I hope everyone has been having a nice weekend. I just got back from a fun little trip, where I hopped and skipped across 3 cities in about as many days. Since nobody cares much about the extended director’s cut, I’ll give you the quick synopsis, in photoblog form.

Thursday afternoon:

Arrive in Washington DC, and was quickly presented with a pie with my name on it (literally). Visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Eat delicious food. Spend hours trying to manually blow up an inflatable mattress.

Friday:

Head to Baltimore. Arrive at Inner Harbor and eat overpriced sushi at a nearby restaurant. Visit various sights and sounds around the city as M & J watched the beloved DanceSport Nationals. Meet up with Nick for delicious Thai and Dangerously Delicious pie. Go watch a magician stab stuff with a sword. Head back towards DC.

Saturday morning:

Meet up with Hank and Kiko on the Mall to enjoy the Cherry Blossom Festival, complete with street meat from the Japanese Street Fair. Get sunburnt on an April morning in DC. Officially become the lamest Asian person alive.

Saturday evening:

Head back to Baltimore. Struggle to find something edible to feed the beasts within. Discover amazing amaretti cookies at Vaccaro’s! Watching the DanceSport competition for 5 hours. Hop into the car for the drive to Philly. Go to sleep with images of brightly colored, twirling dresses.

Sunday:

Sleep, eat, and be merry. Wake up to find that it’s almost noon. Eat brunch at Fork. Walk around Philadelphia’s Old City and have ice cream at Franklin Fountain. Stuffed to the brink, I depart for New York.

Isn’t that how every weekend should conclude?