DC fun with Chris

I convinced Chris to go with me to Screen on the Green – a DC summer tradition where they show classic movies on the Mall in front of the Capitol. That night it was On the Waterfront, which I was really excited to enjoy al fresco. Chris went early to score a great spot, and I met him after work. We had PotBelly’s for dinner and played Scrabble on Chris’s phone while we waited for it to get dark. The movie was great, and even better to watch it on a pleasant summer night. I felt like a real DC resident!



On Tuesday, my DC friend Amy had a great hook-up for us: free tickets to the Nationals game. Did I mention that they were in the 2nd row behind the dugout? It was awesome! The game was pretty good, too – the Nats were behind until an 8th inning home run and rally for 6 runs and a win! Definitely the best game I’ve been to yet. Chris even managed to get a foul tip tossed to him by Willie Harris, and another from the bat boy. AND, when we were leaving, I saw David Gregory, host of Meet the Press – my first DC political celebrity sighting.

The view from our seats

During the President's race (a 4th inning tradition), Jefferson took a tumble - it was hilarious!

On Friday, we met up with Amy again and another friend, Tammy, for game night. Chris and Tammy are so much alike that we call Chris “Mammy” (as in Male Tammy) – last summer Tammy was out of town when Chris was visiting, so game night was their first chance to meet. Of course they hit it off, and we had a great night playing games. The only bad thing was that I was starting to feel a little sick, so we headed home a little early :(

My upset stomach continued into Saturday, ruining our plans to go to the Alexandria Irish Festival. Instead, we lounged around my studio most of the day. We had reservations at The Melting Pot for dinner, which turned into a surprise birthday dinner (thanks, Chris!), and fortunately, my stomach was feeling much better – and hungry for fondue! After dinner we went to see the new Harry Potter movie. I had been waiting a long time to see it, and it was worth the wait! Overall, it was a great way to end our week together. It was so great to have Chris visit!