Friday, April 13, 2018

Lorton, VA (USA)

[I woke Mollie up at 0630 but she didn’t get out of bed - as a result, she had to race to get ready when I returned to check on her at 0655 AM - she didn’t have time to eat breakfast but we picked up lunch (sub sandwich, chips and drink) at Giant (0715) before I dropped her off at school (0730) - I worked in DC for a half day and monitored Mollie’s transportation during her early dismissal day - I left the office at around 1330 and took Metro to Huntington so I could take Mollie’s for Dentist visit - I picked her up at around 1415 and we went to the dentist for Mollie’s first Invisalign appointment in over a month - it went very well and Mollie got three new trays (six weeks until next appointment) - we decided to take advantage of the 80 degree (!) temperatures and explore Green Spring Gardens while the visitor's center was open - it had a greenhouse with many amazing types of flowers we don't typically see - we also got to go inside the Eighteenth Century Georgian-style mansion - we really enjoyed this beautiful day! - we finished at 1600 and went grocery shopping at Giant (for the Duff’s upcoming visit) at 1700 - when we got home, we made dinner (ground beef tacos) at my apartment and ate on the TV trays - afterwards, we watched a movie (“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”) - at 2000, I went on a date with Jill at Fair Winds Brewing Company (in Lorton/Newington) - Mollie stayed home (watching Netflix shows) - I got home at 2215 and spent the rest of the evening trying to fix Mollie’s computer (it had the “blue screen of death”) - we went to bed at 11:30 PM]