{"id":11608,"date":"2016-03-10T07:28:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T12:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=11608"},"modified":"2016-03-05T23:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T04:28:37","slug":"a-month-of-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2016\/03\/a-month-of-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"A Month of Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This has been quite a month of celebrations, so much so that I haven&#8217;t had a lot of time to document but here it goes &#8212; in bullet formation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 <strong>January &#8211; a Birthday<\/strong> is always great when it happens to land on a long holiday weekend, as my husband&#8217;s does with Martin Luther King Day. We took advantage when taking our son back to UVA for his final semester. We had recently discovered a new place, where we&#8217;ll be staying in May, and decided to test it out by staying over a night before heading back to DC. What a great decision! <a title=\"Shenandoah Crossing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluegreenvacations.com\/resorts\/va\/shenandoah-crossing\" target=\"_blank\">Shenandoah Crossing<\/a>, in Gordonsville is a part of the <a title=\"Blue Green Resorts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluegreenvacations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BlueGreen Resorts<\/a> and lives up to its promise of high style glamping. Although we stayed in the lodge during this cold, winter visit, we&#8217;ll be staying in a yurt and a 3-bedroom cabin with extended family later this spring.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11612\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11612\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge.png\" alt=\"BlueGreen Shenandoah Crossing Lodge_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge.png 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shenandoah Crossing Lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11614\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-room-decor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11614\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-room-decor.jpg\" alt=\"Shenandoah Crossing room decor_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-room-decor.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-room-decor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-room-decor-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clever way to display framed pictures in the room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11616\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge-Restaurant2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11616\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge-Restaurant2.jpg\" alt=\"Shenandoah Crossing Lodge Restaurant_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge-Restaurant2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge-Restaurant2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Lodge-Restaurant2-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lodge Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11613\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Yurt.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11613\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Yurt.png\" alt=\"Shenandoah Crossing Yurt_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Yurt.png 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Shenandoah-Crossing-Yurt-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shenandoah Crossing Yurt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T6aT29odlJQ\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 <strong>February &#8211;<\/strong> <strong>Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/strong> is one that we don&#8217;t usually celebrate but this time it fell on a Sunday and luckily Monday was a holiday &#8212; Presidents&#8217; Day. Yippie, we could actually enjoy the Wine Bars with the wine pairing I had planned in advance because this day didn&#8217;t fall on a work \/ week day or break our vow to give up drinking during Lent, which we sacrifice &#8212; except for the weekends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I had picked up the <a title=\"Fleurir Wine Bars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fleurirchocolates.com\/shop\/wine-pairing-sets?category=Everything+Else\" target=\"_blank\">Wine Bars<\/a> from <a title=\"Fleurir\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fleurirchocolates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fleurir<\/a> and what a wonderful pairing it was. I never knew chocolate could make wine taste so much better and vise versa. I&#8217;ve already given these as a <a title=\"Previous post on Happy New Year with New Beginnings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2015\/01\/happy-new-year-with-new-beginnings\/\" target=\"_blank\">first year anniversary present to my son and his wife<\/a> as well as good friend who shares the same birth month, but I had never tried them myself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11629\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/HannahHudsonPhotography.FleurirWineBars.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11629\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/HannahHudsonPhotography.FleurirWineBars.jpg\" alt=\"Fleurir Wine Bars_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/HannahHudsonPhotography.FleurirWineBars.