Orange and Blue

These are the colors we bleed...just ask my phlebotomist. I decided to celebrate these colors at--what else--the Orange and Blue Game. (I'll save you the suspense...we won...) This Saturday I met my brother and sister in Gainesville for some fun in The Swamp, and had a great time.


A little tailgating here, and a little Tebow watching there, it rounded out to be another great Saturday.


Although, sadly, this one was spent sans spouse who couldn't come down from NYC. Since he couldn't come down I got him tickets to the Knicks vs. Hawks for Friday night. Prepare for some backstory: We are members of The Gotham Gators (the Gator club in NYC) with whom we get together to watch football/basketball games. The club has over 200 people, and during the season we get together at The Gin Mill every Saturday for some football watching and comaraderie--we get drink specials and do all the cheers--next best thing to being at The Swamp. Joakim Noah even showed up for the first game of last season--so fun...Okay, flash forward again...So The Gotham Gators blocked off a ton of seats for this Knicks vs. Hawks game and gave out rowdy reptile t-shirts--point being to see David Lee against Al Horford, including a meet-and-greet after the game. So he may not have made it down to The Swamp, but he did experience some gator fun. Lets face it...you can never have too much gator fun.

"We always have the best Saturdays"

Ever since moving to the city, we've said it a million times. We both work really hard, and life can get stressful, so we take advantage of any spare time we have together. This weekend we decided to check out the Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. It was peak bloom, and we have always wanted to see them in all their splendor.

We booked a beautiful hotel within walking distance to everything and got in late Friday night. We heard it was supposed to rain all day Saturday, but we woke up to bright blue skies and warm (60 degrees) weather. So after a delicious breakfast we were off to see the majestic gift bestowed upon our nation's capital by the Japanese. As we approached the Tidal Basin, we were truly taken aback by the exquisite foliage. The pinks and whites were incredible-- I could have stayed under those trees for days...but we opted for lunch.After lunch we walked down to Georgetown for some shopping and exploring- we are now big fans of G-town, we'll just add that one to the list... Later, it was off to dinner. One of Alvis's members owns a few restaurants, one of which is in D.C., so we checked it out-- delish. But of course we aren't satisfied by just a measly meal with appetizers, drinks, and main course. We then advanced on to another culinary delight to further stuff our faces with dessert fondue. We really need to stop binge eating whenever we leave our zip code... We went off to sleep that night with bloated bellies and images of Japanese flora dancing in our heads, once again affirming our long touted phrase about our Saturdays.




Don't ask why I always find this pose irresistible...