Catching up in D.C.

Since we arrived in D.C. at midnight Saturday night, we've been "making the rounds" catching up with old friends and making plans to see lots of others over the next few days and weeks. Sunday we went with Cathy to the outlet mall for phase one of our assault on the US shopping infrastructure. Sunday afternoon we finally made it to Gary & Karyn's for long enough to unload our stuff. We've enjoyed their hospitality, and though we haven't hung out with them much yet, we will! Sunday night Betsy and Cathy hung out with Jenny, while Mike and I watched DC United win in the Superliga. Monday saw us raid Target with abandon, and we devastated a Harris Teeter yesterday. Monday Betsy went to see the newest Harry Potter movie with Cathy and I spent the evening catching up with my friend Tim. Yesterday we both went in for lunches with our former EPA colleagues, and Betsy is back there today. Last night brought a terrific dinner at Central, Michel Richard's new resto on Pennsylvania Ave, with our friends Wally & Maria. Tonight we'll see Matt & Beth for dinner at their place, and we'll see our boys for the first time since Saturday in Ohio! They'll spend the night in D.C. tonight and we'll catch up with Jane Phelan tomorrow morning before they head back to Baltimore. In the afternoon I'm going to see the Simpsons movie with Wally before I head to happy hour with the work gang and Betsy heads to dinner with her work gang. Friday morning I head to NYC for the weekend, and I know Betsy has tons planned but I don't know the details. Sunday Betsy's dad is in town for a visit, and we have to let Betsy go home Monday before diving into another round of visits here, this time with the boys!