This morning, I woke up at 0530 and started teleworking. A few hours later, I took a break and went to Kingstowne to meet Erin for breakfast at La Madeleine (0745). We had a nice time and stayed there for about an hour before she had to leave. I gave her some mail (and other items) I'd brought from New Hampshire before driving back to my hotel. I teleworked for another few hours there. At 1130, I met Ashley C at Bonefish Grill in Kingstowne and we had lunch. It was a nice visit and the restaurant was mostly empty. By 1330, I was back in my hotel again and I made bunch of work calls, teleworking for much of the afternoon. I was able to make plans with some friends who lived in the District and departed for Huntington Station at around 1530. I took the Metro into DC (first time since March) and arrived at Dupont Circle without incident. I had to do a bit of walking on 18th Street to reach Rachel's (1645), where I met baby Eloise. We visited for almost an hour and then I heard from Sean G, who told me he could meet me for a drink. He asked where I wanted to meet and Rachel recommended Jack Rose in Adams Morgan. So I walked about five blocks north to the location and Sean got there about 10 minutes later (1800). We were lucky that they let us sit inside because the rooftop was booked for a private event and we didn't have a reservation. Sean told me that we'd both been there before (I didn't remember). We enjoyed happy hour drinks and snacks and were later joined by Levi H - that kicked up the fun a bit! Before I realized it, it was 2130 and I needed to get going so I wouldn't have trouble on the Metro. Sean drove me back to L'Enfant in his amazingly fast car! When I went into the Metro tunnel, I figured out that I had to wait almost 20 minutes for a train so I walked around to get some steps (it had been hard for a few days because of the rain). Finally, the train arrived and took me home quickly. After getting back to Huntington, I drove back to Fort Belvoir (it took a long time) and was in my room by 2245 (tired). Went to bed about 20 minutes later - what a great day seeing friends!
