State of Our Union

On Monday we met up with a group of folks that we worked with in Missouri. With Steve in town, we were all able to get updates on Jefferson City and the Secretary of State's office. We had dinner and a few drinks at the Dubliner and then hit another bar before heading home.

Tuesday was the State of the Union address by the President. Living only 10 blocks from the Capitol, we were sure to stay away from all the security and traffic that was sure to ensue. Ben made enchiladas and we enjoyed the address from our apartment while playing several intense games of darts.

Steve headed back to the midwest on Wednesday, which left Dexter broken hearted. With most all of our guests, Dex falls deeply in love and shows them throughout their entire visit!

We finally made it to the end of the long work week and headed to  Georgetown for a nice dinner at Il Canale. It is a nice little Italian restaurant off of M street. Both of our entrees were very good, but the Cannoli we had for dessert was outstanding.

After dinner, we headed to Jack Rose Saloon in the Adams Morgan neighborhood for happy hour. Kelly's coworker is taking a new job, so the office met for drinks to say goodbye. It was a fun scene and a great bar. We had fun and stayed much later than we planned (translation = 9:30pm).

Saturday was our flag football leagues playoffs. We won the first game but lost in the second round. While we were bummed we lost, physically, we were not prepared to play in the championship game. Kelly's ankles were bleeding, Ben's knee made a few irregular sounds and both of our backs are extremely sore. We made it home, showered and collapsed for the rest of the day.

Sunday, Ben made some homemade biscuits for breakfast before heading out to run a few errands. More people our jobs in Missouri were in town on business, so we met up with them Sunday evening for dinner.

(Kelly, her sisters, baby Layla, and a wild raccoon named Jax in Florida)