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Night Out.

It was a beautiful night to be out and about!! Much improvement from the teens we experienced earlier this week. Still l.o.v.i.n.g our new house’s location – just a quick brisk walk and I’m in the thick of things!

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Tonight I met up with beautiful Hilary for some gallery crawling!

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And while it appears we were caught in a beautiful snow flurry, I promise it was not snowing ; )

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Our first stop was my favorite gallery, the Second Street Gallery, where we viewed two awesome exhibitions exploring texture, color, paper and words: Rachel Hellmann’s Chromatic Boundaries and Scott Hazard’s Typographic Cultivations. I didn’t want to take photos, but you can see snippets here!

We nibbled on a pretty fancy spread of catered appetizers

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Including bacon-wrapped dates!! And this beautiful cheese spread

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Some nibbles!

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We went to a few more galleries and browsed through Urban Outfitters before meeting up with Faith and Tate – completely accidentally – when we both walked into Vita Nova pizza! It was the shock of the week to find them already in there!

I had a Margherita slice – with extra cheese!

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It was wonderful. And Matt joined us just in time!!

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We three kings girls and Matt headed down to Sweet Frog to end the night. The weather was finally warm enough to even think about eating something frozen!

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Coconut, Mint Chocolate, Cake Batter topped with candy bar crumbles. I always think I’m going to go light with fruit and then always end up with candy. It’s just so much better!

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Matt and I called it a night early since we’re both tired from a restless night last night. Hoping to get some good reading in in 5…4…3…2…

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  7. Thanks for a fun night, pal! I’m so glad you got me out of the house (I think I had a riveting night of project runway + daily show reruns planned). Let’s do it again next month!

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  10. Hilary is beautiful! I love your jacket too Kath – cute. You are so photogenic, I’m jealous! Oh, what book did you end up choosing to finish? I saw a trailer for The Hunger Games last night – can’t wait till it comes out!

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  15. Waving hello to you guys. We couldn’t believe the beautiful weather here in Fairfax either! Looks like a fab night, Kath!

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  18. Those pictures are awesome!

    Mmmm froyo. I have been having mad cravings. I was going to go alone last night to get some (and blog about how cool that makes me, obviously) but luckily I found some friends who were willing to come. Too bad I am STILL craving it! I snuck a taste of the cake batter flavour myself…but it wasn’t my thing. More power to ya!

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  20. The twinkly lights are gorgeous! As are you and Hilary!
    The best froyo combo I ever had was gingerbread and dark chocolate groups with pretzels on top! If you ever see gingerbread froyo, I highly recommend this combo!

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  23. that must be so nice to just walk right into town from your home! haha your froyo comment made me chuckle a bit because i always do the same thing… i usually have the intent to go with fruit toppings but somehow it often comes out with chocolate/candy toppings. oops! 😉

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  26. Dessert looks SO good! Damn wish I got one after my night out with sushi. Well, I did inhale some green tea ice cream. 😉

    I am jealous of your close city house location and its awesome gallery exhibits and cool restaurants. Definitely a good place to call home.

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  34. We have something like a gallery crawl as well in San Luis Obispo. Art studios open up and some provide little snacks. It’s really fun. I also went to Fro yo too, but it’s a new place here and it is so good! Soo many toppings. Mini nutter butters, peanut butter filled pretzels, chocolate covered espresso beans, ect ect. I never get the fruit except banana. I figure I’m getting froyo I want candy not fruit, haha.

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  39. I agree… candyish toppings are so much more appealing than fruit on top of frozen yogurt goodness! I go for the cookie dough and brownie bites each and every time! Looks like a fun night out. Glad you enjoyed yourself!

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  42. How funny–I was in the same Sweet Frog just a little later (Coconut and Chocolate FroYo were gone when I got there, sadly!). We frequently almost cross paths…. hopefully one day I’ll catch you in the bakery!

    I’ve never had Vita Nova pizza–do you recommend it?

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    • Haha – it will happen!

      It’s a toss up between Vita Nova and Christians – they were about the same. Also VN had little salads!

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  45. Looks like you ladies (and man) spent a lovely evening! The temperature looks pretty balmy by your cute outfits (I live in Ottawa, ON, Canada and all week it’s been -30ºC…I think that’s -22ºF?), probably will be many, many months before I can go out in a light jacket!

    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  46. What an awesome night! I love the sparkly little lights, and the food looks great too. It’s going to be in the low 50s in Boston today (yes!)…I think that may be just warm enough for fro yo. 🙂

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  49. Yum yum. Frozen yogurt!

    I should definitely consider checking out some of the art that Cincinnati has to offer, I have been to the museum and the contemporary arts center, but no little galleries like that, and we definitely have some available!

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  50. Good lord- that yogurt looks incredible!! Like, lick the SCREEN incredible!
    I just found out that my cousin (technically cousin’s cousin) works at Mono Loco- I think she’s a waitress-her name is Callan. You guys go there sometimes, right?

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  51. Hey Kath! I have been poking around on KERF/BERF and came across this post. I was wondering about the frozen yogurt… I am 10 weeks pregnant and recently signed up for the future moms program through my Anthem health insurance. When I was on the phone with a nurse at Anthem she was going over some safety guidelines and recommendations. She listed several foods to avoid such as unpasteurized cheese, high-mercury fish, and and lunchmeat. I was surprised that soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurt were also on the list. And very disappointed since there is a new frozen yogurt place in my area that I’ve been dying to try! She said that sometimes the machines that dispense the FY are not properly cleaned and can harbor listeria. Have you heard the same thing? Or have you been told it is in fact safe? Not at all trying to criticize your choice to indulge! Just curious because I have been avoiding soft serve and have been craving it! : )

    -Ashley

    p.s. – I have really been enjoying BERF and, thanks to you, am obsessed with Pregtastic! Good luck in the coming weeks – I really believe natural birth is the healthiest option and can’t wait to hear all about your experience. I am not sure I am strong enough to go completely drug-free, but you are an inspiration!

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    • Hey Ashley,
      I have heard the same rumors about listeria and frozen yogurt places, but this seems to be a new guideline – my doctor didn’t mention it at all. If I were you, I would ask the owners of your place (or the managers) how often they clean their machines. If they respond with a system and say they always clean between flavors, then I’d be OK with that, but if they are wishy washy on procedures, maybe find another place to visit.

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