It's hard to believe that only a week ago I was on my way back from the beach. It feels like so much longer. I'm sure some of that has to do with a super long week at work followed by an amazing weekend.
Work:
It's registration time again at work and that means the office has been super busy lately. The busy-ness will not end until after graduation which is in like 60-something days away in May. I have at least three students from the yoga class I'm teaching this Spring graduating which is so exciting! Many of the students I work with are non-traditional meaning most are adults who work full-time and have been pursuing their degrees half-time. I was incredibly thankful to be done with four years of undergraduate education, but I can't imagine finally finishing something that has been 8 years in the making! Trying to think of something special to do for them during our last class.
Something I love about working in higher education is always having easy access to research, scholarly presentations, and inter-library loan. I checked out a book from inter-library loan (I've been trying to read more in my free time) and had a book come to me from some obscure tiny college in Pennsylvania. When I opened up the book cover, I saw the message "You are fabulous" written on the ILL sleeve. This week was also rough at work due to finally going to the DMV to register/title/everything my vehicle and to switching health insurance plans, so I was so grateful for this message of encouragement. I wonder if it was an intentional Operation Beautiful note?
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Friday:
With the time change, Mike and I were able to take a sunset run after work on Friday! Though there was this scary moment when Mike decided we were going to do interval training (sprint for 8 sec and jogging for 12), I'm so grateful when our schedules align. Running together reminds me of summer.
Saturday:
I had to work on Saturday and, because the Rock and Roll Marathon and metro track work apparently shut down half of the city, I really appreciated living 5 minutes from work. Mike and I went to Costco after and were reminded to never take Florida Avenue on a weekend.
That night, we had a double date adventure with Jeff and Sara. Sara wanted grilled cheese, but 'the grilled cheese place' was closed so we settled on roaming H street for grilled cheese or suitable food. We then proceeded to zig zag across the length of H street reading menus and then not being impressed. Mike tripped Jeff in the road once? We finally settled on The Big Board which had no grilled cheese, but drinks and burgers. At that point, we just wanted food. It ended up being the best decision ever. The Big Board operates its drink prices like a REVERSE stock market so the more of a drink or beer you buy, the more the price drops. There is even a ticker on a TV screen giving you live price fluctuations. The burgers were phenomenal and the sweet potato fries were addictive. Our bartender was sweet and even told us this sweet story before we left about a couple who had crashed the stock market with their engagement party. Mike's eyes lit up at that information and Mike has since decided he may want to celebrate his birthday there.
Sunday:
Sunday I had to feed my landlords' cats since they are out of town and I asked Sara to accompany since she has really been wanting to meet Rupert. I realize that, by living so far away from the heart of the city, the only people who have been to see my apartment are my sisters, Mike, Kelly, and now Sara! Rupe was on his best behavior to impress Sara and I feel like I should have people over to my apartment (and will hopefully then be forced to clean it!) more often!
Sunday night, Mike and I had plans to use the Living Social (that Kelly got me for my birthday) at Tony and Joe's Seafood on the Georgetown waterfront. The restaurant was literally on the waterfront. I remember walking here last summer when Mike's internship was in Foggy Bottom. Our table was near the windows and we had an awesome view of the Kennedy Center lit up in blue and green. The living social was for two hot drinks and two desserts, but we also got an appetizer to make it feel meal-ish. We felt it was appropriate to choose the Irish coffees with Baileys and Frangelico since it was St. Patty's after all. Everything was amazing and I can't wait to come back to the waterfront in the warmer months.
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| Two Irish Coffees, Brownie a la mode, and Key Lime Pie with the Kennedy Center in the background! The pie lasted about 10 seconds. |
