Oyster sampler to start!
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 8:31 am
On Friday night, Fabio and I headed into Baltimore to enjoy a nice dinner at Rusty Scupper dataset with his family. His sister Diane just graduated with her masters degree from Johns Hopkins and celebrated her birthday, which was the whole reason Fabio’s family was in town. It was so nice to see them all!
The weather was pretty chilly, but the view from Rusty Scupper was awesome.
Crabcakes, mashed potatoes, and veggies for my dinner. Nom!
Cake and champagne for the graduate/brithday girl!
Check out that view behind her…
The whole gang!
Saturday
On Saturday my mom and stepdad hosted a BBQ for all of Fabio’s family.
I made these cookies from Iowa Girl Eats, and this coleslaw from Hungry Girl. They both turned out awesome!!
(No pic of the coleslaw- sorry!)
My mom’s backyard was perfect for the BBQ- all her flowers were in bloom!
It was around 70 degrees and sunny- perfect for a party outside.
We snapped a few photos before everyone arrived.
Fabio’s dad brought more than 10 pounds of meat for grilling. Sheesh!!
On my plate: smoked ribs with homemade BBQ sauce, one deviled egg, homemade potato salad, sausage, a mini arepa, grilled broccoli, and my homemade cole slaw.
Yum!!
Sunday
Brunch – Pikesville, MD
Sunday morning started with a brunch with Diane and all of her friends to celebrate her graduation and birthday. We went to Mari Luna Latin Grill in Pikesville, MD, which had a fantastic selection of food! In addition to some latin favorites which Fabio’s family loved, there was a omelet station, waffle station, fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, etc. It was a fantastic brunch!
Hi baby Sophia!!
My (second) plate
Shopping – Annapolis, MD
After brunch we headed to Annapolis, MD to do some walking around and shopping. It was another gorgeous day!
We saw this awesome picture and almost bought it. If we had more wall space, it definitely would have been ours. What could be better than a black lab over a Maryland flag with a map of the DC/MD area?? Nothing.
We also went into a little store just for Jack. The Black Dog general store had so much stuff with black labs on it!!
Fabio and I each wound up getting a t-shirt, and then we bought a new collar for Jack. We also got a Christmas ornament and a magnet. I guess you could say we went a little crazy in that storeWhat can I say? We are obsessed with our dog!
Fabio’s sister Karen was also super sweet and surprised my by getting me this black lab cookie cutter. I can’t wait to bake some cookies with it and ship them to her!!
Such a nice gesture.
The weather was pretty chilly, but the view from Rusty Scupper was awesome.
Crabcakes, mashed potatoes, and veggies for my dinner. Nom!
Cake and champagne for the graduate/brithday girl!
Check out that view behind her…
The whole gang!
Saturday
On Saturday my mom and stepdad hosted a BBQ for all of Fabio’s family.
I made these cookies from Iowa Girl Eats, and this coleslaw from Hungry Girl. They both turned out awesome!!
(No pic of the coleslaw- sorry!)
My mom’s backyard was perfect for the BBQ- all her flowers were in bloom!
It was around 70 degrees and sunny- perfect for a party outside.
We snapped a few photos before everyone arrived.
Fabio’s dad brought more than 10 pounds of meat for grilling. Sheesh!!
On my plate: smoked ribs with homemade BBQ sauce, one deviled egg, homemade potato salad, sausage, a mini arepa, grilled broccoli, and my homemade cole slaw.
Yum!!
Sunday
Brunch – Pikesville, MD
Sunday morning started with a brunch with Diane and all of her friends to celebrate her graduation and birthday. We went to Mari Luna Latin Grill in Pikesville, MD, which had a fantastic selection of food! In addition to some latin favorites which Fabio’s family loved, there was a omelet station, waffle station, fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, etc. It was a fantastic brunch!
Hi baby Sophia!!
My (second) plate
Shopping – Annapolis, MD
After brunch we headed to Annapolis, MD to do some walking around and shopping. It was another gorgeous day!
We saw this awesome picture and almost bought it. If we had more wall space, it definitely would have been ours. What could be better than a black lab over a Maryland flag with a map of the DC/MD area?? Nothing.
We also went into a little store just for Jack. The Black Dog general store had so much stuff with black labs on it!!
Fabio and I each wound up getting a t-shirt, and then we bought a new collar for Jack. We also got a Christmas ornament and a magnet. I guess you could say we went a little crazy in that storeWhat can I say? We are obsessed with our dog!
Fabio’s sister Karen was also super sweet and surprised my by getting me this black lab cookie cutter. I can’t wait to bake some cookies with it and ship them to her!!
Such a nice gesture.