Top Five New Year's Resolutions and Yay for City Sports!

TOP FIVE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS:

The New Year is fast approaching--OMG is it really going to be 2011? Time has flown by! Now we already told you some cool hot spots of where to ring in this New Year's--But of course after you visit the local bar/restaurant for that last glutenous meal, watch the famous Time Square Ball drop and toast your night away with friends and family, then inevitably the thought of your resolution will enter your conscience. Heck maybe it's already been on your mind this whole month. So what do you think people are going to change about themselves in 2011? According to About.com the Top Five  New Year's Resolutions are...

#5--ENJOY LIFE MORE

#4--QUIT SMOKING

#3--TAME THE BULGE

#2--FIT AND FITNESS

and the #1 New Year's resolution is...

SPEND MORE TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

OK #1 is absolutely on my list. But so is #2 and #3.

And  I am glad that I don't have to look to far to grab some great workout gear to help with both of these on the list, now that City Sports Georgetown is officially up and running. The official  grand opening was a week before Christmas  but now that the New Year is almost here, I'm sure shoppers will be flooding the new store for some fab new fitness clothes (including yours truly!)

US Senator Scott Brown from Massachusetts was our first customer! His purchase, a pair of Vibram FiveFinger shoes.

(photos from Facebook.com/citysportsgeorgetown)

"To open a store in the heart of DC, we fell it's paramount to celebrate the people and causes that make the city so vibrant, something key to City Sports' own brand DNA, "said City Sports President and CEO Jeff Connor. "Our goal for the flagship store is to truly become a part of the Georgetown community, and that's reflected in our grand opening activities."

(Side note:) City Sports gave away tons of clothes, discounts, and goodie bags for their grand opening.

Well said Mr. Connor and I think it's paramount to make my New Year's resolution really happen this year with some great workout gear! 

So here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. May all your dreams, wishes and resolutions come to fruition! 

That's all from DC ON HEELS "Bringing you the best in food, fashion and fun in the metro area."

   Besos xoxoxo Vanessa

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Taste of Georgetown and our Excellent Adventure!

MARKETTE AND VANESSA'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

So it turns out that Markette and I are just a pair of  adrenaline junkie thrill- seekers. Markette  has ridden the world's longest floorless roller coaster at Kings Dominion called THE DOMINATOR. Remember that? LOL. 

Well maybe at the time she was a little nervous to say the least--but since then she's toughened up and is ready for  some more action. This video alone has more than 60,000 views from Youtube.

MARKETTE RIDING "THE DOMINATOR"

I decided to take the plunge --albeit at 15,000 feet last year  in sin city. Yes I went skydiving and jumped right out of a jet plane. It was the biggest thrill of my life. I never thought that I would be able to go through with it! But I did.  And I have the crazy proof.  Now I'm ready for some more action.

VANESSA JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE!!! 

So now we're turning to our fans. What should we do next? What can top skydiving and and riding the world's longest floorless roller coaster? Let us know! Send us an email to dconheels@gmail.com and tell us why and what you think we should do to get our adrenaline pumping. Maybe something to do with snowboarding, hiking, or  a flying trapeze? What crazy adrenaline pumping thing have you done that you never thought you would?

TASTE OF GEORGETOWN

I can now officially say that I have tasted my way through Georgetown... and it was delicious! This past weekend was the 17th Annual Taste of Georgetown held on the major and historical cross streets of  M& Wisconsin. From 11am-4pm anyone with an appetite and a little bit of patience (this year the lines were long) could sample some of the best dishes from over 25 of the very best restaurants in G-town.  Single tasting tickets were $5 or you could purchase a five ticket tasting sampler for $20. 

New restaurants  to look out for are Muncheez mania--a late night spot  that will stay open for the for students who are up late studying or up late partying. Either way they can hit up Muncheez mania  that will specialize in flatbreads,  falafel sandwiches, and wraps.  And fellow relative newcomer that was serving up some of the sweetest crepes  was Crepe Amour located on M street. They featured the Nutella Crepe (gooey and decadent amounts of Hazelnut chocolate), the Bananalicious (Nutella and Bananas) and the Fraise Amour (Nutella and Strawberies) Is your mouth watering yet? 

Libby and Douglas Freeman of Arlington, VA said it was there first time attending the Taste of Georgetown. They were trying the sage gnocchi and butternut squash from Paolos' Ristorante. Once piece of advice they did say was to COME EARLY! 

