WHEN FRIENDS COME TO VISIT

Two of my girlfriends from Richmond came to see me on Saturday, and the weather report—the one that said it was going to rain all day—was wrong. It didn’t start raining until late afternoon, and it was warm enough that we all went jacket-free. We were able to go to the National Zoo (which was originally our Plan B, since we thought we’d be rained-out), and we spent over three hours there. We had lunch at one of the outdoor eating areas, which, in the midst of all the burgers, hot dogs, and French fries, happened to be a vegan-friendly environment: I had a Boca burger and a cup of applesauce.

Next we drove to Old Town Alexandria and stopped in at a few shops, and on the way back to my apartment we saw a guy peddling down the sidewalk on a unicycle. What balance! What stamina!

I took a picture of my friends when they first arrived at my apartment, and one of them asked, “Is this going to end up on the internet?” How very well they know me. (But if she’d said, “Don’t put this on the internet!” of course I wouldn’t have.)

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Teresa and Dana

Posted on January 15, 2007 at 10:27 am, filed under NoVA Living. Bookmark this entry.
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10 Comments



  1. I had a wonderful time spending the day with my girls! I look forward to doing it again:)

    Teresa
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 10:37 am #

  2. Glad you got a chance to hit the zoo. I love the zoo although I hear they just shipped off their last giraffe. That made me sad.

    Chris
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 11:34 am #

  3. Und vhat kind of animalz did jou zee at zis zhoo?

    wes
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 12:44 pm #

  4. I love taking visitors to the zoo. It’s such fun! Glad to hear you all had such a great time. :)

    Mala
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 12:52 pm #

  5. How cool that you can eat vegan at the zoo! I’m beginning to think that it is physically impossible to have a vegan meal in Switzerland outside of my own home.

    Also, I miss Boca Burgers. Glad you had fun with your friends!

    Jul
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 1:42 pm #

  6. Jul,
    I think the cashier doesn’t get those requests for Boca burgers very often. When I ordered, she had to yell into the kitchen behind her, “I need a Boca burger!” Like it wasn’t something she could just turn around and pick up the steam-table behind her. Probably a good thing. :)

    Zandria
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 2:36 pm #

  7. I second what T said, I had fun with my girls too! It was great doing something different like that for a change, we will definitely be up again very soon! :)

    Dana
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 6:18 pm #

  8. It sounds like such a fun day. Where would we be without our girlfriends?
    PS I would be so very happy to see someone on a unicycle. I am sure that was sent to you. You know, angels….

    Maryam in Marrakesh
    Posted January 15, 2007 at 9:05 pm #

  9. I’m glad you had a great day! I love the pics. You’re looking good hon’!

    Nadine
    Posted January 16, 2007 at 3:07 pm #

  10. My friends and co-workers are the same way with me. They always say ‘Is this going on the blog?’ Luckily for me, they’re okay with me embarassing them: http://www.sournsweet.com/?p=902

    Sweet
    Posted January 16, 2007 at 4:12 pm #