Happy post-4th, Happy Weekend, Happy Cool Weather
is Around the Corner (at least in this part of the country).
As anticipated, we had a great 4th of July in D.C. Actually, we started on the night of the 3rd
when we went to the Nationals-Giants game, which was a reasonable walk down the
river from our marina. Actually, we
started on the night of the 2nd when Debi and I went out to dinner
to celebrate our 24th anniversary.
Anyway, back to the 4th. Sweated through the parade along the National
Mall, enjoyed the barbecue and beer donated by our marina, and then had a
ringside seat for the fireworks over the Washington Monument – viewed from our
aft deck. All that is D.C. on the 4th
of July - this was the primary reason we made the trip up the Potomac (and back
down next week) – and it lived up to our expectations.
Of course, it was the presence of great friends that made it
all work. Bob Baer and Sara were down
from NYC for three nights (left this afternoon), David Chavis and Shelley from
suburban Maryland spent the night of the 3rd with us and through the
fireworks of last night. Andrea Solarz
(a fellow Spartan grad student back in the 70’s) lives in Arlington – she came
by in the afternoon. Shortly after
that, Laura Jacobus-Kantor (one of my former grad students at GSU) arrived with
her extended family of 6 – so there were 13 of us enjoying the spectacular
pyrotechnic display.
Other Spartans Marty and Charlene Kushler arrive from
Michigan tomorrow for the weekend, followed by Rob Godsall (Atlanta) on Monday
for 4 nights and then three more guests for the following weekend. Good thing we enjoy entertaining! Not too late to schedule your visit!
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