So I am behind again. Time to start doing these entries on the same day of the event. To bring you up to date:
September
- 5th - Ben and Rachel welcomed us to
DC with a nice dinner out
at Firefly.
- 7th - I got out on my bike and took
a nice nine hour ride in an attempt to internalize the geography of
the city. I made my way along the canal exploring and stopping
when I was hungry/thirsty. Besides generally exploring the
streets in the northwest and southwest quadrants of the city I
stopped and visited a few places.
- I stumbled into an open house at
the Abner
Cloud House and was led on a nice little tour by
one of the friendly Colonial Dames that maintain the
place.
- Made my way
to Hains
Point for a view of the Potomac River.
- Parked my bike and spent some time
exploring Roosevelt
Island.
- I stumbled into an open house at
the Abner
Cloud House and was led on a nice little tour by
one of the friendly Colonial Dames that maintain the
place.
- 12th - Date night with my lovely and
talented wife. Dinner at Le
Grenier on H Street and a peculiar little play
entitled She
Kills Monsters about an older sister coming to understand
the inner life of her deceased little sister through the
Dungeons and Dragons campaign notes she left behind.
- 19th - 20th - Sara's sister Katie was
in town setting up for her art show. We had lunch
at Jaleo with their Aunt,
Uncle, and cousins; poked around the
National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial; and saw some amazing
toy construction with Superstructs
at The National Building
Museum. Dinner
at Pizzeria
Paradiso.
- 28th - Prof. Davidson and his wife had us over to their home for a nice dinner party with others from the lab / department.