Richard's First Visit

Friday night around 10pm Richard arrived to DCA where I picked him up...approx a 7 minute drive without traffic. It was so good to see him I immediately started crying, but once we got past the tears we headed to the car where he was joyously greeted by Angel. Then home for the big tour. I really enjoyed getting to show him around the apartment, I've spent the last 3.5 weeks telling him about it and explaining things and finally he got to see it all.

Saturday, we started our day with an introduction to the neighborhood and a walk through the farmer's market before heading over to Georgetown (not the school) to do a little shopping. Then we prepared for our evening, since Rich didn't make it in on Friday night we had to move our big family dinner to Saturday. So, Sara, Tom, Leo, Josey and Maria came over for dinner. This was Richard's first time to meet Josephine.

Sunday, we went to lunch at Cafe Asia, a trendy sushi/Japanese restaurant in the area, followed by a trip to the American History museum. After the museum we headed home and packed a picnic for the evening's big event, the National Symphony Orchestra concert on the west lawn of the Capital. The concert was scheduled to begin at 8:00pm so we arrived about 6:30 and laid out our blankets and pillows to relax before the show. I did some studying and Rich read some Harry Potter or HP as he likes to call it, then we had our picnic dinner a little after 7. As our dinner was drawing to a close it began to sprinkle, then as we contemplated what to do and packed up our food, it began to rain, and as we headed under a tree for some shelter it began to pour. It came down furiously for about 10-15 minutes while we cowered under the tree waiting for them to make an announcement, which they did not, then after the rain stopped people slowly trickled back to the lawn to re-stake their spots. So at 8pm the show started, and it was wonderful, they played for about 50minutes before declaring it time for intermission. No sooner had the conductor said the word intermission than the skies opened with another torrent of rain, this time we grabbed our blanket threw it over our heads and RAN for the metro. Who knows if they even finished the concert...

Monday, we laid around on the couch watching movies, reading, and studying before going out to Sara and Tom's for Richard's birthday dinner, where he was honored with a delicious meal and boston cream pie.

Tuesday, Richard is 28 today!!! Although he doesn't want to be... I had school this morning but we got to spend some time together in the afternoon before he left. Saying goodbye was difficult, almost as difficult as it was when I left Texas. I miss him a lot and I didn't really realize how much until he was here with me. Luckily, we get to see each other again in 3.5 weeks!