Busy week here in DC. We started off the 4 day work week with a victory on the softball field. "Gensler Architecture" played solid defense to hold on for the victory.
Thursday was another softball game filled with several highs and lows. Kelly got home early and thought it would be nice to head out early to pick Ben up from work so he didn't have to walk the approximately 20 blocks to the Korean memorial where the game was. Leaving at 6pm, she thought she had pleanty of time. There are some lessons you only have to learn once, driving in DC traffic at 6pm is one of those lessons. Things were going smoothly and I was on pace to pick Ben up at 6:15ish until the road I was on ended and the White House began. I was stuck on the same block for 20 minutes until I felt the spirit of Dr. Ed Rog and pulled the most amazing u-turn. While still in traffic at least I was pointed in the right direction.
Ben had cut his losses with Kelly and decided to walk to the field in order to keep his place in the lineup. After another 10 min or so she was able to get on the correct side of the mall and score a parking place at the FDR memorial. Fortunately the game still had not started, as Kelly was not the only one that had difficulty getting to the field, and we use the term "field" loosely. The "field" was a tiny spot between the reflecting pond and the Korean Memorial. There was a fence behind first base that ran diagonialy through right field. The calf-high grass hadn't been cut since spring of 2009, which made hitting, fielding, running, walking, sitting and standing uncomfortable.
The 6:30 game didn't start until 7:10 and lasted until 9:00, which is unacceptable. On the brightside, we kicked the crap out of the "spin-offs" and improved to 5-1 for the year. Ben continued his hit streak and increased his slugging percentage to roughly 1 Million. Kelly finally broke through and hit the ball hard for 3 hits. We were on the Mall until dark which enabled us to see the Lincoln Memorial at night. It was definetly a cool sight, however the place was packed with tourists.
Friday Ben met Kelly at Eastern Market after work for dinner. We enjoyed some Thai food and talked about our busy days at work. Walking back to the car, we ran into an aquaintence who had also relocated from Missouri. It was another fun small world coincidence that we have had many of here.
After dinner we headed to Georgetown for a drink. We were going out for a friend's birthday celebration and were a little nervous about the Georgetown scene. The bar, Sequoia, is on the riverfront and a beautiful location. We were glad we went and Ethan was glad to see us, but it wasn't exactly our scene. We hung out for a few hours and then headed home.
Saturday was an exciting day for Kelly. Ben decided to make some of the best chili dogs ever made. He made a big pot of chili and cooked some hot dogs, Hebrew National of course. The day got even better when we found out the Cardinals game was on Fox. We enjoyed our chili dogs and watched Pujols hit the game winner against the Cubs...Boo-yah!
Sunday we woke up and made our weekly trip to the bagelery for breakfast. We enjoyed our bagels while watching the French Open.
Later, we headed over to Dupont Circle to pick up a table and chairs we bought off of craigslist. It was only as we tried loading the table into the mini-cooper did we realize we should have brought tools. The table did not fit in the car and needed to be taken apart. After 20 minutes of consternation, the lady we bought it from found an appropriate tool. It was worth the additional effort once we got it home. A table and chairs was the final piece of the apartment furnishing puzzle.
We went out for dinner with a friend from Jefferson City who was in town for a conference. The food was good and it was fun to hear what has been going on back in Missouri. As we walked home, we were sad to see another weekend come to a close.
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