My "D.C. Moments"

So we were talking in class a couple weeks ago about some infamous "D.C. Moments"...that is, things we will never forget, and people probably won't believe at times. Here's the start of my list of D.C. Moments..some of which I may have talked about before:

* Seeing the lady fall asleep on the metro and fall OUT of the seat due to sleeping. Ever since, I make sure I lean my head against a window if I think I might dose off for a minute.

* Running down the escalator at Metro Center because Jenny decided to try and make the train that was loading. The big guy who was a major escaLEFTER (see earlier post and photo) moved when she squeezed by, but moved back as I tried to. Then after I got byI lost my sandal on the escalator and had to get it back on my foot before I could keep moving. Good news is I made the train and Jenny and I didn't get separated.

* After spending a few Friday or Saturday evenings in Adam's Morgan...the guy at the Jumbo slice pizza knows me by name...it makes you feel special. :) lol. The bartender at the blue canopy bar does too and makes me special drinks!

* Spending the 4th of July in our Nation's Capitol...an experience in itself without all the drama of the severe storms during the early evening.

* Staying up until 1am playing Texas Hold 'Em -Cereal Edition when we all had to be up at the crack of dawn. Oh ya, Lucky Charms were 100 points, Apple Jacks were 200, and the Marshmallows from the Lucky Charms were 500 points. Hilary won- but I think she cheated and ate my marshmallows!

* How about that time at Union Station when John and I were headed home late one Friday night and I was walking and talking and nearly hurt myself by walking onto the up escalator to go down. Luckily not too many people were around. Ever since though the red/green arrows that tell the direction of the escalators really stick out to me!

* The time my "new friend" (annonymous is good) said to be as the conversation starter as we had a happy hour drink in Chinatown one Friday after work "So....you don't talk about guys much...." Now you have to understand the relationship we have. We talk about almost everything together- friends, family, work, school, etc, etc but never has the topic come up. My gut reaction was instantly "Well I'm NOT a lesbian if that's what you think!!" I think we were both laughing for a good 5 or 10 minutes...though it was totally not what she meant it to sound like. You have to understand that D.C. is a fairly openly gay/lesbian area so it's not uncommon.

* Making it a general rule to not run to catch buses or trains, with weekends being an exception, especially for buses because they are oftern far and few between. So the second last weekend in one day I ran for 3 metros, and 4 buses. I made them all, and was proud!

* I'm sure there's more, so I may continue to add some...