My first weekend in DC has already come to an end. Tomorrow marks the first day of my internship, and I'm hoping this whirlwind will soon become reality for me. I've been having a hard time grasping the idea that I actually live here. Each time I look out my window or walk out the front door and see the dome of the Capitol is like a reality check.
As I should already be in bed, I'm going to sum up this weekend in as few words as possible. Friday morning we all read the newspaper together before going to Safeway for groceries. In the afternoon, we split up into smaller groups and attempted to locate where we are interning. I had to break away from my group in order to attend a Simpson alumni event from 6-9 pm. The event was great! I made several contacts, including people with cars and people who live out of the city limits. They will come in handy in the future, I'm sure. After that, I met up with about half of the group and we all went to a club in Chinatown. Everyone learned that I'm quite the social butterfly while in bars and that I'm usually up for chatting once returning home from the bar.
Saturday: The entire group went to the zoo together (one with animals, not drinks and dancing). I wasn't really in a zoo mood apparently, and it was very difficult to be patient enough to stay with the entire group for the whole afternoon. Hopefully people didn't get the wrong impression of me, because I was definitely not myself. Saturday night I escorted a smaller group of people to the bar and enjoyed water and people watching in the city.
Today: Abby, Kristine and I went to church at St. Peter's (where Robert Kennedy attended mass, we hear) and then walked around the Capitol and strolled the mall before picking up a few necessary items at Bed Bath & Beyond. We all enjoyed traveling the Metro with our laundry baskets in hand :) Only in DC!
Tonight: Everyone piled in the downstairs apartment for a little Superbowl party. I made it through the first half, but I lost interest after the halftime show. However, I did watch the last 3 minutes of the game upstairs, so I did see all of the best parts. Way to go Giants...victory for the underdogs...commercials were a bit of a let down this year.
I had a momentary freak out about having to remove my black nails, but Amanda calmed me down. Although I don't feel as though I'm nervous about tomorrow, I just haven't been completely myself the past several days. So I'm hoping that after I get my first few days under my belt that everything will be well. Wish me luck...
HIGHLIGHTS:
*Wearing my new boots and using my new umbrella
*Taking my first solo Metro adventure...and making it back home, too!
*Chillin' in front of the Capitol on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon
*Feeling a huge sense of relief after meeting all of my friendly housemates
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