DC, Day 3

Hello readers.

I have few words to describe my night and how amazing it was. But I am going to try.

I will get into how Joey and I spent our day today in tomorrow's entry. What I want to say about tonight is far more important.

Tonight, Joey and I met my good friend Chad at the GWU metro stop. I have not seen Chad since graduation, which was nearly a year ago. Chad and I met when I was doing SGA my sophomore year of college, and he's been one of my best friends ever since.

Tonight we went to Georgetown.

I realize that I have fallen in love hard with most places in DC that I've seen. I become more and more convinced that I want to live here and that I could belong here every day.

Readers, nothing I've seen so far compares to Georgetown.

Chad explained to me tonight that Georgetown itself doesn't have a metro line. The area felt pretty much local. And I loved it. The sidewalks are narrow, and everything looks like it belongs. It has a lot of the comforts of home that I know, and many more places I want to explore. It... it is amazing.

We had a nice dinner of Vietnamese food, and Chad and Joey discussed their respective graduate programs. After dinner, Chad explained to us that DC has two big things-- brunch and cupcakes. I'll let you figure out which one we had tonight.

Time's up. We had cupcakes. We went to the actual Georgetown Cupcake, of TLC fame. I had the red velvet and the chocolate3 cupcake. After we ordered, we headed out to go enjoy our cupcakes with a nice glass of wine.

The cupcakes were good. Great, even. The red velvet had a nice, velvety texture-- it wasn't just chocolate cake with red food dye. The cream cheese icing was also of a good consistency. Light, with a distinct cream cheese flavor, which wasn't at all overpowering, and complemented the cake perfectly. The fondant heart was also a nice touch. The chocolate3 was also delicious. It wasn't too rich, which was perfect. The chocolate flavor was powerful, but still light. It was topped with a chocolate ganache and chocolate sprinkles. This may seem like a lot of chocolate, but the ratio was perfect, and I didn't struggle to choke down that much sugar. The glass of wine also probably helped balance everything out.

Around 8 PM, we started to head back to the metro station, but made a quick stop at Trader Joe's. There was a moment when the slightly chilly air of Georgetown hit my arms, and I was overcome with a joy that I haven't felt in a while.

I wanted to scream "I FUCKING LIVE HERE!!!!!"

Because it's hard for me to believe that. That in as little as a month or two, I could be living here, in my own apartment, starting my life. I could live in Georgetown. Or Penn Quarter. Or on Massachusetts Avenue. I could work at the ice cream shop or the bookstore or the Senate. SOMEWHERE. ANYTHING.

Maybe I'm foolish, but the world feels completely open and new to me now. I am going to start law school. LAW SCHOOL. If you would have asked me five years ago if I thought I'd see myself in DC, going to law school, I probably would have laughed at you. But now this is happening, and it is very real and exciting. Terrifying, but exciting.

Tonight I am happy to be alive. Tonight I am a million miles tall.