Washington, DC

I headed east this past weekend to Washington, DC to visit. I stayed with Jeni (we met in Japan) and helped her reorganize and paint her new place (it looks fabulous in hues of rodeo tan and croissant) . I met up with Jeanie, my longtime friend (from Korea) who I met while studying in France in '93. On Sunday, I had a wonderful historic tour of Alexandria, Virginia with Mike and maybe we went to some pubs.

Washington Monument surrounded by flags representing fallen soldiers..LOTS of flags.

16th St. NW in DC (Jeni's street)

Swen and Jeni

Jeni met Swen in Tajikistan. He works for the German foreign service and is from Berlin but lives in New York (and is definitely a keeper). We live through Jeni and her adventures with the foreign service.

Jeni's front yard. Other people call it Meridian Hill Park.Jeanie and Rick. They live in Fairfax and I had a fantastic visit with them (Thanks for all the coffee! Lunch was great, thank you!). I wish I could have stayed longer. Rick is a fabulous guy Jeanie!

Aaron. He is 5 and a lot of fun.

Ethan is 2 and absolutely adorable. He served me cookies.

Alexandria with Mike and Jeni. Beautiful city, rich in history and architecture. Outside the pub after enjoying some cider and great conversation. What a fantastic weekend I had. (thanks Joe, xoxo)