DC Trip - Day 2

I was awake at 0530 and immediately started my telework day.  Rain had been forecasted but the morning was simply overcast.  There was some construction (or guest noise) in the room above me so I eventually decided to leave the room in search of food.  I used one of my Starbuck's gift cards for breakfast (Bacon Sandwich) in the restaurant next door to the hotel (0755) and then walked across the street to Capital Gallery.  Since I hadn't been inside the building since the beginning of COVID-19, I decided to visit my company's new office spaces.  No one was there but they were able to let me inside via remote access.  The offices (including my own) were very nice!  It still wasn't raining so I walked around in the area where I'd been working for more than 10 years.  I found many changes; most of the restaurants had gone out of business (some survived) and there were a few new buildings.  I walked through the Eisenhower Memorial and then returned to the hotel.  For the next several hours, I teleworked.  At 1100, I walked across the street from the hotel to Capital Gallery to meet Kelly and John for lunch at the "Bibimbap" Rice Bar.  We ordered our "customized" food (1115) and spent about an hour visiting and talking about our lives over the previous year.  While eating, we saw Frank (he'd recently returned from living in San Diego).  After checking out our old watering hole (the closed Vie de France), we said goodbye and I walked back to my hotel.  Back in my room (1230), I did some more teleworking.  At 1500, I took the Blue Line (construction made me go via Rosslyn) to Pentagon City so I could have drinks with Arnie at Nighthawk Brewery (new location).  All my outdoor experiences were quite rainy...  I arrived at the bar by 1530 and Arnie joined me a bit later.  We tried some really good beers (I had one called Delirium Noel).  It was great to catch up with Navy flying stories and celebrate nearly 10 years of collaboration at my company.  At around 1700, I left the pub and retraced my steps (Blue Line Metro) to the Hotel.  In my room, I then did some more teleworking.  After wondering all day whether I'd see any of my daughters (they each had excuses), I was pleasantly surprised to learn (1845) that Brenna and Mollie were on their way into DC!  They notified me when they were passing Metro Center (enroute to L'Enfant) and I walked to the Metro Station to meet them on the platform.  We then took the Green Line to Archives Station.  From there, we walked to Hill Country BBQ (arrived at 1915) and ordered a LOT of tasty meat and sides. It was great to see my daughters in a familiar (and one of our favorite) environments and we had some nice talks.  Mollie had brought her overnight bag (to stay with me and go to museums in the morning) but Brenna said she would rather stay at her mother's house.  So, when we finished eating (2015), we dropped Brenna off at Archives Station and then Mollie and I walked to my hotel (via Seventh Street SW).  We arrived at the Holiday Inn by 2045 and Mollie set up her "cocoon" in her big bed.  We exchanged Christmas gifts and relaxed until going to bed at around 2200.  It was great to see so many people today and end the evening with one of my daughters staying overnight with me - I hope tomorrow and Saturday are just as action packed!