Recap of our visitors: visitor #1 was L's #1 bff, The Gamblor. The Gamblor decided he needed a little L in his life (they are super BFF… like, to the point where they used to talk to each other more than L and I would talk to each other when we were doing the whole long distance bit). He blew in like a hurricane and while he was here, the guys worked hard (they smoked ribs and a brisket his first full day here) and played hard (complete with the usual favorite visits to PX, POV, and Founding Farmers, since he didn't do any of those during his first visit last summer). The Gamblor was very satisfied with all the meals in which we indulged and had fun trying some new bars with us. On his first visit last summer, he came for two nights and we took him to the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ festival, so we didn’t get to do the stuff we’ve taken pretty much everyone else to do when they’ve come up (thus PX and FF this time). The Gamblor arrived at our house around 9:45 on a Thursday evening and at L’s request, I had appetizers waiting (as opposed to a full meal, which is what I usually offer our incoming guests if they arrive at or after dinnertime and what I’d planned to do originally, but it was deemed too heavy for such a late arrival. Note to self: always go with your gut, no matter what. I find this to be true about everything in life, not just appetizers and how much food you should make. Listen to that inner voice!). Our menu unintentionally centered around soft cheeses: bacon-wrapped stuffed dates, chevre and mango bites, and brie with fig preserves and water crackers. We also had cupcakes based off the chocolate cake recipe I made in February (cake is better). Anyway, I neglected to take pictures of anything except the dates, so here’s your one visual bite:
The food was a hit; there just wasn’t enough of it. The Gamblor hadn’t eaten lunch because he’d had a busy day at work, so of course I felt horrible that we didn’t have more to offer him. Anyway, fast forward to Sunday morning, when we got up, unbelievably excited for brunch at The General Store in Maryland. L and I had tried it 2 weeks prior and it. was. AWESOME. I was still dreaming of the French Toast Waffle while L couldn't forget the chicken and waffles he'd had. The Gamblor heard us talking about it and was in for a taste. So we hauled ourselves to Maryland, ready for another amazing meal only to find an empty parking lot outside a darkened restaurant with a sign taped to do the door saying the owner had failed to pay rent and taxes. Yeah, it was closed. Like, FOR GOOD. I was so mad!! I hate going to Maryland and all I wanted was a freaking FT waffle. My new goal in life is to find a way to replicate the magic that was that recipe. We ended up having a mediocre brunch at a place in Rosslyn instead (I'm sure it's better than mediocre, but I was just so irritated about the first place closing that I just couldn't enjoy what I was eating). Anyway, The Gamblor went home a happy man and it was another great visit for the books.
The following weekend, Frohn Dancis headed up here for a visit and we had a great time with him and meeting his new lady love. After an unexpectedly great dinner that I'll have to write about later, we met them for drinks at Poste on Friday night (where I saw a very sad date taking place that involved the girl playing Scrabble or Words With Friends as her date looked on awkwardly) and shut the place down. We all met up at Eastern Market on Saturday morning and then we grabbed lunch at Old Ebbit Grill.
And because there was a bit of rain and it was during the cherry blossom festival, the the whole place was PACKED.
Just an idea of what the place was like, and that was after it had cleared out a great deal. Anyway, after that, it was on to the Portrait Gallery. Here's a pic that The Girlfriend took of me and L while we led the way to the Portrait Gallery:
I thought that was kind of fun. Also, please note that I'm still proudly bucking the trend of the skinny jean. Not a strong look for me, I feel. After the gallery, we dropped them off at their hotel so that they could get ready for the wedding, which happened to be at the country club that is literally a five minute walk from where we live, so we all agreed they should've stayed with us. It was a fun but action-packed weekend that didn't last long enough, but then, we feel that way any time friends come visit! Two weekends in a row of L's friends visiting really made me so lucky that we have so many friends that have made the trip up to come see us (we know it's not the cheapest of trips to take) and that some of them are starting to come up for their second time. I also so love that I've been able to build legit friendships with L's friends. There was a time at the beginning of L's and my relationship where I honestly didn't know if Frohn Dancis and a couple others liked me or if they ever would. It's nice that we've come so far because they really are great guys and they love L so much. I'm so glad he has friends that he's so close to and that he make him so happy.
On an unrelated note, I've been watching Tangled while writing. It's pretty stinking cute. Definitely add it to your queue if you haven't seen it.
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