Justin is home!
He never has to go back to Afghanistan again!
YAY!!!
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| {Welcome home, my handsome jet-lagged husband!} |
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Today is also Justin's birthday! Happy birthday, honey!
We're celebrating tonight by going out to dinner at the Blue Duck Tavern, a restaurant we both have been meaning to try for awhile. I'm excited/nervous to try out dishes like "Crispy Fried Veal Sweetbreads" and "Roasted Bone Marrow Truffle Crust." Hmm, maybe I'll pass on that last one....
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Tomorrow, Justin's family flies in from Seattle for a four-day visit. The weather in DC is hot and humid and generally miserable, but we have a few outings planned anyway. The schedule includes:
* A visit to the National Zoo! (I love zoos! And this one is free!)
* A day-trip to Baltimore! (National Aquarium! Unfortunately, not free.)
* A White House tour! (Maybe I'll see Bo?)
* Watching the Olympics! (Because I am obsessed! Ryan Lochte!)
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Just for fun, I loaned a 50mm camera lens from BorrowLenses.com to snap some pictures of our family trip. Right now, I use my trusty 35mm lens but I've heard that its 50mm counterpart has better bokeh and is most ideal for portraiture. (I'm getting all technical but I really don't know anything about photography!)
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| {Blue flats on freshly cut grass.} |
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On the reading front, I'm taking a break from YA/MG and delving into adult non-fiction. First up, I'm making my way through Behind the Beautiful Forevers, an account of a poverty-stricken Mumbai slum. Next, I'm reading Battle Cry of Freedom, a sweeping history of the Civil War that won the Pulitzer Prize back in 1989. Justin and I want to visit a few Civil War sites this summer so I figured I should brush up on my history. Nerd historians unite!
So what are you up to this weekend? Watching the Olympics?!?! I hope so! I am a self-professed Olympics Super Fan and I am DAMN PROUD OF IT! Team USA!
