It was fantastic, but specialty coffees are way too pricey for anything more frequent than, say, a once a month treat. I will have to try the suggestion Yvonne sent (thanks for passing it along!) of putting hot chocolate mix in regular coffee the next time I get an irresistible craving.
I've skipped ahead though. Let's rewind. Friday night Dominic and I went out for Korean food (all the Korean shows I've been watching for a project I’m working on got me wanting to try it) and it was pretty fantastic! Of course I got a soup that was a little more spicy than I am used to, but the flavor was great and the burn didn't linger. Dominic really seemed to enjoy it as well. I tried beef intestines for the first time in my entrĂ©e. They actually had a really good flavor- a very slight taste of liver, perhaps?- but very chewy. I will admit, the look of them wasn't super appetizing (just a reminder of how American I am). The Korean guy working there was surprised an American ordered intestines. Hey, I will try anything once.
After
the Korean restaurant we tried to go to the library but it was closed early. So
we wandered around downtown and happened upon the grand opening of a hookah
bar. We haven’t had hookah in a while and decided to try it- the hookahs were
so big they had to set them on the floor; they were taller than the tables. Afterwards we walked home just as the
Nationals lost to the Cardinals…annnnd sometimes I forget I’m not in Virginia
anymore. That definitely reminded me…people were so excited for the Cardinals
they were taking their shirts off and running down the street. The middle of
the street. Like crazy people. Sometimes I really do not understand sports
culture…
The other
exciting event of the weekend was participating in a BodyAttack class taught by
a fellow anthro student, Jeremy. He is soon going to be a certified BodyAttack
instructor. Super awesome! The class was a great workout and A LOT of fun but I’m
still sore! I’m looking forward to doing it again this Saturday.
One
funny thing to mention is how many Virginians I've been running into on the
street. Literally. When Dominic and I were walking to the Lindsey Stirling
concert last week I heard a guy sitting at an outside table talking about where
he grew up in Virginia. I told him we were from Virginia too and he got super
excited. He was from Alexandria. Then I was walking with Heather and Jeremy on Monday and we were talking about Virginia versus Missouri weather (no big difference
so far). I noticed there was a guy walking right next to me very awkwardly.
Finally he said something like “I don’t want to seem weird but I couldn't help
but over hear…where in Virginia are you from? I’m from Chesapeake.” Then while
I was talking to him, another guy, walking behind us, said he used to live in
Goochland! It was totally bizarre. It’s nice in a strange way though, even
though I don’t know those people and probably won’t see them again…it’s just
nice to know that there are pieces of Virginia everywhere.
I close
with profile pictures! I was so excited about my camera today that I decided everyone needed a new "profile" picture. Yeah, Dominic has been shaking his head at me all day for all my picture taking, but I have to make up for lost time. So here's our happy bunch!
It's the man of the house!
It's the other man of the house ;)
The crazy camera lady of the house.
And the house guard- she really knows how to work the camera.
Have a great week everyone!
I want that turtle coffee and a real turtle too.
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