Big Weekend

This will more than likely be the new format for the blog, the recap of several days rather than every day. So, here goes.

Friday:
I went to work, as usual. There were no votes, which meant we could have worn casual clothes. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of that and showed up in a suit. Not really a big deal, but it could've been nice to not be in a suit. After work we all met up at the National Sculpture Garden for jazz. It was pretty sweet. It felt like we were all grown up and stuff, meeting up in our work clothes and what not. We didn't really do much else Friday night.

Saturday:
If Saturday had had its own blog, it would've been titled "Fail." Even though the day started well with a blow out win for the Hawkeyes, there wasn't much else for me to get excited about. To begin with, the place where we thought we were going to be able to watch the game turned out to be a bar, strictly 21 and older. Fail. So then we tried going over to the ESPN Zone about a half mile away. When we got there, just before the game was about to start, we discovered there was an hour wait for a table and the game wasn't on anywhere you could see it while waiting. Fail. Then we ran back to the apartment via the Metro to watch the game. While it went decently for the majority of the game (close but not out of control) even that didn't go completely according to plan. The pizza we ordered shortly after getting back didn't get here until into the third quarter. Fail. Then, the worst possible end to the game happened, with Michigan winning on a TD pass with 11 seconds left. Fail. However, there was one shot left to redeem the day. If Ohio State could have beaten USC it would have made the day bearable. For most of the game it looked as if OSU was going to pull it off. Then, at the end of the game, reminiscent of earlier in the day, OSU fell apart and lost. Fail. Fail, fail, fail.

Sunday:
Today was a much better day. We walked over to the nearby neighborhood of Adams Morgan. The were having their Adams Morgan Day festival, a street fair not unlike the Taste of Dubuque for my readers back home's perspective. It was a lot of fun. I got some lemonade, chicken fingers, and fresh cut fries, which were delicious. I also got some sweet knock-off aviators. I also got a Nationals lunch bag for knowing the Nats official colors. We went to Mass at 7:30 tonight. It was geared toward young adults, which was nice. Now I'm back at the apartment watching the Pack v the Bears (Go Pack!), and one of the girls is making us sloppy joes.

They're done, gotta go,

Jes