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Gobble, Gobble

Posted by Will on November 25, 2010

We here at Bram Fam central have plenty to be thankful, always. We keep it real simple. Grace, family, friends, laughter, tall tales, and a good, heated game of Scattergories.

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Feeling at Home and Going Home

Posted by brittanydyan on August 14, 2010

As of the beginning of August, Will and I have lived in the Beltway area for 3 years. And, we’ve lived in three different places. We spent our first two years in our sky box near downtown–a great apartment in a not-so-great building. We were priced out and needed to move after two years, and we had the opportunity to rent a colleague’s home in Greenbelt Maryland (about 10 minutes outside of DC and 5 minutes from College Park). Greenbelt wasn’t for us, so we’re moved back in DC–but this time in Parkview Neighborhood. Will and I enjoyed reminiscing about our time here last night–really the past three years also closely align with our first three years of marriage. We’ve been blessed in our work/school, God has provided a smorgasbord of friendships, and a community of believers at GraceDC. Thanks God!

What a side bar. The above paragraph is nice, but not really what I set out to write. As August marks our moving-away-anniversary, it’s become somewhat of a tradition for me to go “back home” to Georgia some time during the month. And last week, that’s what I did. I spent nearly a week in the Atlanta metro area, visiting family, friends, and my favorite restaurants.

Family: I crave the time I get to spend with my parents that doesn’t involve a telephone. The parents took some days off, so we could share some extra time together. And, the ominous threat of a jury duty assignment for mom did not interfere one bit. Mom and I also took a drive to visit Will’s family in Thomaston for an afternoon. And, finally we spent a bit of time with G&G where Grandma used her magical powers to claim that I will be having a boy because I am carrying baby weight “all in the front”. We shall see Grandma.

Friends: Well the impetus for coming home in the first place was the baby shower that Melissa, Deena, and I planned for Heather. Sweetly, these girls also met me for dinner after Melissa retrieved me from the Atlanta airport. I was also able to see Grace in all of her teacher glory, and sneak some time with Monica and Erin after church.

Restaurants: My parents and I drove to Athens to dine at the Grit. I enjoyed a scrumptious Publix sub, which I’ve been craving. There were some fries had a Steak n Shake. I ate at Panera for the first time in forever. And, apart from restaurants, Mom made some yummy dinners:)

Enjoy some pictures from the baby shower and the Grit. (It’s clear from the quality of these photos that Will is NOT the photographer…my apologies).

Elephant cake.

Heather opening the gift from Mom and me. Loving the little hat.

The lovely ladies of apartment 728.

Angelic Dad with his Mondo Burrito at the Grit. He cleaned his plate.

Mom with her Pasta Fagioli.

My beautiful House Salad with sauteed tofu cubes. I’ll see you in October, Grit!

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Row to Hoe

Posted by brittanydyan on April 18, 2010

As a couple of self-proclaimed introverts, we really love weekends with no plans where we stay home and regroup. At the same time, we do like to stay busy and we do enjoy all the time we spend with friends, but a weekend with nothing going on provides us with the chance to get some much needed stuff done and then, do what we want. This weekend had no plans to speak of, so that meant working in the yard (boo) and going on a date (woo!).

I hate working in the yard, and I think I can speak for Will and say that he’s not so much into it either. Of course we didn’t know this until we’d moved to Greenbelt and had to take care of a big yard. In sum, we’re really bad at it, and city life may be the route for us. Saturday was really the first day we’d cared for the yard since last autumn. There were lots of sticks to pick up from snow/rain damage…tall grass to cut…and overgrown bushes to trim. We spent an hour outside (about as much as either of us could tolerate with sniffling noses), and things began looking a lot better. Cutting the grass goes a long way.

Saturday night we headed to a restaurant in Foggy Bottom, which we’d heard good things about, but which we hadn’t yet visited. Founding Farmers practices sustainability when possible (not quite sure what that all encompasses), and they are actually owned by groups of farmers. We waited for nearly an hour and a half (it’s a popular place) and were finally seated at a nicely private table for two. The decor is a little bit industrial, a little bit country, and a little bit chic–go there, and you’ll know what we mean. We started with their homemade bread and a trio of dipping sauces (all yummy, especially the pimento cheese). I ordered a freshly made ginger ale, which was so light, sweet and yes, gingery.

While we probably could have been satisfied with our drinks and delicious bread, our entrees did not disappoint. Will ordered fried chicken & waffles served with mac and cheese and kale. I tasted the macaroni and it’s the best I’ve ever encountered. My burger, formed with nuts, beans, and veggies was also excellent if you’re a veggie burger fan. The desserts at the table next to us looked massive and indulgent, but we were too full to go there.

Here are some pics from the weekend taken by Will.