For two we spend about $80/wk between Trader Joe’s and giant, and ~$150/mo at Costco for various essentials and stocking up on proteins (we buy in bulk and freeze). We eat a lot of meat/seafood but have started incorporating a few veggie meals a week to cut down on costs. We cook during the week and eat out on weekends, primarily. This doesn’t include pet food/essentials.

Just across the river in pentagon city, Mimi’s makes their ice cream in house. The flavors are really unique and the owner is so nice! Recommend you give it a try (I live in Maryland and travel for it lol). If you care about reviews it has 4.9 on google and five stars on Yelp… can confirm the hype is legit.

I find that the noise (high pitched screeching especially) of the metro also triggers my motion sickness, as well as the lights (because of the sudden light changes). So I have good noise canceling headphones and try to close my eyes as best I can. Also, dramamine does make a non-drowsy pill.