Great weekend!

Ryan and I had one of those weekends that reminds you why sometimes its important to get off the couch, and actually get out and do something.

Friday night, I went into the city and met Ryan at his school. He took me up to the cadavar lab to show me what he had been working on. I was really anxious about the whole situation. But it turns out that if you watch enough Law & Order, a real life cadavar doesn't look very different from what you see on TV.

After that we walked over to Georgetown (the neighorhood right next to Foggy Bottom, where Ryan's school is) and had our first good Indian food experience over here! We had been discouraged up to this point, thinking that we might never find a good Indian restaurant on the East Coast. After dinner we walked to a park that we really like that overlooks the Potomac. It was right about dusk, which is the perfect time to watch the lights changing on the water. We ended the night by going to the theatre and watching Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which is a pretty good flick, and then taking the metro back home.

Next morning we woke up, decided to go for brunch at a French cafe that Ryan likes in Old Town Alexandria. We put Roxy's leash on, had a nice outdoor breakfast, and then strolled around town, past the farmers market, and again down to the Potomac and laid around, enjoying the nice sunny day.

We have been pretty excited this last week as the air took on that crisp feeling associated with fall. After living in San Diego for a year, it is exciting to have seasons again. And we were reminded of the romantic feeling that goes along with each change of season. The excitement of turning off the AC and getting out your long sleeved clothes. Feeling the anticipation of the first snowfall. The beginning of Fall here has reminded me that I always want to live somewhere with seasons like this!