Friday night peter and i kicked of the weekend posing as Charlotte and Levi because they gave us their Georgia Browns reservation. It was too bad we couldn't all go together, but it so yummy, i'd go back.
Sat and sunday were nice and low key, but sunday night we went with diana and doug to see the hangover. Everyone and their brother had been talking up this movie, plus the commercials looked pretty good, so we went to the courthouse theater in hopes of seeing the usual courthouse empty theaters....but this time it was PACKED. Packed with really weird people too who, for example, thought the preview of sandra bullock falling into a hole was hillarious. That being said, the movie was awesome! Go watch it.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Take that Nats! Didnt totally rain me out!
After being rained out of 3 games, and only making it to one I didnt have high hopes for yesterday's game especially when it started to hail on my drive home.
I began to call the nats hotline to see if it was going to be delayed. Instead of giving any information it simply said the game would start on time at 7:05....even at 7:30 when it was pouring this message still remained.
Diana, Doug, Peter and i made our way to Good Eats to kill time. Diana immediately recognized the owner and chef from his top chef days and asked what was the best thing on the menu. He recommended the smokehouse burger and toasted marshmallow shake. I got a salad, rosemary fries, and a toasted marshmallow milkshake! He wasn't wrong. The shake was awesome! The salad was nothing special, but the fries were awesome. I'd definitely go back there.
The rain finally passed and we made our way to the game, which, as all nats games go, was not really that exciting at all. In the 5th inning the nats were down 3-1 so we decided to leave. No real loss leaving early.
I had a fun night though, and i'm glad i got to watch some baseball
I began to call the nats hotline to see if it was going to be delayed. Instead of giving any information it simply said the game would start on time at 7:05....even at 7:30 when it was pouring this message still remained.
Diana, Doug, Peter and i made our way to Good Eats to kill time. Diana immediately recognized the owner and chef from his top chef days and asked what was the best thing on the menu. He recommended the smokehouse burger and toasted marshmallow shake. I got a salad, rosemary fries, and a toasted marshmallow milkshake! He wasn't wrong. The shake was awesome! The salad was nothing special, but the fries were awesome. I'd definitely go back there.
The rain finally passed and we made our way to the game, which, as all nats games go, was not really that exciting at all. In the 5th inning the nats were down 3-1 so we decided to leave. No real loss leaving early.
I had a fun night though, and i'm glad i got to watch some baseball
Monday, June 8, 2009
sometimes the nerdy is actually cool
last night we watched Star Trek IV the voyage home (in blu ray of course), and I was expecting to be bored by it, but it was actually really funny! Who knew! I'll probably watch some more of their movies soon.
We also watched wayne's world which is always a good watch. Although watching this movie made me really sad for Mike Myers since he use to be entertaining and now he's just not and i dread any new movies he comes out with. How can you go from so funny to so not funny at all?
We also watched wayne's world which is always a good watch. Although watching this movie made me really sad for Mike Myers since he use to be entertaining and now he's just not and i dread any new movies he comes out with. How can you go from so funny to so not funny at all?
Friday, June 5, 2009
Team B.O.O.B. Races again
This Saturday Team B.O.O.B. Is racing again for its 4th year i think for the Susan G Komen race for the cure. We have a huge team this year, and many parents and siblings this year. Sweeney's new acronym is the WOD squad (with out daughters). She's a creative one (in fact she's the one that came up with Beating Our Odds Beautifully for Team B.O.O.B.)
Weather forecasts are saying that it will be beautiful and sunny! If you are reading this and still want to join come on out! you can still register today :)
Also my mom and sister are here for the weekend and am trying to think of things to do with them, suggestions welcome.
Weather forecasts are saying that it will be beautiful and sunny! If you are reading this and still want to join come on out! you can still register today :)
Also my mom and sister are here for the weekend and am trying to think of things to do with them, suggestions welcome.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Randy Johnson's failed attempt at entertaining me
Last night, like many others, Peter and I headed to nationals park to try and see Randy Johnson's 300th win.
Having been to the park many times before, i knew i didnt need to buy tickets in advance and pay service charges, so we showed up at 6:30 all ready to buy tickets, armed with one umbrella, and got in line. It begin to rain, but it only took seconds to turn to derential downpours...stupidly we bought the tickets anyway thinking it would pass.
We made our way into the ball park and huddled with others under the only overhang in the entire entrance section. We made a run for it and got into the team store looking for dry flip flops and rain ponchos. Initially they had neither, but quickly got the ponchos.
Of course as soon as we got the ponchos the rain stopped, so we made our way to the concessions and had dinner through off and on showers. Finally at 8ish it stopped raining and the grounds crew came running out in all their glory and began to attempt to dry the field. Things were looking up.
