Events

 To celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 15th, 2010 (tomorrow), Chick-fil-A in Chantilly, VA is offering all service men and women that show up in full uniform a FREE  Chick-fil-A Sandwich combo meal. For more details, click here to view their calendar of events. In honor of the men and women that serve our country, […]... read more

My toddler is a big fan of Chick-fil-A (and I have to admit that his mommy is too!). I recently got a flyer in the mail advertising Chick-fil-A Manassas First Anniversary Celebration this Sat. April 17th, 2010. Just to clarify, this is the location near the Costco off of Route 234 Business (Chick-fil-A at Manassas FSU, […]... read more

*UPDATE* Thanks to a reader for letting me know that pre-registration for this event is no longer available. As of March 24, 2010 the egg hunt has reached the maximum number of member attendees and is now full. No further registration is available. All other April 3 Easter Bunny events are free & open to […]... read more

Interested in FREE SAMPLES this weekend at the mall? Here’s a round-up of the best freebies at the local Northern VA malls this weekend. Free Fiber One Yogurt Samples at Pentagon City Mall. Yum! Livia e-mailed me to let me know that there will be FREE Fiber One Yogurt samples near the Food Court during regular mall […]... read more

Photo Credit: Terren in Virginia / CC BY 2.0 Here are some frugal, last-minute Valentine’s gift ideas (mostly involving food!) for those of you on a budget: Breakfast-in-bed for your loved one (okay, since I’m posting this at 12:00 noon, it may be a little late for this, although I love breakfast any time of […]... read more

I’m sure everyone knows about the upcoming epic snow storm headed our way this weekend (supposedly starting tomorrow, Fri. 2/5/10). Reports are that this may exceed the 2-feet of snow that the Northern VA and Washington DC Metro area encountered back in December 2009. Yikes! My advice (which is really just common sense) try to […]... read more

My friend D. told me that a few days ago she went to the Safeway store in Fairfax Towne Center to take advantage of the awesome International Delight coffee creamer deal, and at check out, her receipt stated near the bottom that she had won a free $25 gift card! Woo hoo! She wasn’t sure what […]... read more

Image courtesy of Thrive Pilates Thanks to Adrian from Your Shirlington Connection for e-mailing me and letting me know about FREE Yoga classes being offered in Arlington, VA on Sat. Jan. 9, 16 & 23, 2010. This is a “New Year’s Resolution Yoga” workshop and you need to register in advance here (make sure you click […]... read more

My toddler is in love with airplanes, helicopters and anything that can fly! I just started looking into activities in the Northern Virginia/DC area that involve airplanes and flight and thought I would put together a post about it.  Apparently National Aviation Day is August 19th, and Aviation History Month is in November, but I noticed I just […]... read more

Caribou Coffee is offering Buy One Get One Free Halloween at Cari-BOO! Buy 1 drink (any kind, any size) and get one FREE this Saturday, October 31st from 4 pm – 7 pm when you show up in costume.  More details here.  To find a location near you click here.... read more