Duay Adventures

So Jon and I haven't had a real date for a little while. We heard one of our favorite bands was coming to Baltimore on October 15th so we looked into getting tickets. Jon's mom, Cheryl told us not to buy tickets because she had a connection with the band. (She cleans house for one of the band member's mom.) So I took the day off of work so that we could go. I decided to make it a date and have dinner too. I got all dolled up and had Jon come home at four so we could have plenty of time to get up to Baltimore and account for traffic. I wanted steak for dinner so we looked up a place online and decided on Bare Bones Bar and Grill. It is actually a rib joint but they had good reviews for steak too. The address is in Ellicott City which is closer to Baltimore so we headed out. We found the restaurant and had dinner. It was pretty good. We were kind of early for dinner but we didn't mind because we were seated in the dining room right away. It kind of made me laugh because ...

Yesterday was a gorgeous day and I did not want to spend it inside. So I texted one of my friends to see if she could come with me to DC. But she couldn't because she had to work. SO I decided to go myself. So I got ready and drove to Wheaton. I walked over to the Metro. I wasn't sure how much money I had on my card so I went over to check on the machines. I front of me were three little ladies who were clearly tourists. One asked me if I could help them figure out how to purchase a fare card for one way to Metro Center Station. So I helped the little ladies figure out how much it would cost and helped them put the money in so we could purchase their cards. Then we all went down the escalators to the train. Knowing the train would be coming soon, I walked a little fast down the escalators but those of you who have been to Wheaton Plaza Station know that it is a long walk even when the escalator is moving. Towards the bottom, I could hear the train coming but couldn't tell w...

Today, Jon and I decided to go hiking. The weather was a bit chilly and rain was expected in the afternoon, but the morning looked good. On our travels, we have noticed Sugarloaf Mountain and I had printed the trail information for just such an occasion. So I loaded up my backpack with a couple bottles of water and we drove up to the mountain. Sugarloaf is strange because there are no other mountains in the immediate area. It's just kind of alone out there. It's also privately owned but free to the public. This is a picture I took of the mountain. There are many trails for the mountain, but we got a late start and there was rain in the forecast so we drove up to the upper parking lot. We had originally planned to take the Green trail to the summit. It was a 1/4 mile hike to the summit. Somehow, though, we ended up on the Blue trail. The Blue trail actually circles the summit. We hiked to the West View overlook. Here is what we saw. This is a self portrait of us at the West View...