Spring has Sprung

It has been a while since my last post, most likely because I am now in the throws of working life and my time outside of work has become considerably more precious. We did manage to have a fun weekend, though, spending a lot of time outside and enjoying the beautiful spring weather.

Russ came down to D.C. to see my office on Friday and after work we headed to the Tidal Basin where all the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. It really is beautiful, and we were lucky to be there at a time when the tourists had apparently decided to take a break from swarming the area.

A few pictures of the blossoms...

(This one above is actually right in front of our apartment. The rest are from the Tidal Basin)

We walked around for a while and then went to Matchbox for dinner. If you come to D.C. to visit us, maybe we'll take you there. It is in Chinatown and has the yummiest food! The wait is a little long, but if you're prepared it's not too bad. The funny part of the evening came when we were waiting for our pizza and all of a sudden, Russ realized he had parked in a garage that closed at 10 pm. It was approximately 9:40 when we realized this and our food hadn't even arrived. Russ decided to run the 12 blocks to the parking garage (the metro only runs every 15 minutes after rush-hour) and bring the car back. I laugh to think what he must have looked like, running in his suit through the streets of D.C.! I waited at the restaurant while our pizza arrived, paid the check, then waited for Russ to come back with the car. I heard a few of the other people sitting in the restaurant talking about how they thought Russ had ditched me and left me with the check. :-) Good thing that wasn't what really happened!