Star Struck

We picked the perfect weekend to stay put! The bitter cold temperatures had us starting our weekend off inside...We kicked the weekend off with another Thursday night date night - Dinner at the Olive Garden (did I mention how much I love their eggplant parm??) followed by Slumdog Millionaire. Great dinner, great company, GREAT movie! Friday night we hunkered down in the basement and caught up on some of our DVR'ed shows, then on Saturday, Kelly and I headed out to Ashburn for lunch with an old friend from college. It was so much fun catching up on the last 7 years (has it really been that long since we graduated???) of our lives.

Fast forward to Sunday! Frank & I piled the layers on and left our house around 11am to head to the Mall for the free Inauguration concert. We made it to the city in no time via metro, but then things certainly slowed down. It took us about two hours to walk from the Smithsonian stop to our spot near the Reflecting Pool. There were only a handful of entry points, at which we, and our bags, had to be searched. The show was amazing - Such a cool experience...We saw everyone from Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks to Bon Jovi, U2, and Stevie Wonder (did I mention BON JOVI??). It was incredible getting to see our President & VP elect speak in person, too. After the two hour show, we walked back to Virginia, then picked up the metro home. I quickly made dinner - Had Kelly, Jessica, and Jess's bro for some grub before our big night out. By 10:30, we were in a cab on our way downtown to FUR Nightclub. (Yes, I was heading out on a Sunday night at my usual bedtime!) We caught a glimpse of Ricky Schroder, Ron Howard, Jessica Alba and performances by Nelly, DMC, and Ludacris - What a night...What a day! It's an amazing feeling to see our nation coming together to celebrate such a momentous occasion and be a part of history. (Having said that, I still think I'm going to enjoy history from my living room tomorrow.)