Signs, Signs & A Good Fence @ The Barking Dog

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The Barking Dog . 4330 Kecoughtan Road . Hampton

We stopped here for lunch...hot dogs and beer, well sweet teas for the boys. Great lunch and fab atmosphere. Really fun place. Crowded so that should tell you something. Patio type seating so it just feels like you are hanging out with a bunch of friends. We met a couple from San Diego who had just relocated to Newport News. We talked about missing our great Mexican food. San Diegans all have that in common!

After lunch walked around a bit outside:

This made us think of Bubba Gump ;) Oddly this is my 2nd Forrest Gump reference today lol

Right next door is a boat storage facility so we watched them move some boats around:

Had to get a picture of all the signs:

This one was my favorite ha!

So next time we are in Hampton we will def be eating again at the Barking Dog....you can check out their FB page HERE

Check out Sunset Boating Center HERE

And I'm linking with Signs, Signs & Good Fences

Have a great day!

Diversified

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Chesapeake Bay
I see a couple of seagulls but other than that I don't know what these birds are....looks to be 3 different types? Ok experts, what are they?!

Linking with Wild Bird Wednesday

Boatin'

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Chesapeake Bay

Bethel Park . Hampton

“Are you watching the boats?" Cornelia guessed. She craned her neck to see if there was any excitement on the river.
Heavens no, I'm spying on people," Virginia responded unrepentantly."
-Cornelia E and Virginia Somerset

Linking with Our World Tuesday

Day & Night

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City Center @ Oyster Point . Newport News

This is one of those "Live, Work & Play" neighborhoods with everything you need within walking distance. I think they are pretty neat if you don't have kids living at home. I like how at night everything is lit up with little white lights.

For more on City Center CLICK HERE

We went and saw Jurrasic World on Saturday...it was really good, we all enjoyed it!

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 47 - Night @ The Paragon

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The Paragon . 11810 Fountain Way . Newport News . VA

The Paragon is one of those fancy schmancy theaters with the reclining seats and you can order beer and wine. We have nothing like that here in Roanoke and no, we didn't watch a movie at this one either. We don't go out of town to watch a movie you can watch back home and honestly, I think at this stage in my life I'd probably fall asleep watching a movie in a reclining position sipping on wine. But, I do think the idea is super cool. We stopped by an adjoining restaurant/bar that serves beer/wine to the patrons of the Paragon. I can't remember the name of the place but it is connected directly to the right. We stopped in to have a drink. Our waiter was some hipster type dude. He couldn't decide if he wanted to be rude or polite. We could not stop laughing. No matter how rude, although I'm sure he thought he was being "too cool", we just laughed and laughed. Anyways, I think the guys name was Jake or something and even though we can't remember the name of the restaurant, or really anything great about it we do remember our rude/nice/confused hipster waiter lol

For more on The Paragon and to see if you have one nearby CLICK HERE

So here's my randoms on entertainment this week:

1) Took the boys to see The Avengers this week...it was pretty good...they heard, and the movie hinted, that this is Robert Downey Jr.'s last time to play Iron Man.

2) I just started watching Bloodline on Netflix...It's pretty good!

3) Speaking of Netflix, have you ever wondered when a movie/show was going to be added or removed? Well check that out RIGHT HERE

4) Saw the trailer for Southpaw ...it looks really good, really sad but good!

5 ) Rented The Duff this week...so funny...I really love Mae Whitman anyway...big Parenthood fan!

Well there you have it, my 5 for the week...now it's your turn, post 5 randoms, link up and visit others! Have a great weekend!

Signs, Signs & A Good Fence Atop Fort Monroe

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I didn't understand this Memorial Park. There's nothing "parky" about the area on top of the fort...so getting this post ready I was googling the park and found out it is a pet cemetery...I didn't even notice the graves...how did I miss that? You can read about that HERE (just ignore all the pesky ads through the story...I hate when sites do that!)

More views from the top:

This posting concludes your Fort Monroe tour ;)

Linking with Signs, Signs & Good Fences

Old Point Comfort Lighthouse

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Fenwick Road . Fort Monroe
These 2 photos were taken from Fort Monroe

This next photo was taken from Fenwick Road

Old Point Comfort Lighthouse was opened in 1803. Still lookin' pretty good ey?!

For more info on the lighthouse, visit Lighthouse Friends