A visit from L

Our time in DC is drawing to a close. Soon (oh, so very soon) all the training will be past and we'll be in the middle of our first grand adventure with the Foreign Service.

This past weekend, we had a local grand adventure via a fun-filled weekend with L (she flew in on Saturday morning). First, we drove an hour or so to take a look at the Manassas National Battlefield.

I have to say that Stonewall Jackson is looking pretty buff.

And then we went to The Winery at Bull Run for some wine tasting:

Here's to family!

Then we went out to dinner.

Saturday: check!

We began Sunday with cinnamon rolls and mimosas, lazily lounging in our small apartment. We hopped the metro and went to the Kennedy Center for the matinee performance of The Book of Mormon:

Really fun! Hysterical, in fact. :)

We returned home where R proceeded to put the finishing touches on a delicious authentic sauerbraten roast that he had made from scratch (and had been marinating for nearly a week!). Dinner included spaetzle and red cabbage/apple yumminess, followed by Black Forest Cake purchased from a local German deli. Divine.

And then, in keeping with our family tradition, we played board games.

The Dominican Republic is going to have to bring their best game to surpass this weekend!

The only drawback? H was missing. But we'll make up for that with an island Christmas!