FRIDAY
- A 9:30am Greensboro departure brings us to the Brannon household in Alexandria by 2pm. We drop off the dogs, kibitz for a while with James, then make our way to the hotel.
- On to DC for dinner at Capitol City Brewing Co. on Massachusetts Ave. Kimberly discovers The Little Penguin pinot noir, and Chris enjoys a nice bitter and porter with dinner.
- Union Station across the street for Christmas displays:
- We take the Metro to The White House for the National Christmas Tree. (Hey, come on, work at it a little, wouldya?? It was a pre-lit net draped over the tree. How hard is THAT to do?....)
- Back over to The Capitol (via the Metro again, it's so damn COLD!) for the Capitol Christmas Tree (a MUCH better tree with individual strands of lights and ornaments):
SATURDAY
- Lunch at Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street. Holy crap! This was fantastic! Yum!
- A 2pm matinee performance of Washington Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Warner Theatre
- Dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill, and everything was fantastic (The Gordons and Brannons had a free-for-all with sharing crabcakes, parmesan trout, ham and cheese pasta, peanut butter pie, bourbon walnut pie)
- An 8pm performance at The Kennedy Center of the National Symphony Orchestra. Quite easily the BEST Christmas concert we have EVER seen. EVER! And this includes growing up and going to the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra every year. Incredible. Moving. Incredibly moving.
SUNDAY
- brunch at The Chart House in Alexandria. Mimosas, seafood quiche, crabcakes 'n eggs, yum.
- the boys then went back to the Brannons' to drain some Sweetwater Tavern growlers of beer while the girls shopped; the fantastic film "Waitress" was viewed on DVD; Coldstone ice cream was consumed with reckless abandon; then the Gordons hit the road for a 4 & 1/2 hour drive and arrived back home Monday in the wee dark hours of the A.M.
Another great trip to DC for a fix of Christmas cheer and decoration. We loved every second of it. Until next time, DC!
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