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/HannahHudsonPhotography.FleurirWineBars-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fleurir Wine Bars &#8211; photo by Hannah Hudson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The only problem to the way the evening ended was pretty humorous, actually. Peter normally cooks melt-in-your-mouth steaks. For some reason, the ones we got from Whole Foods maybe had more fat than normal? Not sure but when flash pan-frying, they created so much smoke that the fire alarm went off. It wouldn&#8217;t have been a problem normally but since we&#8217;ve &#8220;upgraded&#8221; to a digital phone service, the alarm folks couldn&#8217;t get through the home phone to reach us as the alarm had hijacked the phone system with blasted warnings, &#8220;FIRE ALARM, leave the premises immediately!!&#8221; Well, the fire truck made it to our house before we could alert ADT to stop them &#8212; can only go through their 1-800 number. OK, as if this wasn&#8217;t embarrassing enough on a street with close-knit neighbors. The fire alarm went off again and guess what, yep, the fire truck paid us another visit. Crap! Lesson learned, we changed the phone alert pathway and at least we didn&#8217;t get charged. At this point, more wine and chocolate pairing was the best plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 <strong>February &#8211; a Birthday<\/strong> is always great when it starts with a Friday. Actually my celebration started a few days before, on Wednesday, when we went to listen to <a title=\"Big Sam's Funk Nation Brass Band\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigsamsfunkynation.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Big Sam&#8217;s Funk Nation<\/a> at <a title=\"Gypsy Sally's\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gypsysallys.com\/event\/999089-big-sams-funky-nation-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gypsy Sally&#8217;s<\/a>. What fun!! I always get excited when I see bands from my hometown playing. This big brass New Orleans band with the lead singer,\u00a0Big Sam Williams, gives a jiving, &#8220;urban funk&#8221; performance that just gets you up off your feet. He&#8217;s the former trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The <a title=\"8 Ohms Band_click to listen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.8ohmsband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">8 Ohms Band<\/a> started the set and gave a great foot-stomping performance and certainly prepped the crowd for Big Sam, who came out and played a song before intermission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11618\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-1_AIE.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11618\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large-feature wp-image-11618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-1_AIE-450x288.jpg\" alt=\"8 Ohms Band_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">8 Ohms Band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-2_AIE.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11619\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-2_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"8 Ohms 2_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-2_AIE.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-2_AIE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-2_AIE-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-3_AIE.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11620\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-3_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"8 Ohms 3_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-3_AIE.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-3_AIE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8-Ohms-3_AIE-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-11608-1\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Big-Sams-Funk-Nation-video_AIE-iPhone.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Big-Sams-Funk-Nation-video_AIE-iPhone.m4v\">https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Big-Sams-Funk-Nation-video_AIE-iPhone.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sams-Big-Funk-Nation_AIE.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11623\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sams-Big-Funk-Nation_AIE.jpg\" alt=\"Sams Big Funk Nation_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sams-Big-Funk-Nation_AIE.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sams-Big-Funk-Nation_AIE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sams-Big-Funk-Nation_AIE-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>On Friday, my real birthday, my good friend Liza had these gorgeous flowers delivered. My other good girlfriend, Marty, delivered her famous individual size coffee cake. Soooo nice! Sometimes, I get so busy, I forget my birthday. This wasn&#8217;t a big year and still people remembered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11624\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Beautiful-Birthday-Flowers.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11624\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Beautiful-Birthday-Flowers.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Birthday Flowers_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Beautiful-Birthday-Flowers.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Beautiful-Birthday-Flowers-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Beautiful-Birthday-Flowers-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These look so lovely with the portrait that was retrieved from my Aunt Katherine&#8217;s painting stash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Relatives sent cards and my wonderful in-laws really surprised me with with beautiful vintage style, mother-of-pearl handle, double-blade, Congress Muskrat, pocket knife from <a title=\"A.G. Russell\" href=\"http:\/\/agrussell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">A.G. Russell<\/a>. There will be all sorts of uses for this beyond what I might know. I just have to remember to remove it before traveling on a plane.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rus-cm14awp-hp.