After the Stotesbury Cup, I returned to DC to help coach the Varsity Womens 8+, the O’Connell boat that was advancing to SRAA Nationals.
Thompson Boat Center, where O’Connell stores its boats, is located right next to the Swedish embassy, which I’ve always found pretty fascinating. In how many countries can I do jumpees on the lawn of the Swedish Embassy? I’ll let you know at the end of summer.

On Saturday I went over to Eric’s (one of my former coworkers) apartment for a get together. It was nice to see those guys one last time before I left. Lots of shop-talk; it seems like I may have set off quite the trend with my resignation! I introduced them to Kubb, which they seemed to enjoy.

On Sunday, Robbie came through on his way from Wilmington to Martha’s Vineyard, where he’ll be spending the summer. He and I drove out to the Chesapeake bay to visit one of his friends from school. It was pretty incredible to wake up and be able to have coffee on the dock.

On Monday, Robbie and I came back to Kensington and decided to take a bike trip into DC. Of course, since it was Memorial Day, there were all sorts of celebrations going on. We visited all three War memorials and saw some monuments.

Then we went down to Constitution Avenue, to get a better look at the White House, and we turned out to be just in time for the National Memorial Day Parade!

Monday afternoon Mom and Dad hosted a Memorial Day cookout, which of course featured more Kubb!