Yes, it’s been a little quiet around here, I know. But I spent almost two weeks traveling for work and then before that was busy preparing for said trip. Still adjusting a bit to the time changes, but woke up this morning feeling mostly back to normal. And of course,…
And farewell to a year that went by all too quickly. Even with it’s speed, 2011 was a pretty good year. At the beginning of the year my sister and I had a couple of firsts. We went to New Orleans for the first time, and we went on a…
I’ve been a little silent over the holidays, but that’s because I was back home for the Christmas holiday. Did the whole tree thing with presents and a delicious dinner with the family, along with just spending some time relaxing. It was great. And on Christmas Eve (okay, given that…
This past week marked the official first day of summer. Well…summer needs to catch up with the rest of the world. Here in DC we’ve already hit 100. Yes, you read that correctly. Thankfully we since cooled down some. But back to summer. I started thinking about summer ages ago…
The other weekend I attended another festival in DC, this time the Fiesta Asia. And of course, when I mentioned that I planned to check it out, friends wondered if Fiesta was a word in any Asian language (no, I don’t think it is). But it was fun, regardless of…
I’ve written before about my new interest in ballroom dancing, particularly tango. Tango has long held a fascination for me, and if you’ve seen it, then maybe for you as well. It’s a very strong, but yet still romantic dance. And then you hear about those places in Argentina where…