Weekend Events

Are you looking for something to do this weekend in the DC area? I happened across a few suggestions that sounded interesting, and I thought I would share them. Whatever you choose to do, I hope you have a fantastic weekend!


First - if you are a science fan, you should definitely check out this event.
USA Science & Engineering Festival
Not only will they have Robots, Virtual Reality and cool hands-on experiments for the kids; but Adam Savage & Jaime Hyneman the Mythbusters will be there today at 1. If you like to watch them blow stuff up as much as I do, you may want to be there today well before 1 so you can see what they have to say.  The festival runs Saturday 10-6 and Sunday from 10-4.


If you prefer to stay in Northern Virginia there is a wine festival at Reston Town Center this Saturday and Sunday from 12-6. Any festival that advertises with "uncork yourself and uncork the fun" wins points for creative slogan writing. Plus...they'll have wine. Oh, and a moon-bounce for the kids.


In Fairfax this weekend a friend of ours sent us a flyer for this fundraiser for Relay For Life. There will be live music and some very exciting raffles, and it's all for a good cause!

The Day the Earth Stood Still

On April 17, 2012, an otherwise fairly ordinary day, many of us had the opportunity to witness an extraordinary event. The arrival of the space shuttle Discovery. In Northern Virginia, this was a pretty big deal. Many people took time off from work for a chance to witness the flyover. Students at area schools stood out in the schoolyard hoping to see the flight. The folks at NASA arranged for Discovery and it's ferry aircraft to fly over some local neighborhoods. I like to think they did this to share the love of space exploration with everyone within view.

For a few brief moments the whole world stood still. People got out of their cars and stood along VA 28, a highway located close to Dulles International Airport, to see the shuttle come in for a landing. My brother-in-law Kevin & and his wife Erin shot this video:



I love the way an event like this brings people of all ages and backgrounds together. I'm told that people in offices all over the Washington D.C. area stopped what they were doing to watch the flyover from their windows. For a few moments, we were all connected in universal fascination.

I hope you were able to witness the flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. According to NASA, the shuttle Enterprise is scheduled to leave Dulles for JFK on April 27th. Hopefully if you missed Discovery's flight, you can see Enterprise on the way out tomorrow...assuming the weather is nice.

For more photos of the preparations for the flight of Space Shuttle Discovery, see this article here.

Reston Condo on the Lake

One of the many perks of working in Real Estate is the chance to see all kinds of homes, all kinds of decor, and all kinds of lifestyles. Last week we listed a condo in Reston that backs right up to lake Thoreau. We had the honor of listing another Harbor Point Condo last year, and I fell in love with the serenity of the location. There's a grocery store AND a Starbucks literally around the corner from here, you're convenient to a commute, and you get to wake up every morning and look out your master bedroom & living room windows at this.

This particular Reston Condominium conveys with a boat slip, so you can kayak or fish in your back yard. What a magnificent place to live!
For a google map view, click here