Memorial Day Celebrations on the Hill and Other Adventures

Disclaimer: This computer won't let me see the pictures once they're uploaded, so I am trusting that the appropriate images are displayed. xFingers Crossedx

Memorial Day Weekend was a fabulous one in the capitol of our great (although recently floundering) nation. It was beautiful, although sweltering hot, and full of activities.

After a long morning of packing on Saturday, I traveled over to the new Converse Alumni House, aka Val and Brit's place, for a lovely cookout. I've really enjoyed getting to know these ladies better, and I was thrilled to find out Dani was in town for the weekend. It was quite a Connie weekend. The guys grilled for us, and we enjoyed a delectable feast of hotdogs and hamburgers, sides, etc. Of course, with a little Cornhole and Rock Band on the side. So fun!

Then Dani and I journeyed to the heart of Old Town Alexandria to meet up with Sarah W. and her fun cousin Paula at their Annual Rolling Thunder event.

For those who don't know (I didn't), RT is an annual parade of motorcyclists that began as a protest after POW's from Vietnam did not get the attention they deserved after the war was over. The tradition has continued for years, and the bikes swarm around all of the towns and cities in the Greater DC area. Paula plans her event in Alexandria around the bikers in town. It's quite fun!

On Sunday after church we all gathered at the Hill for the Annual Memorial Day Concert broadcast live on PBS. The security was ridiculously tight, and I was so grateful I didn't bring my switchblade for opening things/safety, as my $70 knife (a gift) would've gotten thrown in the trash. Unfortunately, we can't all display our badges for a free pass through security. Will my NRA Member card work?! ;)

Liz Shirk (Margaret's sister) stopped by for the concert with her darling boyfriend. We all shared a cozy little picnic blanket. 2 boys, 5 girls, small space.

See all the people? Now you know what I mean by small space! And we were there early! Check out this "Fabulous view" a la Jordan (the tall one who can see anything regardless- jealous!).

We were a little warm, a little shiny from our trip to the pool, and extremely happy! It was a fabulous day!

A giant thank you to all who serve in our Armed Forces!

No Internet=Blog Hiatus

Hey, hey! I've been a busy little bee the past two weeks, and I've had tons of things I wanted to share with you all, BUT the new house doesn't have internet until the end of this week or the beginning of the next one. I know, I know, I could walk (yay for being in walking distance to places now) to the nearby wifi cafes but that wouldn't normally happen until like 8:30 at night, and by then I'm just too exhausted to walk, blog, and walk back. Call me lazy if you will, but I doubt you'd say that if you lived a day in my shoes. Needless to say, I'm sorry I haven't blogged. I've really wanted too!!

This blog post would be forever long if I included all that happened, so just pretend your catching up on the last season of your favorite show that just came out on dvd, and you are only allowing yourself one episode a day. With this in mind, for the next few blog posts, please forgive the fact that the events may be slightly out of sequential order!

First newsflash: I moved!! I am now an official resident of DC. Yes, this means I have no representation for the taxes that I pay, and I have limited abilities to possess firearms. BUT, I'm five blocks from the metro, one block from the interstate, 15 minutes walk to the steps of the Capitol, the Eastern Market, and plenty of restaurants, etc. LOVE it!

I did accept some trade offs for the prime location, though.
See old closet....

See new closet...

Current dresser:

Living space is on the same floor as the kitchen and in between there is a dining/bookshelf area. Unfortunately, the picture of it is acting up!

Love the living space though! Photos aren't uploading in full on this computer, so there are more to come another day, including the photo that shows my box springs currently sitting in the living room since they didn't make the turn in the stairs to the third floor of the house where my bedroom is.

Anyways, I am very happy with the move, and I'm totally excited to be finally where I wanted to be all along - in DC! YAY!