(pictured left) Libby Freeman (pictured right) Douglas Freeman

Kyla and Emma Silver came all the way from the Shenandoah Valley just to get a little taste of Georgetown. This was their second year attending the areas  premiere food and wine festival. This year over 12,000 people attended. It was a gorgeous autumn day so the lines were long and the food was running out. The key says Mrs. Silver--hit up the short lines first and eat your food while you wait in the longer lines. I spotted this pink duo while they were in a very long line for Old Glory BBQ.

(pictured left ) Kyla Silver (pictured right) Emma Silver

It all started on the lawn of the Grace Church in 1993 to help raise both awareness and additional money to fund the homeless assistance programs of the Georgetown Ministry Center.

Kevin Barone, Lisa Pfenninger and Lucia Castro were trying the pumpkin cheesecake from one of the best Italian restaurants in D.C.  Filomena's. They said that the long lines were moving pretty well and that everyone was very friendly.

There was a celebrity judging panel on hand to judge--Most Colorful Dish, Best Use Of Spices, Dish That Made You Go "MMMM", Most Delicious Way to Get a Cavity. 

Judging Panel:

Nycci Nellis, TheListAreYouOnIt.com & Dishing It Out Radio

Amanda McClements, Metrocurean.com

Samy K, HOT 99.5 Radio, the Kane Show

Max Browb, Washington City Paper's Restaurant Rater winner. 


And the winners are... drum roll please...


Most Colorful Dish: Muncheez Mania - falafel wrap
Best Use of Spices: Neyla - all dishes (chicken shawarma sliders, hummus, baba ghannoug, etc.)
Dish That Made You Go "Mmm": Fahrenheit (at the Ritz Carlton Georgetown) - fire grilled sweet chili wings with cool cucumber mint sauce
Most Creative Dish: J. Paul's - chorizo corn dog with shrimp slaw
Most Delicious Way to get a Cavity: Hook - campfire s'mores
People's Choice: Filomena Ristorante - beef brisket ravioli with a dolcetto wine and crimini mushroom sauce

For a list of all the restaurants that participated this year go to www.TasteOfGeorgetown.com  AND you can also get some of the great recipes right  HERE

Besos xoxoxoxo

Vanessa =) 

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FREE MOVIE TICKETS:LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

ADVANCED SCREENING TO LIFE AS WE KNOW IT!

Our friends from Warner Bros. Pictures are giving DC on HEELS fans 80 FREE movie tickets to see the advanced screening of the romantic comedy starring the beautiful Katherine Heigl and her on-screen hottie co-star Josh Duhamel.

WHO: ALL DC ON HEELS FANS

WHAT: LIFE AS WE KNOW IT

WHERE: AMC GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON, DC

WHEN: OCTOBER 4, MONDAY AT 7:30 PM

For your complimentary tickets to a special advance screening of LIFE AS WE KNOW IT in DC on Monday, October 4 log onto www.gofobo.com/rsvp and input the following code: DCHEELLRG6 to download your tickets.

Each person will be allowed to download two tickets to the screening. And as a reminder, screening tickets do not guarantee admittance. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. The movie will be out nationwide in theaters Friday, October 8.

SYNOPSIS:

In the romantic comedy “Life as We Know It,” Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Messer are forced to put their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they’ll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.

“Life as We Know It” is directed by Greg Berlanti (TV’s “Brothers & Sisters” and “Everwood”) from a screenplay by first time feature writers Ian Deitchman & Kristin Rusk Robinson. The film stars Katherine Heigl (“The Ugly Truth,” “27 Dresses”), Josh Duhamel (the “Transformers” films), Josh Lucas (“Sweet Home Alabama”), Christina Hendricks (TV’s“Mad Men”), and Hayes MacArthur (“The Game Plan”).

The film is produced by Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks, with Denise Di Novi, Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Andrew Dunn (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”), production designer Maher Ahmad (“Zombieland”), editor Jim Page (“Eagle Eye”), costume designer Debra McGuire (“Superbad,” “Knocked Up”) and composer Blake Neely (“The Wedding Date” and TV’s “Everwood”).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Gold Circle Films/Josephson Entertainment production, “Life as We Know It.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film has been rated PG-13 for sexual material, language and some drug content.

Ok so the last time we had free tickets to the advanced screening of the Ben Affleck thriller THE TOWN (now the #1 movie in America) those puppies went fast. So enter in that code above and get your free tickets NOW to go and see LIFE AS WE KNOW IT!!! I can't wait to see how many waffles our friend WIlly Waffle will give this movie.

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Vanessa =)

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