for her nursery (post to come). The rest of my time in MD was spent with my mom and Max. Paxton was so well-behaved. He barely slept during the day on Saturday or Sunday, but he wasn't crabby and he slept well at night, so it was all good. 

It was a fun time, but it was way too short. See you again soon, Mama!