Summer Weather

So apparently Virginia is skipping Spring completely and we've gone straight to summer weather. It is already 90 degrees and I guess is going to get up to 94 degrees or some such. It's bit too hot, really. I want to go outside because it looks so nice, but then when I actually do, I get overheated and feel crappy, so I've been staying indoors with the lovely air conditioning mostly.

But today, Patrick and I decided to try out a new burger joint that we heard of... from somewhere. I can't remember if he got it from Yelp or somewhere else. Anyway, it's a place called Elevation Burger, and the one we went to was in Falls Church, VA. Their deal is that they use fresh ingredients; organically raised, grass fed, free range beef; fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil; and other things that have the words "organic," "natural," and "fresh" interspersed here and there.

This is the interior where we ate. It was pretty noisy, but I'm not sure if it was more because of the kitchen noise or because of the 15 babies present; apparently babies love organic burgers.


Patrick and I both got the "Elevation Burger." He got his with raw onions and the elevation sauce, and I got mine with ketchup and mustard and caramelized onions- other than that they were the same.


Here is mine in the process of being devoured:



And for reference, the receipt. Not too unreasonable. You'll see that I got a cream soda- it has been a while since I've had one of those- was DEEElish.



Patrick posed an interesting question as we were pondering where Elevation Burger ranks among the other burger joints we like. "Do you think more people come here because the burger is good or because it's organic?"

It seemed a stumper at the time, but then I thought- let's take a peek at the clientele. Took a quick look around and it was pretty obvious. Organic for sure. Everyone there was either a mom with a baby (or three), or a thin girl in running shorts. Pretty much. The second test was the "count the SUV's and Minivans in the parking lot" test. Well, take a look:


Apart from the red one, which may or may not have even been a customer since it was on street parking, every car in the lot was a minivan or SUV.

So that was it, our Elevation Burger experience. It was really good, and if it were closer to us or easier to get to and park, we would definitely be back. Buuuut, since we do have a Five Guys literally one street away from us... not so sure we'll be back. It was a good meal though, and I definitely needed to lay down when I got home. Heat plus burgers and fries has a tendency to make Emmas such as myself verrrrry sleeeepy.


Since I'm in the picture postin' mood, here are some more shots of the recent happelappining's:

I polished my desk for the first time. It has always looked really pretty, but I figured it was probably in need of some furniture oil, being that I haven't actually treated it with any since I got it in the fourth grade.

Sure do love that desk o' mine.

And then I pile on all of my shtuff:


Oh, and we went to Target this weekend because we needed a new splatter gaurd, and they... they got me. Got myself a new $10 purse. Definitely worth it, even though I hate spending money on myself. It definitely matches the beautiful weather outside and is easier to carry around than my giant laptop slash school bag.


And last but not least, Patrick got a new computer (finally- his laptop was dying on him) a couple weeks ago, and I haven't posted pics yet. So here it is in all of its glory with a beautiful desktop pic of Seattle. That monitor is bright and huuuuuuge.