Weekend Recap

Tina and I are at it again (training)...we started our training together today for the DC Wirefly Marathon on March 29th. We've agreed to follow the same training schedule which over the past couple weeks we decided we'd start running together at the 13 mile mark. So, after a couple weeks of getting back into the swing of things, we did it. A great run actually, we ran Rock Creek Parkway North and back. Just a few miles short of hitting the MD border, but a totally serene and beautifully wooded trail following the creek (mostly still snow covered). Of course, our luck has it that we picked the coldest DC day yet to begin our training--22 degrees outside, with a wind chill of 9 degrees. NICE. I hate the COLD but after a quick warmup, surprisingly we were not bothered by the cold at all. Jeff, I took your advice and SACKED UP! Thanks ;) Only until we stopped running to cool down did I realize how frozen my fingers were! Seat warmers are the bomb and I am quite thankful for them on days like today. I am also quite thankful for Moby Dicks--the best kabob place in the area. Yes, I stopped there on the way home to pick up dinner...truly a delicious staple and a well-deserved treat post-run.

So last night, I met the ladies (Christina, Erin, Karen, Jen, and Gina) in the city for dinner at Aria Trattoria. This past week was DC's winter Restaurant Week and luckily Christina was able to score us a reservation. Fortunately the gathering was a fun crowd, because I think the overall consensus was that the food was pretty sub-par or at least just average. We did go out with a bang though bc the dessert was pretty heavenly...some pretty decent Tiramisu. Can't say it's as good as the little shot glasses of Tiramisu at Vapiano but it certainly left me in a pleasant mood. Or maybe it was just the 3 glasses of wine ;) After dinner my friends twisted my arm to join them for a DC firefighters fundraiser at Adams Mill. Gotta respect the firefighters, but to our dismay this wasn't the calendar squad...and now we all know why DC doesnt have a firefighters calendar. And it's probably a wise decision and we are thankful for that. But we did support their Polar Bear Plunge--an event next weekend where they jump in the Potomac to raise money. I asked if I could participate, but was denied...unfortunately I already know that when you're not permitted to swim in the Potomac, you get escorted out by the Coast Guard. Oh and long lost, Beglis and Herndon met us out, which was so great to see both of them! Anywho, fun night and I couldnt leave Adams Morgan without Big Slice...yes, I got BIG Slice by myself before hailing a cab. I offered to share with my cabbie named Bereket, who by no big surprise turned out to be Ethiopian Orthodox. It's great being Orthodox in a city where half of the cabbies are Ethiopian and almost all Orthodox. The Orthodox discount rocks! May have a new friend coming to Ss. Peter & Paul soon.

That about wraps up my weekend...I did manage to get another run in yesterday, helped the newlyweds set up their new place and got to see their HM pics, and now I've got some studying to do...

That's all my friends.