Two days aren't enough...

...for an awesome weekend. Went to Jack's Boathouse on Saturday with Kathy. I've been wanting to go all summer and I'm glad I finally did. Of course, in the middle of the day on a Saturday there were a lot of people waiting in line, but it moved pretty quickly. When I go again, I think a Sunday morning (pre-brunch workout?) would be the best time to do it. It took us a somewhat lazy hour and a half to paddle from the Key to the Chain bridge and circling back around Teddy Roosevelt Island. We stopped paddling a lot to take pictures since it turned out to be a clear, sunny (and very, very hot) afternoon. I learned to kayak when I was in high school (instead of kickball, we kayaked) and loved it ever since. My first open water experience outside Miami, my hometown, was in Nova Scotia. I remember that place reminding me of scenes from Braveheart and it's also a place where I accidentally bumped into a whale. Awkward. After that was in Krabi, Thailand where I managed to navigate threw calm waters (it was like floating on glass) and dodge stalactites. I also kayaked a lot at Lake Wauburg at UF in Gainesville, a lake that was equally shared with wakeboarders, waterskiers, swimmers and of course...alligators. Not kidding.

A view of the Kennedy Center

After an hour and a half of paddling and 2+ hours baking in the sun, I thought the proper thing to quench my thirst would be cupcakes at Baked & Wired. Below was a delicious Elvis Impersonator AKA The Unporked Elvis that I quickly consumed, but not before I took away 3 more cupcakes to go. I think my favorite out of that batch was the Texas Sheetcake...look it up yourself.

Sunday went up to Baltimore with Naomi, her twins, and Kanako to check out Artscape, an arts and crafts festival in the middle of downtown. I love going to check out these things, but I never buy anything because of the steep prices. I know artists need to make a living, but geez...$200 for jewelry made out of nuts and bolts? I don't get it. I completely missed the Women's World Cup Final, but I blame temporary dimensia after walking around in the 95+ degree heat. Plus, was recovering from a night of shenanigans in Georgetown the night before. Went out with friends and friends of friends where I discovered Mr. Smith's and The Guards. Mr. Smith's was basically Howl at the Moon, g-town style while The Guards was, well...a dungeon. Once the place got packed, we were all hot, sweaty and couldn't move around much. While I love to go out and dance, I realize I'm getting too old for crowded dancefloors where I can't even stand still without getting shoved. My motions resemble that of a penguin trapped in a narrow hallway, bobbing side-to-side. Paul tells me it's because I'm sober. Well, that's never been something new for me...getting older on the other hand...

The good thing: No cover.

Any Given Sunday

Typical Sunday in the burbs...3 loads of laundry, homemade chocolate chip waffles (I added sliced bananas on mine) for breakfast, Heidi finished staining the last fence wall in the backyard, and Freeman is troubleshooting why the outlets in our bathrooms went dead on us...turns out Heidi tried installing a new outlet in living room bathroom killed the series circuit by not re-hooking the additional wires going to our bathroom outlets. We had a good laugh about that. Oh, Bella...

Last night, pseudo-crashed Tyler and HY's wedding at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Freeman and Ang are going to be getting married there next year, and it's definitely a great venue for one! We finished the night smoking Romeo + Juliet's on the dock and talking about future trips to Vegas. I'm contemplating going this year, but it would mean I'm going to be gone for half of August if I do. I suppose there is nothing wrong with that...it IS summer after all.   :-)

I know it's been out for a while, but I've been listening to the new Mumford and Sons Album, Sigh No More. Great, great lyrics...especially if you're feeling them...