The last few days.

Quick recap of the week (so far):

All photos courtesy of Pinterest

Sunday: Poolside for several hours with the interns. I even got a teensy bit of a tan! (Quite an accomplishment for me, especially because I didn't get burned at all.)

Monday: Sushi at Harry & Sons (again)! I broke out of my California Roll/Spicy Tuna Roll shell and tried some Spicy Hamachi. Definitely a repeat dish. We walked the mile-ish from Memorial Headquarters (good for us!) and stopped for Ben and Jerry's on the way back for some ice cream on the patio. Yum.



Tuesday: Ladies' Night at Wired and Fired. I didn't participate in the pottery making because (1) I didn't want to have to ship my pottery home or pack it to Africa and (2) I spent way too much money at Express last weekend. (Thanks a lot, coupons! You are so conniving.) But it was fun watching the other girls create their various masterpieces!



Currently: We planned to visit the Opera for some 18+ fun, but it is storming something fierce outside, so we'll have to see what happens. (Luckily, we were able to hit up Starbucks right before the downpour began, so I'm happily sipping a grande, no-fat, non-whip Peppermint Mocha as I type. Just in case you ever feel like bringing me some coffee, that's my go-to drink. Just saying....)

And then there were five.

It's Memorial Day weekend, which means our Southern girls (Haley - Knoxville, Tenn.; Brittney - Mobile, Ala.; and Courtney - small town, La.) have places to go and people to see. The rest of us, who hail from California to Texas to Connecticut, are now searching for fun (under-21) things to do in the city this weekend (within walking distance because all the cars have followed their Southern belles away).

Last night, Haley (and her Scion!) was still with us, so we drove down to Atlantic Station to check out the nightlife.


Unfortunately, the few places we could find that were still open were not age-appropriate for all of us. So we piled back in the car and drove around the city guided by our smartphones, until our stomachs got the best of us and we stopped at Neighbor's Pub in the nearby Virginia Highlands area for some delectable desserts.

Our first "night on the town" was quite an adventure, but we still have 5-7 more weeks to figure it out. And I know we will.