gotta remember the good days

ahh. what a great weekend.

Saturday morning was verrry lazy, well not completely, I got a couple of loads of laundry done, washed my car (child slave labor is the best ;P) watched the movie 'the Hours' (depressing!) and had a heart to heart with my mother about how we actually don't hate eachother, even though we always act like we do, apparantly.

Then, instead of going to the Ukranian festival, V took me out to Ten-O-Six in Federal Hill (a HIGHLY recommended Thai/Eurasian fusion restaurant if you're ever in the area.) After that we drove up to Tysons Corner to see Mark McClatchy, a comedian friend of Victor's, at a comedy club with the painful name of 'Wiseacres'. Being on the guest list is cool. Mostly because of the no-cover thing. It was a great show, I laughed my @ss off. Then we went back home via North Dakota (at least it *seemed* like it, long drive!!) and had a lot more fun but I won't bore you with the details. Oh one great thing about the drive was listening to Flounders Mash-ups! If you don't know about this, check it out, its on every Saturday night I think, on DC101. They 'mash' together two or more songs, for example Ludacris vs. Peter Gabriel, or Biggie vs. The White Stripes, or the Beastie Boys vs. BeeGees. They aren't all great but some really are, and its far more entertaining then listening to any one of the songs alone. So come on and chickity-check it out.

Sunday the kids and I drove down to the Catoctin Mountains to hang out at Cunningham State Park. It's only 45 minutes away (Thurmont, MD) and has hiking, camping, a lake with a beach for swimming, canoes, paddle boats, picnic areas, etc. It was so cool, we went to this aviary and saw, closer up then I've ever seen them, owls, kestrels, vultures, hawks, and even a bald eagle. They are huge!! Did you know they weren't always in the running for national bird? Benjamin Franklin wanted it to be the wild turkey, because the bald eagle is of bad moral character. Too lazy to hunt, it just waits around until another smaller bird hunts and captures a fish, and then steals it from him. Just a little bit of trivia to prove I was paying attention! Not trying to make any political commentary... feel free to do that part on your own! Anyway, we all agreed it was the perfect day. A little catch on the beach in the warm afternoon sunshine, a picnic lunch, then a hike through the woods as the afternoon cooled off, the trail leading us to Cunninham Falls. We climbed to the top of the falls and beyond, then returned to the beach at dusk to build a fire and roast marshmallows.

What a great weekend!

oh yeah
yay redskins.
bet those earplugs came in handy.


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