A busy couple of weeks ....

... and about to get busier.

A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. Father's Day of course - which was a great weekend - myself and Tika spent Saturday at the Corcoran Gallery in DC. We had been wanting to get there for some time but every time we went there they were closed so with their Summer Saturdays program we knew we would be able to FINALLY make it there. Sunday myself, Kris and Sam went out for barbecue and then hung out and played some board games - it was a lot of fun and a great way to spend Fathers Day.

This past weekend myself and the girls headed down to the Folklife Festival on the Mall in DC. It is an annual event that highlights two or three cultures and you get to learn about all aspects of the culture from education to food to homelife. The primary culture this year was Welsh which allowed us to learn of one of the world's longest town names .... Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Try putting that on a post card.

We also made a quick stop into the National Museum of Natural History to see the new Oceans exhibit and the new Bones exhibit and then a run over to the National Gallery for the Royal Armour exhibit - which was INCREDIBLE.

We metro'd down and back, which was a challenge on the way back due to the crowds. As you can tell from the girls they were less than excited to be waiting in a crowded metro station for 20 minutes - but once we got on the train it was ok - crowded but OK.

Of course with tomorrow being Canada Day I am looking forward to getting together with some friends down at O'Sullivans in Clarendon. This will also be a special Canada Day as it will be my first Canada Day with Laura so I am looking forward to not only sharing with my friends but sharing with her as well.

Then there is moving day which is rapidly approaching. I have yet to start packing. Thankfully I am not moving far and I do have a pile of vacation time I have yet to take so that should make it easier - but It is still a process. Hopefully after the move we can get into a nice relaxing period - the occasional BBQ and relaxing weekends.

I hope everyone has a great CANADA Day and hopefully I will have some pics of it to post the end of the week :-)

.... cu