Gardens and Galleries

I spent today (Sunday) as a tourist. I have been trying to go running in the mornings and decided to go in some of the museums and other places that I've been running by. I started by having a bagel at a fun corner bistro then went shopping at Union Station. Union Station brought back some fun high school memories when my choir performed there. I then went walking around the gardens at the Smithsonian. I had bought an LSAT prep book and started studying in the gardens. It wasn't an hour before it started to rain so I dodged into an art museum. It rains a lot here and makes it extremely humid. YA! I love humidity... I spent all afternoon in the art museums and and have now headed back to my house to continue my LSAT prep.

This past week at work was a short one because of the Holiday weekend and Congress is in recess. The entire town changes when Congress isn't in session, everyone dresses down and the attitude is more relaxed. Funny how much power, even on what we wear and our attitudes 535 people have. I have volunteered to help out at Capitol PRIDE events this upcoming week and weekend. I had two planning meetings detailing all what volunteers are doing and signing up for other ways to help out. I will be helping with the parade, dont worry I'm not on an underwear float, and also helping with a charity auction and the street festival. Some PRIDE events have already started and I have attended a few. The Log Cabin Republican Washington DC local chapter had a fundraiser for Service Members Legal Defense that is working to repeal Dont Ask Dont Tell. It was a bachelor auction with free drink coupons and gift packages along with each bachelor. I was enjoying myself and helping to boost the money for Log Cabin by upping others bids. I wasnt being careful enough and accidently won a bachelor and $50 in free drinks! Luckily I got the deal for way less and got a date out of it, too bad I had to pay for it though!

On Friday, I went to the office of the Minority Whip, Eric Cantor. His outreach director and I had met at an event at the Capitol Hill club and she invited me to come by sometime so I contacted her to set up a meeting. We chatted for a while and had a great Friday afternoon. Later that day, I met up with the couple that approached me at Target the last week who were KU alumni. We went to a fun Central American bar, Cafe Citron. We talked everything from KU to law school to the hot places of DC. They were great people and I am so happy that they approached me at Target and that I decided to contact them for a Happy Hour. I hope to get together with them again soon.

This week was also a sad week with the passing of Rue McClanahan, Blanche from The Golden Girls. She was my absolute favorite and I see a lot of myself in her character. I celebrated her life with a couple of cocktails and a fun and relaxing weekend with going out Friday and then going to Chinatown on Saturday. Chinatown was smaller than I remembered, but had a good meal and cosmopolitans before going to finally see Sex and the City 2. The movie and evening were outstanding but would have been better with my Lawrence friends. I am glad though that being alone isnt forcing me to stay in and watch Roseanne all night.

This weekend was also KC PRIDE and I know that all of my friends were there and getting crazy, as we are known for. I've had several fun PRIDE memories with them (cough cough, you know what I'm talking about). I hope it was fabulous and as crazy as the past couple of years.

Lesson Learned: When someone offers to meet with you and gives you a business card, actually do it and meet with them. It is so worth it. NETWORKING