We found our way to our seats and were all ready for the game when they made an announcement over the loudspeaker: "there is a second storm coming through, but the field is ready, so if the storm misses us, we will play"...then "attention all nats fans, please leave your seats immediately and find shelter"
That was when we left, game still not called. Our ride home was difficult through all the rain and lakes now on the road.
All night i kept checking to see if the game was called, but i went to bed with the nats still thinking the game might happen that night.
It was rescheduled for 4:35 today, so clearly i wont be there :(
Nats 3....Rachel 1
Having been to the park many times before, i knew i didnt need to buy tickets in advance and pay service charges, so we showed up at 6:30 all ready to buy tickets, armed with one umbrella, and got in line. It begin to rain, but it only took seconds to turn to derential downpours...stupidly we bought the tickets anyway thinking it would pass.
We made our way into the ball park and huddled with others under the only overhang in the entire entrance section. We made a run for it and got into the team store looking for dry flip flops and rain ponchos. Initially they had neither, but quickly got the ponchos.
Of course as soon as we got the ponchos the rain stopped, so we made our way to the concessions and had dinner through off and on showers. Finally at 8ish it stopped raining and the grounds crew came running out in all their glory and began to attempt to dry the field. Things were looking up.
We found our way to our seats and were all ready for the game when they made an announcement over the loudspeaker: "there is a second storm coming through, but the field is ready, so if the storm misses us, we will play"...then "attention all nats fans, please leave your seats immediately and find shelter"
That was when we left, game still not called. Our ride home was difficult through all the rain and lakes now on the road.
All night i kept checking to see if the game was called, but i went to bed with the nats still thinking the game might happen that night.
It was rescheduled for 4:35 today, so clearly i wont be there :(
Nats 3....Rachel 1
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Maryland's Place in Space
First off, Happy Birthday to Leslie. really what better gift than a nod in my blog?
Last night Peter and I went to an event at the maryland space center celebrating maryland's place in space. We showed up and got some heavy h'orderves. Crab cake sundae bar for peter, make your own taco stations, and lots of cheese. The best was the open bar with grey goose.
We also got to walk around the exhibits. The funniest part was I looked over to the dinosaur part and could have sworn one of them was moving! Peter laughed at me, but then we got there and sure enough, mixed in with the still ones were a couple scary animatronic dinosaurs. Oh, and the name of the exhibit? Chinasaurus.
They then had us all go into the Imax for some speeches and videos. Three Astronauts, one undersecretary of NOAA, One VP of lockheed, and one head of goddard later it was time for the surprise guest, Christopher Scolese, the acting head of nasa. When he walked out peter leaned over to me and goes "that is the king of the nerds". Its true.
Oh also someone's phone rang mid speeches and it was the star wars imperial march. Of course.
It was a fun night, if not a bit nerdy, but thats ok :)
Last night Peter and I went to an event at the maryland space center celebrating maryland's place in space. We showed up and got some heavy h'orderves. Crab cake sundae bar for peter, make your own taco stations, and lots of cheese. The best was the open bar with grey goose.
We also got to walk around the exhibits. The funniest part was I looked over to the dinosaur part and could have sworn one of them was moving! Peter laughed at me, but then we got there and sure enough, mixed in with the still ones were a couple scary animatronic dinosaurs. Oh, and the name of the exhibit? Chinasaurus.
They then had us all go into the Imax for some speeches and videos. Three Astronauts, one undersecretary of NOAA, One VP of lockheed, and one head of goddard later it was time for the surprise guest, Christopher Scolese, the acting head of nasa. When he walked out peter leaned over to me and goes "that is the king of the nerds". Its true.
Oh also someone's phone rang mid speeches and it was the star wars imperial march. Of course.
It was a fun night, if not a bit nerdy, but thats ok :)
Monday, June 1, 2009
Weekend Outdoors
This was a beautiful weekend with perfect weather.
The most eventful part of the weekend was driving out to the blue mountains to go strawberry picking. It was nice because it was the strawberry festival so they had live music that you could hear in the fields. Who knew that picking strawberries was so hard on your body! My thighs kill today from all the picking!
After we picked way too many strawberries we crossed the street and went to the vineyard for a wine tasting. The best wine was a strawberry dessert wine that they said would taste great mixed with champagne, so we bought that and a block of garlic cheddar and a half a loaf of bread and sat on the veranda overlooking the valley. It was quite nice. I cant wait to go back for blueberry season!
The most eventful part of the weekend was driving out to the blue mountains to go strawberry picking. It was nice because it was the strawberry festival so they had live music that you could hear in the fields. Who knew that picking strawberries was so hard on your body! My thighs kill today from all the picking!
After we picked way too many strawberries we crossed the street and went to the vineyard for a wine tasting. The best wine was a strawberry dessert wine that they said would taste great mixed with champagne, so we bought that and a block of garlic cheddar and a half a loaf of bread and sat on the veranda overlooking the valley. It was quite nice. I cant wait to go back for blueberry season!
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