Relaxing in the AC

So this weekend has been very relaxing. Friday night was spent reading and watching TV, and generally just trying to stay cool. Saturday was much of the same actually, and just enjoying the fact that I could rest all day, with no homework, no meetings, and no responsibilities. Saturday night I met up with my friend Annika, a good friend from my tourguiding days at Cal. We met in Adams Morgan, and walked the streets for a while, checking out the scene. And by 'the scene' I mean a whole bunch of 21 year olds milling around in jeans and black tops, deciding which bar to go into next. We ate at this great Mediterranean restaurant call Meze. Basically, it was sort of like eating Mexican tapas, only it was Mediterranean food. As always, Annika and I shared a great night of catching up and discussing such important things as bridal shower games, The tourguide Hot List, upcoming weddings, and past events that still make us laugh. We also caught each other up on mutual friends and other tourguide happenings. It was nice to see a familiar face and spend some time reminiscing.

Then today I got up late, did the normal email check, and took off to go and find the Trader Joes in Silver Springs, MD. Two buses and an hour later, I found it, and entered the chaos that is TJs on a Sunday afternoon. Seriously, I used to avoid TJs on a weekend at almost all costs. This one is even worse than those in CA, they actually give small children small carts to push around, so now, not only are you dodging the annoying people who want to look at everything and have no clue all you want is a bag of pizza dough, but you are also dodging four year olds who have no clue. Lovely. But, it was worth it, I found everything I wanted with the exception of the precooked chicken, but I decided that really, that is probably an unnecessary component to my life. Now I am back at home, back in front of the air conditioning, and I am not planning on moving for a while. I could get used to this free weekend thing...