back in town

Well it's been some while since I've put anything up here. I definitely caught slack for that when I went home for Christmas so I apologise to those who actually do read my blog. I appreciate you ;)

I arrived back in DC on January 3rd after 10 days in beautiful Saskatchewan. Very nice to be back home, I got in a little cross-country skiing, lots of family time and even some friend time. But it is good to be back in the US again. I have to say I'm getting used to life here...it's pretty alright ;) My return flights were fine. Short layover in Minneapolis, long ride home from the Baltimore-Washington airport. After a bus ride, two metro rides and another bus, I finally made it to my home sweet home, two and a half hours after landing. And of course, right back to work on Wednesday. It was almost as though I never left...things were pretty much the same although quieter than before Christmas. My agency will be moving locations soon so that's the next big event at work. We have yet to set the moving date however, so much is still up in the air.

My first weekend back was wonderful. Saturday was pretty packed with a staff/board retreat from 9-1 at the Bethesda Country Club (very ritzy - but hey, this is Bethesda). In the afternoon I went for a nice bike ride down to the harbour (yes, a bike ride in January - and not through snow). The weather here has been gorgeous. Yesterday it hit close to 15 degrees celcius! Not typical for January, even in DC. And Saturday night my housemates and I checked out the Wizards basketball game against the Boston Celtics. Not too much action at the start but the last quarter was pretty thrilling. It came down to the last few seconds with Washington down by one and two foul shots (both of which were made! - winning the game for Washington 103-102). Afterwards we went home and celebrated by stripping our dried out fired hazard of a Christmas tree. All in all a pretty good day. And Sunday, of course, was our day of rest. I went to church, came home, and didn't leave the house again that day. It was a beautiful thing. And again, a new week has started. Hopefully more adventures to be had. I will say I'm looking forward to my long weekend!