We ventured down to the greater DC area this weekend for a quick trip. The purpose? Mike's 30th Birthday party, but we squeezed in visits with our 'rents, too. We hit the road Friday night,made it to Silver Spring a little after midnight, and received a warm welcome of fresh banana bread (baked by my dad) awaiting us in the kitchen. Karl came with, and at her urging, we rose early Saturday morning for a 5K race in Kensington. With the crisp weather, gorgeous sunlight streaming through the trees that dripped with technicolor foliage, and a lovely course throughout Rock Creek Park, we were happy to have participated. We didn't stick around long enough to see if we won any awards (age group awards, that is--the ubiquitous Gaithersburg Russian Runner Ladies contingent was on hand to snag the top prizes); instead, we went back and had a delicious breakfast with my dad before visiting with Jeanie, Aleta, Ella, and baby Philip.
Mark and I then zipped into DC to check out Chuck's new bachelor pad in the Quebec House, right off of Connecticut Avenue (great location!). Being back in that area made me a bit wistful for the old apartment--DC is just beautiful at this time of the year! Chuck's place is great and very roomy for a studio.
After that, we headed into Fairfax for dinner with the Flynns. Mark's 'rents had just returned from a trip down south to work on houses damaged by Katrina in Mississippi, so we got to hear all about their adventure. Then we had a yummy meal before heading out to the real reason we were in town: Mike's party! Greg hosted at his amazing house in Falls Church--and I was so excited to see Lonnie and Corinne, plus a bunch of other friends we hadn't hung out with in a while. We spent most of the night ogling Greg's exquisite taste in decor, his phenomenol handywork, his impressive tidiness, and, well, you get the picture. His house belongs in a magazine. (Hmmm...maybe I can pull some strings to get him in one...!)
We partied late in to the night and awoke Sunday morning to head back up to NYC so Mark could make his 4 p.m. Lacrosse game. Another great weekend!
Pictures below!
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