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so the party i mentioned was great. i got to my friends' townhouse that they just bought and when i walked in, i thought i was in the wrong place. it was super-nice and even though their old condo had been lovely, this place just seemed too adult. that's because they live in a three bedroom, completely renovated (a total gut job) townhouse complete with a backyard, parking, front yard, deck, granite counters, wood floors, etc etc. it just seems so odd that these kids are my age and are owning their second place in dc. so when i got there, i kind of worried that the 'late night shucking and jiving' that was promised on the evite might actually not take place and that the party would just consist of the 'family friendly barbeque' also listed on the evite. lucky for me, we had both.

lots of anne and nicole's friends were there, none of whom i really knew. but i did meet up wtih a girl i apparently knew in college, or at least had classes with. we talked for awhile until nicole came and asked if i wanted a beer, i told her yes if she'd chug one with me, and that began a winner's circle of shotgunning all around. we went for only two rounds but it was fun. the night progressed from there. TONS of dancing. lots of hip hop. we woke up the next day late. everyone was hung over except me. nicole and her sister went and got us bagels and stuff to make breakfast sandwiches and we ate a ton and watched old school.after all the guests had left, anne and nicole and i did yoga and read the newspaper and took care of anne, who suddenly started feeling awful. by 7pm, she had perked up and we drove up to adam's morgan for a dinner on bethany's rooftop. it was beautiful. the man she is seeing made us clams and corn on the cob and salad and watermelon. it was delicious. from their roof, you can see the washington monument, the cathedral, the capitol, rosslyn, and of course adams morgan and mt pleasant. it was quiet, breezy, and calming. the whole day was great.

and now im at tryst in adams morgan. im not sure what im going to do with my day but ive thought of going by roadrunner to get new running shoes since it's right around the corner. that would save a trip in richmond. and i have to meet up with my old roommate at some point. and maybe run by H&M to spend my store credit. other than that, im enjoying a day by myself in a hot and humid city. it feels so good not to live here anymore. i no longer feel the same sense of dread when driving into the city. it used to be that when i would get to the pentagon, and then round the curve of 395 to see the washington monument, my stomach would drop and my body would get tense and i would dread reaching my doorstep. thankfully that doesnt happen anymore and i feel more free to enjoy what dc has to offer, even though it still isnt my favorite place. the funny thing is that i used to also feel uptight in williamsburg… but i do not feel that way about new haven. i really feel like my time in new haven is healthy for me and i feel more like myself than i have in years. or maybe it isnt just that, because i felt like myself by the time i left dc… i suppose it is more that i not only feel like myself, i also have great people around me in new haven who make me want to hang out and make me feel good about who i am. whew.