Category Archives: North Arlington

You’re Invited: Girls Night Out Spa Party at Yorktown Nails Tuesday, May 14th 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

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Join Me, ClarendonMoms.com Publisher and Host of “Beauty & Bliss” Angelica Talan on Tuesday, May 14th from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Yorktown Nail Spa & Salon,5163 Lee Highway, Arlington VA 22207.

 
Enjoy $10 Signature Manicures $20 Classic Pedicures Plus Complimentary Champagne & Gourmet Hor D’Oeuvres! Mingle with your fellow Fashion Bloggers!  Bring your friends and meet new ones! ”Beauty & Bliss” Goodie Bags Provided to the First 20 Guests, $25 Gourmet Nutrition Goodie Bags Given to the First 20 Guests provided by Heartland Foods,$75 Giveaway provided by a Stella & Dot Representative, $150 Giveaway provided by Abounding Spirit and 2 FREE Spa Manicure/Pedicure Gift Certificate Giveaways provided by Yorktown Nails and more! So, come join the party!
To reserve your spa service spot, Email: ClarendonMoms@Gmail.com. This event is FREE. And you don’t have to be a Mommy to enjoy this event! Payment for your spa service required at the time of the service. I hope you can make it! 

Event Announcement For the Entire Family: Arlington Community Reading Festival by the Reading Connection Saturday, May 11th 1 PM-3 PM

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Spring Community Reading Festival/Fiesta de la lectura  

This spring, Arlington Kids Read holds its third Community Reading Festival on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Join in for a wonderful afternoon celebrating family reading with bilingual read-alouds, crafts and snacks.

With Arlington Magazine, TRC has created a new reading initiative, Arlington Kids Read. Its goal is to promote reading for Arlington kids and families and to raise funds to support TRC’s ongoing reading programs for at-risk kids.

Meet Clifford, the Big Red Dog!

Hear stories read by Adam Ebbin (state senator), Desiree Fairooz (Arlington County Library), Maria Greene (Hola Baby), Mary Hynes (county board member) and Alfonso Lopez (state delegate).

Verizon is the Signature Sponsor of Arlington Kids Read.

Location of the Arlington Community Reading Festival:

Campbell Elementary School
737 S. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22204

To Register, please click here. For more information about The Reading Connection, click here. 

Losing the Baby Weight: My Success Story Featured on NBC4 Washington

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Pushing my kids in their double stroller down the streets of Clarendon at a whopping 205 pounds stopping to take a deep breath every couple of minutes while watching all the skinny moms on their morning run with their double strollers was the wake up call I needed. I was exhausted all the time. And I just didn’t feel like I did prior to having my children. I felt fat and heinous, old, ugly and angry. After seeing my doctor, I was diagnosed with a mild case of post-partum depression. My doctor said I had a choice. I could “choose to ‘pop several prescription pills to treat the weight loss and one more to treat the depression’ or I ‘could simply stop eating and restrict my caloric intake to 1200 calories’ or less per day”. Neither one of those options sounded good to me. I am not disciplined enough to give up something I love–food! And even though I realize legalized prescription drugs have helped many people, I just didn’t want that to be my only option. I didn’t have to remain sedentary, I could do something about it! Continue reading →

Happy Monday! It’s Giveaway Time! Win a FREE Mani/Pedi from Yorktown Nails!

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Yorktown Nails is my new favorite nail spa. It’s located in the Yorktown neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia so it’s just a short drive from Clarendon. Upon entering Yorktown Nails you get the feeling that this awesome nail salon is unlike any other nail salon or spa in North Arlington. It’s vibrant, fresh, new and so clean! The family owned business is so inviting that you instantly feel calm and relaxed. Prepare yourself for a blissful experience! The staff is very experienced, warm and friendly. The salon is owned by a handsome 30 year old named Phat Dang (an account and marketing manager by trade) and his beautiful sister Li (who has been a nail technician for almost 20 years). This duo’s motto is “No other salon does a seriously great job consistently”. This mantra definitely help to set Yorktown Nails apart from all of the other nail salons in the area. Yorktown Nails is offering ClarendonMoms.com Readers a unique Promo for the duration of April! Mention: ClarendonMoms to receive a $30 Classic Mani/Pedi  or a $23 Shellac Manicure! Offer expires on April 30th. For more information on the services offered, click here. 

ENTER TO WIN A FREE MANICURE/PEDICURE FROM YORKTOWN NAILS: 

Leave a comment at the bottom of this post with your email address “Yorktown Nails Giveaway”

Like Clarendon Moms on Facebook & Leave me a Post on the Wall: “Yorktown Nails Giveaway”

Follow Clarendon Moms on Twitter  & Tweet: “Just entered to win @ClarendonMoms #YorktownNails Giveaway”  

Follow Clarendon Moms on Bloglovin 

Tweet about it by copying this and pasting the following into a Tweet – “Just entered to win @ClarendonMoms #YorktownNails Giveaway” 

This Contest is open to the public and the residents of the United States. It will close at 5 PM on Sunday, April 14th. The winner will be selected by http://www.random.org and will be emailed and posted on Clarendon Moms Facebook Page and announced on Twitter. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim the prize.  All products are sponsored by Yorktown Nails.

Enter The “Shine Bright Like a Diamond” Giveaway! Complimentary Pediatric Dental Exam worth $250 from Northern Virginia Pediatric Dentistry!

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My family and I recently had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Ellen Im at her new practice Northern Virginia Pediatric Dentistry. Currently located in the Fairlington neighborhood of Arlington, Dr. Ellen Im is building her practice and is interested in opening another office in the Ballston Corridor sometime later this year.  Continue reading →