Restaurants - a mix of favorites and using up Groupons before we left town
Mad Fox - a fancy brewpub in Falls Church, and we had a Groupon
Colonel Brooks Tavern - cozy restaurant just one metro stop up at Brookland-CUA. My sister sent a Groupon for my birthday once she heard I would be in NE for the summer. This place offers pitcher deals on craft beers, and we would love to go back with a group.
Chadwicks in Gtown - had a Groupon but still never made it here...
Lauriol Plaza - had an amazing girls' night with MEY/2.5 anniversary dinner with Pink and the pitchers of swirl margaritas were even better with a giftcard
St. Arnold's Mussel Bar - a tiny treasure just south of Dupont Circle that offers delicious mussels at half price weekdays 4-7 and has Kasteel Rouge (awesome fruit beer) on tap
Amsterdam Falafel - picked up a Scoutmob deal and got a free falafel on 18th street
Julia's Empanadas - Scoutmob again! We hit the Dupont Circle location for more free yummy-even-when-you're-not-drunk-at-2am food.
Granville Moore's - didn't make it back to this amazing Belgian restaurant with mussels, frites, and good beers. Hopefully on our next visit, but it would be easier if they took reservations.
IHOP - one more IHOP date with KMetkus and a trashy magazine :) Because some things will never change.
Pho 75 - didn't make it here in August, but when we came back in September for Jud and Lani's wedding, I finally got to try one of Justin's favorite places. Giant bowls of steaming pho, served cafeteria style, for about $7, cash only. It's hard to beat that.
Mangialardo & Sons - awesome family owned deli in SE that's been around for 58 years but is only open for breakfast and lunch. Luckily I had a few days off before the move, and I picked up Gmans and had an indoor picnic (boo rain) with Justin and Steve-Mike.
The Frog - we had about five "last visits" to the Froggy Bottom pub, the dive rugby bar on GW's campus.
Activities
Shirlington Dog Park - oops, never brought Izzy back to her favorite swimming spot
Shakespeare Free For All - after accidentally showing up on Tuesday, a day theatres traditionally take off, Justin and I returned on Wednesday to see an amazing Casear
Bike ride to Gravelly - I did a 20 mile ride to one of my favorite local places for rugby, a field just north of Reagan airport and accessible from the Mt. Vernon bike trail
Civil War Battlefield/VA Brewpubs field trip - was too busy playing rugby or lifeguarding on the weekends
Picnic in Dupont Circle - Justin and I first picnicked in Dupont to play chess in spring 2006, a few months after we starting dating, so we had another dinner under the fountain.
MLK Memorial - I picked a lovely sunny day to visit the new MLK Memorial and go back to the FDR Memorial, one of my favorites. Unfortunately, I went right when an earthquake hit about 80 miles south in VA. I was able to finish my tour through the MLK and get to FDR, but the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument were closed due to damage.
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