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11627\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rus-cm14awp-hp.jpg\" alt=\"A.G. Russell Pocket Knife_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rus-cm14awp-hp.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/rus-cm14awp-hp-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>We topped off the evening with a fun night of pool at <a title=\"No. 9 Lounge - Evening Star Cafe via Biz Bash\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizbash.com\/5-evening-star-cafe-evening-star-cafe-alexandria-recently-renovated\/gallery\/84814\" target=\"_blank\">No. 9 Lounge<\/a> (above the Majestic Lounge) at <a title=\"Evening Star Cafe\" href=\"http:\/\/eveningstarcafe.net\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Evening Star Cafe<\/a>. This is a somewhat hidden spot upstairs for pool, beer, meeting new pool buddies, listening to cool tunes and eating scrumptious food. I loved my cream of cauliflower soup with raisins. I need to get that recipe!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11631\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nrg-evening-star-no-9-loungejpg.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11631\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nrg-evening-star-no-9-loungejpg.jpg\" alt=\"No 9 Lounge Evening Star Cafe_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nrg-evening-star-no-9-loungejpg.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nrg-evening-star-no-9-loungejpg-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unfortunately I couldn&#8217;t find a recent picture with the pool table in the far back (via Biz Bash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Afterwards, we saw <a title=\"13 Hours Movie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5MBjAN7jqsQ\" target=\"_blank\">13 Hours<\/a> at the movie theater, which we rarely do these days but this is big screen worthy, as is The Revenant, The Martian and the latest Star Wars, all of which we&#8217;ve bucked up to see on the big screen. The movie tempered the mood but was well worth seeing. In fact, if everyone saw it, they would certainly question those publicly conveyed chain of events and the government&#8217;s role in them. Makes you think, if only&#8230;.!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 <strong>A Leap Year Anniversary<\/strong> &#8212; that comes every 4 years, gives us two times to celebrate in one year. This is our 7th special anniversary and we celebrated it at <a title=\"Magnolia's on King Restaurant\" href=\"http:\/\/www.magnoliasonking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Magnolia&#8217;s On King<\/a>, a relatively new Southern style restaurant that gets it right. We started out with the appetizers I love to have each time I&#8217;ve gone, stuffed dates with blue cheese and wrapped with bacon. Mouth-watering good! I&#8217;m using for our Easter Brunch! I had the best meal. Evidently, we lucked out because our celebratory night was on Monday &#8212; Gumbo Night. Wow! Excellent! A larger meal than Peter&#8217;s and just the right amount of spice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Magnolias-Stuffed-Dates.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11625\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Magnolias-Stuffed-Dates.jpg\" alt=\"Magnolias Stuffed Dates_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Magnolias-Stuffed-Dates.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Magnolias-Stuffed-Dates-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Magnolias-Stuffed-Dates-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>The best part was heading upstairs to the Palm Lounge. It reminds me so much of New Orleans with the exposed brick wall, deep red walls brightened by firelight and rattan ceiling fans that I&#8217;ll go back to see in action when it gets warmer out. Tyler, the welcoming and talented bearded bartender, was willing to create a drink of our choice as long as he had the base to work with. We asked him about amaros and he said he was really liking Caramaro right now. Well, it&#8217;s <a title=\"Previous Post The Love Connection with Cadamarro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2016\/02\/the-love-connection\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of my favorites<\/a> so I asked him to please make a drink with it. This is the divine delicacy that he crafted with 1\/2 oz gin (that I normally don&#8217;t drink), topped with egg white (Ramos Gin Fizz style) and a spritz of Angostura bitters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11632\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cardamarro-Sour-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11632\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cardamarro-Sour-1.jpg\" alt=\"Specially concocted Cardamarro Sour at Magnolia's_Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cardamarro-Sour-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cardamarro-Sour-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cardamarro-Sour-1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Specially concocted Cardamaro Sour at Magnolia&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I can&#8217;t think of a better way to end the month, except, we may continue the celebration. We learned from our friendly bartender about <a title=\"Captain Gregory's Speakeasy\" href=\"http:\/\/captaingregorys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Captain Gregory&#8217;s<\/a>, a new (<a title=\"Washingtonian\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2015\/11\/04\/captain-gregorys-speakeasy-is-serving-doughnut-sliders-and-sundaes\/\" target=\"_blank\">but not so<\/a>) secret speakeasy to try, &#8220;a hole in the wall&#8221; inside the <a title=\"Sugar Shack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sugarshackdonuts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sugar Shack<\/a> Doughnut (hole) Shop, of all places. 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