The Days Inn in Van Ness – Not fancy – in fact the rooms are decidedly spartan, but clean, cozy, EXTREMELY convenient, and reasonable.  And, free wireless.  Of course.

Tesoro Italian Restaurant in Van Ness – The food was incredible, and the service was five-star.  The prices were not – a combination that makes this place irresistable.

The Washington Metro – God.  I love the Metro.  I want Metros everywhere.

Dinner with Jodi – She’s funny.  She’s incredibly cute (and I am incredibly jealous of it).  She knows great Indian restaurants.  And she shares my views on childrearing – which are that everybody is entitled to their OWN VIEWS.  I love it.

All in all, it was a perfectly satifactory trip to the Nation’s Capitol City – despite the disappointment of missing Potter’s Violins in Bethesda and a walk down the Mall, because it was too cold, dark, and rainy when my meeting finished.  And, of course the fact that I had to MISS MY FAMILY for three days.

(whine, whine, whine)

But that’s okay. 

I’ll be back in February.

Sigh.