Whoops!

We forgot to write yesterday, which is funny because I had the little "New Post" dialogue box up for a really long time and just never put anything in it. Here's a concise recap of our yesterday.

10:00 am - 2:45 PM Class at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (where they claimed they had invented development principles utilized by the Inter-American Foundation for 50 years) and at the Barlow Center.

2:45 - 4:00 PM Menu planning/shopping at Trader Joe's. We are going to have some delicious food this week!

4:00 - 6:00 PM Read the newspaper, did the dishes, tried to do a crossword puzzle, made cookie dough for the ward munch and mingle on Sunday (for which we are decidedly excited. Our ward makes the best food in the world). The weather outside was frightful, so we stayed in for the afternoon.

6:00 - 6:35 PM Tried to decide where we wanted to go for dinner. I was craving some Fat Jack's cheese sticks, but DC boasts nothing of the sort. We ended up deciding on a place called Pete's New Haven Apizza (yes, there is an "a" at the beginning of pizza). It was the closest option to a metro stop AND the "New Haven" part of the name endeared the place to someone I know from Connecticut. We also enlisted our neighbors, Brittney and John, for the trip.

6:45 - 7:45 PM We traveled to Columbia Heights (one train transfer) and waited for a table at Pete's. It's apparently a very hoppin' place on Friday nights. On the way, we also saw some hooligans get arrested on the metro.

7:45 - 8:45 PM Enjoyed the tastiest pizza this side of the Mississippi. We ordered the Nighthawk, which consists of basil pesto, grilled chicken, carmelized onions, and mushrooms. Yum. Jason also had tasty soup (but he can't remember what kind it was) and I started off with a really good salad.

8:45 - 9:15 PM Hit Giant Supermarket for some of our grocery needs; Trader Joe's does not carry chopped green chiles. Don't worry: we stocked up.

We got home around 10:00 PM and watched a couple episodes of The West Wing before turning in. It was a very nice day.

This close!

I was this close to finishing a darn crossword. Alas.

I arrived at work today around 8:55 a.m. and spent the next twenty minutes in the security line. We have to go through security to get into the building (which is nice and reassuring). Some people in line were tourists, but it seemed like there were a lot of little political lobbying groups there too. Anyway, it took forever and it was windy, so my hair took a little bit of a beating.

Jason had to run to the Government Printing Office today, so we could have had lunch together, but I didn't have my phone so I didn't know he was in the area. :(

At work today, I watched the live blogging of the health care summit all day long. Now at home we (read: I) am watching the live blogging of the women's figure skating medal round of the Olympics. We could go downstairs and watch it on NBC, but then we might have to battle someone for use of the television.

Our assignment that was supposed to be due tomorrow got pushed back to next Friday, so that's a nice thing. Tomorrow we have class until 2:30 p.m.-ish and then...we'll do something else. The weather is supposed to be cold and windy with potential snow tonight. No snowmageddon this time, though.

Listening to our Cougars beat SDSU...

...is what we are doing right now. Well, we're also kind of doing homework. I don't think either activity is getting our complete attention. Later tonight we may run up to our neighbor's house for some birthday cake and ice cream.

Today was a good day. Jason went to a conference called "Mexico's Financial System and the Impact of the Global Reception." He didn't get lunch this time, but they did have coffee at registration. He had a good time and learned a lot AND brought home a documentary about Mexican migrants. We'll watch it tomorrow.

When I arrived at work this morning, someone (the intern coordinator, it turns out) had left tootsie rolls on all of the interns' desks. It was a nice surprise! After work, Jason and I made al pastor burritos with these amazing chipotle/jalapeno-flavored tortillas from Trader Joe's. Yum.

I'm in the middle of my first Amy Tan novel right now and am really enjoying it. It's crazy how much reading you can get done during a daily hour-long commute.

Well, I'm finished with my homework now, so I think I'll try to finish the Washington Post crossword puzzle (an as-of-yet-unrealized feat)(only because I have standards about using the Internet to cheat)(and often do other things instead of the crossword or fall asleep mid-clue) before cake and ice cream.