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Silver Linings

About a month ago, my neurologist recommended that I have an EMG and it was scheduled for this Thursday. The husband took off work to escort me to said torture. To keep my mind off the coming event, the husband bought me some gifts from Modcloth, and Wednesday night (when the weather felt so good that I forgot myself for a moment and started to feel optimistic) we went to Georgetown to go valentine shopping and also, for the cupcakes.



Early Thursday morning, we made the hour long journey to Bethesda. The test lasted for an hour, roughly, and is something I care to never repeat. I felt like Hermione in that one scene in the Deathly Hallows when Bellatrix is torturing her...but my sources (namely, my husband) tell me otherwise.
Afterwards, I received good news from the doctor and we decided to celebrate by spending the day doing our favorite things. We went to Politics and Prose for coffee (the best) and book browsing. We had lunch at 2Amy's, which I've already talked about too much. And then we went to go see Silver Linings Playbook at the AMC Mazza Gallerie and we adored it; the dance scene reminded me so much of our wedding reception. Also, the soundtrack is kick-ass. That night we snuggled on the couch and watched the Doctor Who Christmas special that we had been saving to savor. 


In a week that could have been (and was for some parts) scary and painful, there were some wonderful bright spots:

• warm weather (that inspired me to paint my nails a hopeful, springy color)
• mint green finger nail polish
• this video series
• this song
• planning a trip to visit my oldest friend
• presents from my husband (a new dress to wear to my EMG and a pretty pair of red Saltwater sandals for Valentine's day)
• And of course, my husband

Many Huzzahs,
Janice & Jared

Inaugural Weekend Festivities

Sunday morning, accompanied by giant champagne hangovers (erm, Jared), we went to the National Mall to be a part of the excitement of inaugural weekend. A large CNN station was erected right off of the Smithsonian metro stop with Andreson Cooper and Soledad O'Brien reporting on the inaugural festivities and hundreds of people stood around and watched, waiting to be on tv (ok...we did that too).

We walked up to the grounds of the Capitol Building to see the beautiful decor for the big day and the excitement from the crowds was palpable. Really. People were psyched. I love enthusiastic people!


We woke up at 4 a.m. on Sunday (Inauguration day) to stand in line at the White House where our ticketed seats for the parade were- thousands of guards/policemen/secret service men/and military personnel patrolled the city, while cement partitions, gates, and tour buses were used to herd the crowds to the secure areas. It felt like a Batman villain was about to attack the city.

After waiting for roughly 10 hours in the 30 degree weather, the parade finally started. And we got to see the President and the First Lady. And it was COMPLETELY AMAZING. They are so much more beautiful and youthful in person!! They were just gleaming! I love them. Also, the crowd we sat with were the bee's knees. It was a once in a lifetime experience; so exciting and emotional.
But. I'm glad it's over. And I'm ready for all of the tourists that have descended upon us to leave. PLEASE LEAVE.

Now we're just going to eat chili and stay inside for days on end.



Many Huzzahs,
Janice & Jared

 

Girls

Last night, after being assaulted by the perfume woman at BlueMercury (she literally pulled my collar open to spray perfume down the inside of my dress), we went to the Huxley nightclub in Georgetown for the Girls party hosted by HBO. We aren't cool enough for such occasions and I have to admit I was a little shocked when my name was on the list.

     The party offered free libations (two vodka cranberries for me) and (awful) appetizers that were peddled around the couch bespeckled club by three women wearing dresses that looked uncomfortably tight and impossibly short. While we were getting horribly tipsy on our tiny beverages, we took advantage of the resolution photo booth. After the cocktail hour, the kind people from HBO screened the first two episodes of the second season of Girls (the second episode is premiering on television this coming Sunday at 9pm). The new season so far appears to be a great followup to the first.



The party was VERY fun and made for a refreshing evening.
(Thanks again to HBO and the Huxley nightclub!)




(Dress from Hello Holiday, rainboots are Hunter, tights (old) from Anthropologie, Coat is an old-freshman-in-college purchase from Buckle)

P.S.
I wore rainboots to the cocktail party...is that terribly gauche?

Many Huzzahs,
Janice & Jared

Django and the Dowager

Yesterday we decided to go somewhere culturally significant; a true Washington DC landmark of sorts- the Newseum. However, our vouchers had expired. Best layed plans and all that... So, we made the 8 metro stop, one transfer trek to FINALLY see Django Unchained at the AMC Alexandria-Hoffman Center. Four hours later, our gore quota and campy dialogue need satiated, we went home for the Downton Abbey season 3 premiere. You see, we are people of eclectic tastes. Although, one could say Dame Maggie's one liners as the Dowager are as witty and biting as Tarantino dialogue...if not more tongue in cheek.

Many Huzzahs,
Janice & Jared