Personal Update – Fourth of July, Marrakesh, and Pick-Your-Own Fruit

It has been a busy few weeks. Thank you to Dana and Steve and Jenn for their comments and encouragement to keep this more personal blog going.

So, I guess I’m going to keep this blog (at least minimally). Besides, I have to have some way to catalogue my life.

Hmm, so let me perhaps sum up my life of the last few weeks – work, work, and more work. We just got done with our national convention and in addition to almost a week in Boston, I spent the previous two weeks from 9am-11pm at the office preparing. Got back yesterday, had a Board meeting today and now I am demanding a few hours to myself.

And in between the work and the time passed I did get maybe 2-3 hours of fun which I shall now illustrate.

July 4th – We had friends in town (special shout-out to Dylan) and went to see part of the Folk Festival and fireworks on the Mall. Pretty cool, eh?

The Crowds at the Capitol

Fireworks behind the Washington Monument

Late July – My Dad was in town and we went to Marrakesh which is probably the best Morrocan restaurant in Washington.

Me, Renee and my Dad at Marrakesh

Girls Night In – Special thanks to Badger, Liz, Anotheranon and Katherine for dragging me away from my office and reminding me how awesome it is to just “hang with the girls.” Scrumptious dinner, a great movie…and Renee loved the foot bath too.

Badgers Fabulous Dinner!

Homestead Farms– Renee’s desperate need to escape the city life was finally sated with a Sunday jaunt to Homestead Farms, a pick-your-own fruit farm. I have to admit the peaches and blackberries were divine. We had a fun day with our friends Danny and Neds.

Day and Veni with our Box of Peaches

On the writing front, I am ashamed to say that it has all been work related and work focused. Thankfully, CVS Writers has been forgiving and my goal for the next few weeks is three-fold:
1. Show up (which is tougher than it sounds)
2. Do the critique (I’m still working on that one)
3. Write something (I hope to accomplish that before this Thursday)