Celebrating six years in DC

Just like that, another year has gone by. One year ago, I made revisions to my bucket list that I started for my fourth anniversary of moving here, and in the last year I didn’t accomplish very much. I guess I need to give it another go, and set some hard deadlines for myself. InContinue reading “Celebrating six years in DC”

Four years in DC and still so much to do!

This week marks my fourth year in DC. I’m a big milestone person, noting anniversaries, birthdays, recognitions, etc, as if I work for a card company or something. (Thankfully, I have friends who do the same, so I know I’m not alone in this.) As I think back on the four years I’ve spent hereContinue reading “Four years in DC and still so much to do!”

Pickling the Beast

Yesterday was a beautiful, yet windy day. I met up with some friends on the mall for the end of the Cherry Blossom parade and then we headed down to the blooms themselves. It was packed with people of course, but the weather was just perfect for it all. The flowers were gorgeous as always,Continue reading “Pickling the Beast”

Being in DC right now

I realized I never really wrote about all of the inauguration excitement. For those of you who live in DC, you know how crazy things were and how the general atmosphere of city was just heightened and everyone was (and still is) in a better mood than usual. For weeks I had debated whether orContinue reading “Being in DC right now”

Apartment search is over

…finally! I was starting to freak out, too. There were some options that I thought were good and fell through, one in particular, and I was starting to get worried because every building I was calling had no more August availability. In the end, I got a studio in a great place in Cleveland Park,Continue reading “Apartment search is over”