Burke, VA (USA)

[walked to Van Dorn Street Metro - had a very long wait for train - work - walked to Navy Yard to have lunch at Bluejacket with James L (done at 1145) - walked back to office - work - Mollie texted that she wanted to go to Ash Wednesday Service so I left work relatively early so I could get home on the bus - ate some food at my house and then I drove over to pick up Mollie (1915) - Mollie and I were planning to go to St. Lawrence Parish but the parking lot was packed - we drove by St. Bernadette Parish and found the same situation - we didn’t give up and kept looking for a place for the service - we eventually stopped at the Church of the Nativity Parish in Burke - the parking lot wasn’t too full so Mollie checked inside and learned it was because it was a Spanish Language service that started at 2000 - it took some convincing but Mollie agreed to take advantage of the last possible chance to get her ashes - we met some nice people and I got to practice my Spanish for the first time in many years - Mollie said she enjoyed the service - I took her home at 2100]