A few weekends ago, we were invited on a walk with the Around The Town Hounds walking group in Richmond.  For the July walk, Three Lakes Park in Richmond was selected.  It was a really nice place to walk and is a park tucked back behind subdivisions.  It is one of those if you did not know it was there, you would never know it was there.  🙂 Those are the best kind.  Nice and quiet.  We pretty much had the trails to ourselves.  🙂  We met up early in the morning, so the temps were not too hot and we enjoyed a stroll around three lakes.  There were about 20 hounds walking with their humans.  Nice turnout!  We and our pups had a great time!

Unfortunately, the setting on my camera got bumped during the walk so the pictures are not great.

Pippi and Jackson.

The boys happy in the van after a really nice walk.

In the van on the way home I realized what had happened with the setting.  Hate when that happens!!

Van ride home.  Still happy pups.

Maggie in her spot near the front seat resting her head and enjoying the warm sunshine on her face.

And in other news, a few weeks ago I received a very nice promotion to Medical Office Coordinator at work.  🙂  For those who do not know, I work for a group of Cardiac and Thoracic surgeons in Richmond.  Started the job 4 years ago this September with no medical office experience and have worked my way up.  It certainly is nice to be recognized when you are doing a good job and receive a promotion for your hard work.  Mitch says it is well deserved.  I appreciate that!  I have always prided myself on a good hard work ethic and it certainly has served me well in every job I have had.  I am finally in a work environment where I can really build my career and keep moving up.  It is a good feeling and I have given myself a nice pat on the back for a job well done and Mitch gave me a nice date night out at Felmings (no pictures of our dinner).  Below is a pic of us when we returned home.

If you have a Flemings in your area, we highly recommend it!  The food is phenomenal.  For the foodies out there, here is a breakdown of what we enjoyed.  No doggie bags needed.  It was too good to leave anything on the plate.  🙂

Appetizer:

LUMP CRAB LOUIS WRAPS butter lettuce, avocado, bacon, egg, tomato

Main Course for me:

PETITE FILET MIGNON

Main Course for Mitch:

TUNA MIGNON seared rare with poppy seed au poivre and tomato vinaigrette

Shared Sides:

CHIPOTLE MACARONI & CHEESE smoked cheddar and leeks

SAUTÉED OR CREAMED SPINACH

Dessert for me:

Crème Brûlée
creamy tahitian vanilla bean custard
served
with fresh seasonal berries

Dessert for Mitch:

Black Berry Sorbet

We rarely ever go out to eat, but when we do, we don’t want to be disappointed.  More fun to come, so stay tuned!