I think I'm still full

What a great weekend! My dad came down for a lovely visit. Friday night, Nate went to a Drive By Truckers show in Towson, while my dad and I went to G&M for crabcakes. I may not be a fan of crab, but I know where to take a guy who is! We followed a tasty dinner (I had the Chicken a la G&M) with Tropic Thunder back at the house. We were both crying tears of laughter.

Nate joined us on Saturday for a mid-day performance of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. They were featuring Haydn's "Military" Symphony 100, and Dvorak's Slavonic Dances. Both were amazing performances, with a hilarious conductor. Even Nate enjoyed it! We followed the Symphony with a three course lunch at Sotto Sopra. Delicious.

Not to let ourselves get too hungry, Nate, Dad and I drove down to DC for dinner with some great family friends, the Mulhollands. We met up at the Army Navy Club - jacket and tie required! - and yes, we ate some more. We had such an enjoyable evening though, they were kicking us out of the place by the end of the night.

By the time Sunday came around, Dad was packing to drive back up North. We were all too full for him to stay any longer anyway!

Pittsburgh's Going to the Superbowl!!!

We're from the town with that great football team,

We cheer the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Winning's a habit, not only a dream,

Go out and get them Steelers!

Happy Birthday Maria!

Nate took his sister, Maria, to the Villanova-Louisville basketball game. We are sad that Nova lost by ONE point, but are quite sure they have a great season ahead of them! I can't wait to go to my first basketball game in February.

Chicago

Just after New Year's, Nate and I jetted off to Chicago for the wedding of our friends, Ben & Julie. What a fun city! We visited the Art Institute and ate real deep dish pizza during the day on Friday. Then we made some new friends on a pre-wedding bar crawl Friday night. We even met up with the bridal party at the end of the evening.

The wedding on Saturday was absolutely lovely. Weren't the ring bearers adorable? After the ceremony, we hopped on a bus for a cocktail hour, followed by another bus ride to the reception. We made more friends on the buses, and had a blast at the reception. No one wanted the dancing to end!