and now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

...the DC weekend recap! here goes:

before this weekend, i had been to washington once, on an eighth grade class trip. needless to say, this experience was a bit different than that one (although there were some odd similarities; namely, i was called a butthead on the bus down to washington on both trips). anyway, one thing that made this trip unique in my experience was the manner in which Traveling Companion and i were greeted upon our arrival: with a house party and copious amounts of alcohol (which, given the circumstances, was a very good thing). we indulged in an inappropriate number of tequila shots before making our staggery way to a frat-house-like bar in adams morgan (a frat-house-like area of washington, not too far from where my hosts live). too many hours of dancing were followed by too few hours of sleeping, which was fine by me.

i dragged myself out of (very comfortable, double) bed saturday afternoon to make my way (solo!) around the city and reunite with some awesome friends of whom i don't see nearly enough. and - as an added bonus - ran into New York Friend Also Visiting For The Weekend (random! and awesome!). the whole time, i couldn't help but feel like i was walking around a cartoon of a city (in a good way), with its cutesy landmarks (dupont circle), mind-blowing efficiency (the metro) and obsessive-compulsive cleanliness (um, pretty much everywhere). i had a delightful(ly cheap!) thai lunch with Law School Lady and coffee with Funpredictable Friend.

saturday night, we walked (apparently) through a time warp to a school friend's (theirs, not mine) surprise birthday party. the theme was High School Prom, but i think they did a spanking job of recreating the awkward-ugly vibe of College Room Party. the music was excellent, the ambience was unsettling, and i was not nearly drunk enough. stumbled back to the house and crashed.

i had another New Yorker moment on the train ride home; when someone actually shushed me, i got completely disproportionately mad and loudly threatened to "open up a can of whoop-ass". i know, i'm all talk. but they didn't shush me anymore.

overall weekend review: four thumbs up! my hosts were gracious and wonderful (and excellent cooks!), their house and neighborhood are jealousy-stokingly gorgeous, and i got to see an adorable pocket of america. next stop: dallas?

oh, hell no.