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.

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Tomorrow I am taking the 8:30 AM train to Washington with one of my best friends so I can try to start my life over.

And really, that's all that needs to be said about that.

9 Days and Counting!

I have some exciting news, dear readers. Or dear reader. There may be only one of you. In which case, hi Mom!

I am going to DC... in less than a week and a half.

It gets better... One of my best friends is coming with me!

It gets EVEN better... We will be there during the Cherry Blossom Festival!

The last time I was in Washington, it was July 2009. There were leftovers from the Cherry Blossom festival everywhere, and I kicked myself mentally for missing it. Being of partial Japanese descent, it was something I really wanted to experience firsthand. And now I get to!

This trip to Washington unfortunately isn't THE trip-- the one where I move and start my life. But this will be the start. In addition to taking in some sweet cherry blossoms, I'm going to be searching for apartments, interviewing for (and hopefully finding) jobs, and maybe having a little fun.