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So close to our Nation’s Capital and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, what is the Fourth of July without fireworks? The Fourth of July is about our nation’s independence, and fireworks add to the celebration, they are the piece de resistance. Where can you find fireworks in Southern Maryland? At Abberly Crest we’re glad you asked!

Chesapeake Beach—July 3rd at dusk, right in front of the Rod-n-Reel located. It’s the largest fireworks show on the bay!

Solomons  Fireworks—July 4th at dusk. This show can be viewed from the Riverwalk.

Hollywood Volunteer Fire Dept.—July 3rd On Route 235 just north of the Leonardtown. The family event starts at 11 am. The live band, No Green Jelly Beenz, starts at 7 pm, and the fireworks start at dusk. The band will resume after the fireworks until 11 pm.

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July from everyone at Abberly Crest Apartment Homes.

Every community has locally owned small businesses, and Lexington Park, MD is no exception. When you have errands to run, items to buy for your apartment home, or gifts to purchase, consider the privately and locally owned shops and stores in our neighborhood.

Why should you shop local? Shopping locally promotes our community's small businesses and helps keep dollars in our local economy. It is true that locally owned businesses keep more of their revenue in the local economy than chain stores. Of course, supporting the small businesses in your neighborhood also supports local jobs and keeps business in the community.

Locally owned and operated small businesses employ neighbors and reinvests money close to home. Small, Locally owned businesses are run by entrepreneurs and are the heartbeat of our communities and local economies. Our country thrives off of the innovation of entrepreneurs. As a nation, small businesses fuel our economic prosperity. So for your next purchase, try to forgo the mall, and shop local.

Are you a fan of Hell’s Kitchen? The abrasive Gordon Ramsay, a world-renown chef and restaurateur, takes potential chefs and provides them a chance to run their own restaurant with various cooking competitions. In the fifth season, Robert Hesse was forced to leave due to a medical condition.

Hesse has recovered and is now the executive chef at Catamaran’s Restaurant and you can experience his culinary delights with a short drive from Abberly Crest to a breath-taking waterfront view to boot at a discount.

Go to Restaurant.com and use the promotional code SWEET before Sunday to receive a 70 percent markdown on $25 gift certificates to just $3. Some restrictions do apply, like a minimum purchase and added gratuity so be sure to read the fine print and use the deal at locations throughout Lexington Park, Washington D.C. and nationwide.

As a resident of Abberly Crest Apartments you have made the choice to rent at our community and enjoy the many benefits and perks of renting an apartment home from HHHunt. 

Although you truly enjoy the convenience, service, freedom, and flexibility that comes from renting an apartment home at Abberly Crest Apartments some of you still feel pressured to buy a home.  This pressure can come from other family members, realtors, friends, and the media but there are so many smart reasons to continue to rent your home.  Just check out the article below to read about some of those reasons! 

Top Reasons to Rent

Jennifer S. Moran

HHHunt

Hello Abberly Crest! Friday the 13th is mythed to be one of the most unluckiest days. This superstition has yet to be proven, but just in case avoid certain  things on this day.

1. Don’t do anything new. Do  not start a new job, get a new ‘do, or hangout at a new place. If anything wrong occurs friggatriskaidekaphobias (people who fear Friday the 13th) will attribute it to this date.

2. Avoid doing business. Recall 10/13/89

3. Do not summon Bloody Mary or hold séances. This may be the day the dead decides to respond to your calls.

4. Do not seat 13 people at a table. Thirteen people  were seated at the Last Supper.

5. Avoid the 13th floor. Do take the elevator or even walk up there. Avoid it altogether.

Full List of Friday the  13th Superstitions

Are you looking for ways to spruce up your bathroom décor? Sea shells are a nice touch to complete your bathroom and make you feel more at home. Make your bathroom feel more like a spa with the proper addition of sea shells. Robb Whittlef shows viewers how these small changes can transform a room. Are you ready to learn? Watch the video below.

Arts & Crafts Stores Near Lexington Park

It’s still summertime, the breeze is blowing and the sun is scorching.  Summer for most means blockbuster action movies, the NBA Finals and sun tan lotions.  And those of us in the workforce usually get a nice 4 day weekend for the 4^th of July.  But that single, lonely summer holiday is all behind us now, and it’s time to start focusing on the next MAJOR Holiday…HALLOWEEN!  Sure, Labor Day provides a nice off-day, but it’s not as much FUN as being in your mid-20s & dressing up as “Mini Me”, so I am skipping to October 31^st.

Once the last morsel of barbecue is off of my Independence Day paper plate, I am already texting or tweeting about my Halloween costume plans.  For the past couple years, it has been a smorgasbord of different costumes & alter egos for me.  I have moonlighted as the lead singer of ‘Pan!c @ the Disco’, the superhero ‘Blankman’, a construction worker (funds were kind of low that year) & The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, skin tight snakeskin pants and full blown makeup (did I mention I am in my mid-20s?!). 

Which got me thinking? What will I be in 2010?  Will I be a member of Jersey Shore or shall I be Michael Jackson from the “Smooth Criminal” video?  “Decisions, Decisions!”  Luckily, I found a website that ranks the Top 100 Halloween Costume Ideas for 2010.  I am on my way to browse through the creepy & spooky, and hopefully you will join me in the search for the BEST COSTUME EVER…in 2010!  Does anyone know where I can find a Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ jacket?

Hello Abberly Crest! Summer time is the season for grilling. So put your shoes on and let’s go outside. Chef Tips is demonstrating how to grill one of America’s favorite fish, salmon.  Make sure you make enough for the whole family. This oily fish will help your family get the recommended daily dose of protein and vitamin D.

1/2 cup real maple syrup
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic-shallot puree or 1 clove chopped garlic

You are hosting the 4^th of July BBQ. You have ribs, chicken, potato salad, six different kinds of cake, and nothing healthy for the kids or anyone else for that matter. You don’t want to put on ten pounds in one weekend. As well, you want the kids to eat healthy, which is hard enough as it is especially since; you know the kids are good for hiding their fruits and veggies in their napkins and disposing of them. Take one of your cakes off the menu and replace it with this. It will look so cool to kids they will eat it up.

Fourth of July Flag Recipe

1. Cut in halves the strawberries and 58 banana slices.
2. Squeeze lemon juice on the banana slices and then place the strawberries on top of the bananas,
3. Arrange 30 large blackberries, as shown, in the upper left corner of a serving tray or cutting board (it should be at least 8 by 13 inches).

Ingredients

• 29 large strawberries
• 30 large blackberries

• 7 or so large bananas
• Lemon juice

Now the website where I got this recipe is going for a different look than the picture shown here; so please click on the highlighted link above for more pictures and tips.