Thursday, January 1, 2015

Rockville, MD (USA)

[woke up early and drove up to Rockville (via I-495, I-270 - there was actually an accident on the Beltway...) to visit Aileen and Pat (1000) - it had been a really long time since I saw them - we had a great time, discussing genealogy discoveries and family news - stayed with them until around 1400 - then drove to Kim's house for a New Year's Party in Falls Church (couldn't get off on VA-7 like I wanted, so had to backtrack at US-50) - this was my second visit with Kim, David and Jeremy for this holiday in three years (see JAN 2012) and it was just as fun - we had kielbasa and porkloin, good dumplings and lots of other trimmings - enjoyed several hours of conversation and comraderie - afterwards, Kim asked me to drop off her friend, Greg, at his home near the National Cathedral - it was a tough drive (I-66, then Wisconsin Avenue - lots of crazy drivers, drinkers and red-light cameras) - relieved to make it to his place, actually, and vowed not to backtrack - instead, drove north through Bethesda and located the Beltway - it was probably a farther drive but there was less trouble - for the second time in the day, drove back around the west side of DC on I-495 and made it to my house very late - not convinced I want to go to work tomorrow...]