Home for the Week

We enjoyed having Julia around this week. Everything was brighter, sweeter, nicer...all around wonderful. She had family time, friend time, self-care time, and cat time. 

 

Home Sweet Home

Julia came home for the weekend! It was so nice to catch up in person and just hang out. Friday night, we came home from the airport and had duck (from Wagshal's)--so good. Steven had chicken Italian sausage. Saturday, we spent time with Todd, Regina, Dave & Lonnie, Chad, and the Sarrges (missed Meme!). We had dinner at True Food Kitchen; love the concept, horrible service. The bison ribs were delicious and the bison rare burger had so much potential, but arrived cold. The cupcakes from Pastry Xpo were a hit with Steven. It was really hard to say good-bye to Jules. Can't wait until we meet up in Clearwater!

Moving Out--Back in DC for the Summer

YAY--tribe reunited! Saturday morning we had to manuver around the Columbus half-marathon; there were a lot of runners and live music on Lane Avenue. I wish I would have ran the race; it is always a great way to see the city. It took almost two hours to pack up the car. Julia had done a lot of packing before we arrived. Unfortunately, the car was only so big. Steven was looking up flights for Julia and me. However, after donating a lot and tossing some, we were able to squeeze into the car. (Big thanks and apologies to Stephanie and her parents, who took home the lamps and bed spread!) We made good time coming home. It is so nice to have her back in the hood.

Home for the Weekend

Tribe update
Words cannot express how wonderful it was to have Julia home for the weekend! There is nothing better than squeezing her tight and taking care of her. It was much harder to say goodbye this time. :( Her only request for the weekend was to have a family dinner. Big thanks to Lisa and Tony for a delicious steak dinner Saturday night. We had a tasty brunch on Sunday and ventured for ice cream made with liquid nitrogen at Nicecream Factory in Arlington. We weren't sold on the texture of the ice cream at all, but very cool to watch them make it. And, we were able to cross off one thing from Julia's to-do list--get new, quirky/cool/hipster glasses.

We started a Halloween puzzle; the finished product will be shared in a future post. Julia worked on planning out her courses for next semester and plowing through the rest of this semester. Hard work + determination = success. Stay confident, Jules! We love and miss you.