Chantilly, VA (USA)

[...supporting Proposal Team at company HQ all day...]

Chantilly, VA (USA)

[got gas in Centreville (0645) - ...supporting Proposal Team at company HQ all day... - home around 1600 (nasty weather and commute again - school chaperone meeting at 1830 - then weather was much nicer]

Chantilly, VA (USA)

[got a call from my boss that they needed help at the office - drove to Chantilly around 1000 - worked for several hours with team - then drove to Bethesda to meet up with Jim H., Arnol and Kelly - it was very rainy and the traffic was horrible - but when I eventually got to the Crab House, I had a fun time hanging out - had parking issues (had to keep moving my car) - later went for dinner (enchilladas) at Uncle Julios (left at 1835) - weather was even worse but traffic was better - making really good time near Tysons Corner when my car hydroplaned from the left lane of the Beltway - I spun out into the oncoming traffic of the Express Lanes - fortunately, no one was coming and I was able to get back into the local traffic lanes without exiting the toll road - shaken pretty bad but made it home by around 1945 - Erin was there to drop something off and then pick up presents - watched "Game of Thrones" episodes with Bob until around 2200]

Chantilly, VA (USA)

[...supporting Proposal Team at company HQ all day... - commuted towards home (1600) but got call from Kelly and Sabrina that I should meet them for drinks - so drove to Huntington and caught the Metro - arrived at Pentagon City (1715) and found the group (Joe R. was there too) at Bonefish Grill - finished our fun at 1855 - Kelly and I ended up at the Frat house for their "Steak Night on the Balcony" - had a good time but spilled red wine on myself (ruined pants) - at the end of the night, I got a ride back to Huntington from Kelly (2300) - home late]

Chantilly, VA (USA)

[...supporting Proposal Team at company HQ all day... - commute home from Hell - wanted to meet up with Joe, Stephanie and Kelly but I was too tired]

Chantilly, VA (USA)

[...supporting Proposal Team at company HQ all day... - stayed very late]

Falls Church, VA (USA)

[stayed at the house all day with Mollie - dropped her off at her mother's house at 1700 - went to Kim & David's for a late dinner at 2000 - had a nice visit (had planned to watch Game of Thrones but decided against it) - home by 2230]

The Plains, VA (USA)

[beautiful morning but Mollie not feeling well - worked at the apartment - friends talking about Twilight Polo all day but incoming rain showers discouraged all of them - in the end, only Mollie and I departed as scheduled - Mollie tested out her new credit card at the ATM (1630) - we then ate dinner at Cracker Barrel in Manassas (Mollie's treat, with gift card!), finishing at 1725 - while driving west to The Plains, the weather looked nasty - but, when we arrived (1815), there were no clouds and the first polo match had already started - it got progressively colder, though, and we bundled up as the sun went down - it was Military Appreciation Night (with promised fireworks) but the crowds dispersed as it got windier - we saw some good polo (perhaps semi-professional?), which was different than past years (when it seemed they were local amateurs) - Mollie bought us fried "birthday cake oreos" - at around 2030, a lady approached us and asked if we wanted to sit in her box - we ended up having a great time there (without her, even) because there was a lady (Tatyana, from Russia) with her son and daughter to talk to - we all ended up sharing our big green blanket for warmth and had a great view of the action - later, Jeanne (it was her box) returned and talked to us - overall, fun evening and we might have stayed longer - however, the dance music started and the fireworks were nowhere in sight by 2200, so we departed - got home around 2300 and went straight to bed]

Gaithersburg, MD (USA)

[had to work in Gaithersburg for the day - ended up catching lunch (bento box) with Bill M. at Quickway (1145) - after work ended(1500), headed home - ate dinner with Mollie and watched movies - by the end of the night, Erin had come to stay with us too... - bed very late]

Washington, DC (USA)

[worked in DC - afterwards, I went to Penn Social for drinks with co-workers (Joey, Luke, Brenna) - stayed from 1715 until 2115) - rode Metro to Pentagon City with Joey and enjoyed a drink at Shake Shack until they closed at 2200 - took Metro home (2300)]