Yes, I'm a Loser Baby...

WOW! I know I've been a total slacker when it comes to updating this thing, but a month? How pathetic is that? I'll try to do better - PROMISE! And a lot has actually happened in the last month, so here goes!


Labor Day Weekend
When I got back from Dallas after my flight fiasco, Matt and I went to New York City for Labor Day and had a great time. We got to stay at the Waldorf Astoria (not worth the money), went to a Yankees Game (last season at the Yankees Stadium), go to US Open (tennis), and lots of other cool stuff. As some of you know, Matt's family bleeds Ohio State, so since it was the first season of the year, we had to go to the OSU Alumni Watching Party at this cool bar called Tonic in Times Square. Being there just proved to me how better football (except high school) is up north. We walked in (I had a green & black dress on) and I was the ONLY person in there not in 1) OSU garb or 2) their team colors. It was amazing! We also found this really cool new area called the Meat Packing District that had some awesome restaurants and a fab roof-top bar at this hotel on the Hudson River. As much as NYC is a great place to visit, it made me love and appreciate DC that much more! Matt had a choice between DC & NYC, and thank goodness we're here! ONE NOTE: Their taxi's are WAY better than the system we have here in DC, they're SO CHEAP up there!


San Antonio
From New York, I had to move along to San Antonio for an annual conference that my industry has. For those of you who know the likes of Le Freak, I had them play at an event I put on one night. And I must say, I have the most awesome team working with me as they put up with me on lots of different levels, one of them being "dress up" for this crazy event. My thought: Since Le Freak dressed up, so were we! And that we did! It was a BLAST and everyone LOVED the band! From San Antonio I went back to Dallas for the weekend since I was so close and got to celebrate Amanda and Sam's birthday at the one and only Zuroma's. The sad thing is, the rest of the weekend, I barely left my mom's house. I was beat from traveling and took advantage of some much needed R&R at mommy's house!

Back to DC for a Few Days

So Matt & I were both in DC when we came back from Dallas and that week I got to take a tour of The Capitol which was VERY cool! I got to go through all the underground tunnels and sit in on the House Gallery as they had just gone back in session the day before so there was lots of activity. That week we also had tickets to see Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which I later found out is one of Matt's favorite plays. In true Shakespearean style, the entire case (male & female) were played by men. Needless to say, Matt wasn't all to thrilled with the fact Juliet was a man!!!!

Yinz Are In Stiller Country

The next weekend we headed to Pittsburgh to visit my family and go to my god-daughters 4th birthday party. That's one of the cool things about living up here...we're within driving distance of a LOT of places! Although, it rained on us from the minute we left DC until we pulled into my Uncle's place, and it was the MOST MISERABLE drive across the PA Turnpike in those conditions, 18-wheelers flying past us on soaking wet roads at 80 miles an hour! And as I'm sure you can imagine, I still have a MAJOR ISSUE with 18-wheelers. So what is that fear called? Anyway, Matt got to experience Amish Country, my family, the greatness of a Pirmanti Brothers Cap & Cheese sandwich, the beautiful shrine of Heinz Field (it will make anyone a Steelers fan) and the Italian ways of the Strip District on a Saturday morning. For a quick weekend trip, we had a great time, and the drive home was much better.

Brooke & Grace

Sarah Visits DC!!!!!!!!!!!

The next weekend leads us to Sarah's visit! Yet another trip that was way to short! We went out in DC on Friday night and hit up a wine bar we've been wanting to try and Matt took us to a Hookah bar in Dupont Circle where we enjoyed some mango hookah - and some good stuff it was! Saturday Sarah and I spent more than 4 hours on bikes riding along the Potomac into DC to see the sites as it's a great way to cover a lot of ground. However, your derriere does pay for it! That night we had a relaxing dinner at a local Mexican joint, enjoyed some wine on our patio and watched 27 Dresses. It was a GREAT girl's day! And that continued on Sunday! We woke up, went to a local dive for some breakfast, went to check out the new 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon and then headed out SHOPPING! We took the Metro to the top of King Street and shopped all the way down!

This is Einstein, the coolest, statue in DC!

And Now...

So that catches you up for the last month, and brings us to September 25 - my dad's birthday! Happy Birthday pops, wish I was there to celebrate with you! And today, here in the "Beltway", it's cold and rainy. And I thought I was going to love the winter, but my fingers sit here frozen as I type and I am really starting to think I may never leave this house come December???? Regardless, with all of this economic and financial craziness that going on, it's an exciting time to be here. I want to go sit on Capitol Hill and just watch the frenzy! AND - an election year? With one of the most interesting cast of characters in years??!! OHH - and Matt & I are going to the Black Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball in January put on by the Texas State Society, so we'll get to enjoy some quality "Texan" time!

And for you Cowboys fans, have no fear, the big topic here this week when the media actually takes a break from our financial breakdown is the Cowboys/Redskins game on Sunday! I've already told Matt I'll be sporting my Romo jersey ALL DAY LONG!

xoxo

P.S. - I TOTALLY FORGOT! I had the worst pedicure EVER earlier this week here in Alexandria...I have been on the hunt for a good place since I moved here and thought maybe I had found it. And how wrong was I! I'll spare you all the details on what made it so horrible, but leave you with this one tidbit: THEY USED PALMOLIVE dish soap to scrub my feet!