Okay, enough romanticizing for now! I also have to do a recap of Dan's birthday and this past weekend! Since I had Dan's birthday off from work, I got to be the first one to wish him a happy birthday when he woke up! I stopped by the store to get some supplies for Dan's birthday treat, Oreo Cupcakes. I had seen a recipe for these a while back, and I knew I had to try them out. Well, he told me yesterday that they are the best homemade baked goods that he has ever had (which warmed my heart, especially because his mom is such an incredible baker!!), and I will definitely be adding those to my repertoire. They are not exactly the healthiest of desserts, with about three Oreos in the cake/as garnish and cream cheese, butter and heavy cream (gulp) in the frosting, but they are so worth it. Below is a picture, so you can feel free to salivate :)
After my baking was done and I had gone to the gym, I met Dan back at his place so we could go to dinner. I had told him that we were going to an Italian place on 14th Street, and, thanks to a little sleuthing by his coworker (who he told the few details I had disclosed to him), he figured out where we were going! Darn it! We went to Posto, which was very good, and then went home and gorged ourselves on cupcakes while watching the Olympics. So blissful!
On Friday, I was still very bummed out after the news about Todd and, in fact, felt as though I was in a fog all day. I was able to get off of work early, so met up with Molly (and, later, our respective families) at Jazz. I have been such a delinquent about going this year, so it was nice to relax with our pitcher of sangria and leftover cupcakes. I then went out to dinner with my parents and went home to watch the Olympics (are you sensing a theme? Haha).
On Saturday morning, I got up for an early run and did some major organization of my room. I have so little personal living space that I really need to purge all of the things that I don't use regularly. I then took the bus over to Dan's and we lounged by the pool for a bit. Inspired by the Olympics and overestimating my own greatness, I charged into the pool and tried to show off by doing laps of various strokes (I will not even attempt the butterfly, but am at least passable at freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke, with breaststroke being my strongest stroke). I got some pointers from Dan the Backstroke Expert, which significantly eased the tension that I had been putting on my shoulders when I was doing the stroke wrong. I'm really looking forward to doing some serious swimming at the Lake, which I typically do for exercise (because my dad is afraid that I will get abducted, he will not allow me to run alone, and he himself can only run a maximum of four miles a day at this point, so, when I am up at the Lake, I have to find other exercise alternatives). After showering and changing, Dan headed off to the Nats game with Goran, and I met up with my friend Jamie and a few other mutual friends for dinner at Jack Rose and drinks at Local 16. It was wonderful to see a great group of girls. I then met up with Dan and his friends at Goran's, where we had a few drinks and, wait for it, watched the Olympics. Overall, Saturday was a great day, because I got time with my friends and time with Dan!
Donell, Amy, me, Stacey, Jamie and Blair at Local 16. The misting machines that they had on the rooftop is the reason for the smoky effect!
On Sunday morning, I met up with Molly and her family at Ted's for brunch. Despite the ridiculously long wait, the food did not disappoint, as usual. Homemade pop tarts are sure a way to this girl's heart! We also tried an Oatmeal Cream Pie (basically some creamy frosting wedged between two oatmeal raisin cookies), which was fabulous, however overly sweet it may have been! Then, I went to the gym and did some more organizing before chatting with Kate and Dave. It was so great to talk to them (and it was the first time I had talked to both of them since Dave got back!). All in all, a great way to end the weekend. This week, I have lots of time planned with Dan before I leave him yet again for vacation (sniffle, sniffle), as well as some packing time tonight and dinner with my family and Dan on Wednesday. I'm hoping that I can tie my shortened work week up as painlessly as possible!!
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