No ballerina costume

Thankfully, I landed the part time gig that I really, really wanted so there will be no ballerina costume for Ellie the cat. It's going to be a wild, busy fall but one that I'm really excited about. I should start in the next week or two, but it depends on the paperwork. In the mean time, I'm going to get my act in gear with the thesis and two other projects I need to wrap up by mid-October, not to mention assignments for my classes...

Did I mention recently that I can't wait to be done, done, done? And that I've realized that this blog was way more entertaining for all the Americans when I was traveling about in Europe, but now has become an outlet for me to vent about the last leg of this race? Well, I'll try to be a little more entertaining and start posting pictures (when I find my camera charger) and updates on life in DC. The latest bits of fun in DC:

1. Took Kel and K both to Eastern Market, one of my favorite little areas of DC. Perfect for brunch and then some shopping in the open air flea market.
2. Friday night we checked out Jazz in the Sculpture Garden. Highly recommend it.
3. Visited the monuments at night. Again, highly recommend it. My personal favorites are the WWII Memorial and Lincoln.
4. Checked out Old Town for the first time. Really nice area, kind of like Georgetown, but a little more quiet and quaint. Followed that up with a visit to Gravel Point Park to watch the planes take off at Reagan. All of this was today making for quite a lovely Sunday.
5. And most importantly, I have enjoyed lots of great evenings with friends at home on the rooftop over the last month - one of my favorites and even complete with a view of the WA monument.

So I might not be traveling as much these days, but DC is really starting to feel like home.