So with only one week remaining until our fun-filled reunion, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that it's finally starting to warm up here. The bad news is that right now the forecast predicts rain for every day that you are here. That could ruin some plans. Our tentative plan was to spend a day at the National Zoo (FREE), a couple of days in DC for all those feeling touristy (weather won't affect that), a day at a national park where you can hunt for fossilized shark teeth on the beach, a day close to home-- playing frisbee golf, bocci ball, croquet, etc. with a picnic, and on that Sunday going to see some gardens here that are beautiful. Anyhow, you can see that rain might make our plans a little trickier. So keep your fingers crossed. Dinner plans include: a trip to the Rainforest Cafe, a Baltimore crabfest at the Dastrups, and adults' dinner night at Gertrudes (I succeeded in getting reservations for all of us together), so please budget a...
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Brigham and I have started brainstorming ideas for when ya'll get here. We thought it would be fun to go out to dinner as just adults once. So we're trying to decide where we should go-- trying to balance yummy food with cost-effeciveness for those on a tight budget (like ourselves). On match day Brigham and I went out with our friends to a terrific restaurant called Gertrudes. It's a nicer restaurant, and the food was OUTSTANDING. Of course it is a little pricey, but on Tuesdays they call it "Gertie's Grill Night", and their entrees are only $10-12 (instead of $20-26). Anyway, I got online to see if I could get us a reservation for Tuesday, May 1, but they only can accomodate a party of seven. There are nine of us adults, so that's obviously a problem. So I'd like to call a vote: Would you rather eat divine food and split into two parties (4 and 5) or go somewhere else and either pay more or have the food be less yummy?
$$$$$$$$ So Brigham and I made about $450 yesterday in about an hour. "How did they do it?" you are probably asking yourself. By donating a tiny part of the mucosa from our nasal passages for research. So they essentially yanked out a tiny piece from our noses-- a little uncomfortable (mostly from a social aspect-- having someone peering up your nose and having strings hanging out of your nostrils as the anesthetic numbs them) but it was so worth it! For those of you concerned about how you will finance your trip to Baltimore, we may be able to hook you up if you are willing to participate in some research. Two lucky individuals may be able to participate in the above mentioned study ($200 each-- some bleeding for several hours afterwards)if the it isn't over. Then there is another study that we lovingly refer to as the "woo study." It is very simple. You fill out a questionnaire about your health, woo in a bucket (or turn in one of Kiera's dirty dia...