Richmond.

Well, I'm very pleased that it didn't rain on me during my last weekend at the beach. Very symbolic, even, that it started raining while we were driving off the island. Packing away our swimsuits was painful, not knowing when the next time we'll wear them will be...

I sure will miss this summer's weekend getaways. Of course I know there are weekends available throughout the year to get away, but there is something about the warm weather that makes summer weekends feel more like a vacation.

Richmond was the most charming mini-vacation. There's an old southern feel with a young art scene. I spent my birthday weekend in August here, just drinking whiskey and home brewed beer on a back porch all night long. It was perfect.

Of course, I had to visit dead confederate's graves at the Hollywood Cemetery. Followed by some obvious slow cooking of meats at a backyard bbq. How adorable is Richmond.

ps, don't hate the pink, i was unfortunately over-experimenting with my camera this weekend.

i love meat pillows.

i've been finding myself being a vegetarian on the weekdays, besides the occasional happy hour or canned tuna for lunch. meat is just too god damn expensive. so with pleasure, i accepted the invitation from my cousins and brother-in-law to have a nice saturday night chow-down at fette sau in williamsburg.

fette sau, which is german for "fat pig", provided me with the perfect weekend escape not only from my herbivore filled work week, but from my little northeast bubble. you know those specials on the travel channel that feature bbq joints in the south where people line up for hours to get a cafeteria tray topped with meat and sliced white bread? this is totally that place. 

we were so much in meat heaven, we fantasized about meat pillows.. think about it.