Riverdance, Finally

We had an evening four years in the making on Saturday.  Four years ago we had tickets to go see Riverdance, something I've wanted to go to for years.  Heber's Grandma unexpectedly passed away and we had to travel out to California and missed the show.  Heber tried to get tickets in another city but they stopped touring.  It was literally the last show in North America ever.

Last year they rebooted the show again and started touring.  I was so excited to see that they were coming to Virginia but never expected to be able to go.   Heber surprised me with tickets for Mother's Day to see it at Wolf Trap.

It was such a good show.  They've added some other genres of dance to it, flamenco dancing, traditional tap.  It made me all nostalgic for my Logan dancing days.  How many hours did I spend dancing in the Wittier Center with Inishfre?  So many good memories. 

Founding Farmers

Heber and I went on a date in the city a few weeks ago.  It was so fun to escape into the city for the evening, it has such a different energy.  With my mom in town, we took the evening and drove into the city to Founding Fathers.  I had heard good things about it and it didn't disappoint.  The food was delightful and local, but how could I complain about eating delicious waffles.  Their signature dish is just that, chicken and waffles. 

 

You know what I enjoyed most?   Spending time with Heber.  One of the downfalls of living away from family is that it is a lot more complicated to go out on dates so I really enjoy those times we get a moment away.

The times I feel like a person, and not just a mom are far between lately.  I'm seeing them come more and more often as Amy is growing out of the new baby phase (and I even snuck away this weekend and taught a class at the bead store!).  It reminds me of all the years we had together before we were parents.  Those were some good years, it's good now too, but I will always be glad we had those years just the two of us.  

We took a quick detour to see the Lincoln Memorial.  This is one of those places I've been to so many times at different times in my life.  It's one of my favorite spots in D.C.  We went there together way back when we were dating too.  Oh, good times.

 There was one interesting thing I noticed.  It was this building, right across the street from our restaurant.

Isn't it fascinating?  Do you see those two "old" buildings sandwiched in amongst this glossy new building?  I wonder what the story is.  Do you think that something significant happened in those buildings and they had to be saved?  I wonder what the expense and hassle it was to design and build a building around these two small structures.

I like that they didn't tear them down to make the building all glossy and new.  I think I'm like this building, I'm a jumble of where I've been and who I've loved.  I don't want to mask over it I want to honor all the parts of my life. 

So, all in all a great night.  If you are ever in town, book a meal at Founding Farmers!