Sunday was Shower Day

Two of Cheryl’s friends held a lovely shower for her. Another sign of times changing, this was a couples shower. We enjoyed seeing friends we knew and meeting new ones.

The hostesses had a cute idea. They had white onesies for everyone to decorate. Some were thematic, like UCLA and Duke, others humourous like beer, lollipops and penguins.

They were all very cute. Daddy Dave had to fly to London for a couple of weeks. He tried to pack Ben in the suitcase and sneak out but we stopped him and promised to Skype instead.

On Tuesday, Jerry wanted to get out of the house for a bit so he went on a 10k Volksmarch. This one was a revision of a walk that he had done a year or so ago and went past many Embassies and through interesting Washington, DC neighborhoods.. New revisions on the walk included the Israeli embassy, the National Cathedral and the Peirce Mill, the last operating mill in DC. It was a great walk although very hilly. The three of us won tickets to see The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Shakespeare Theater Company so we left Ben with a trio of sitters. The production was delightful. We paid particular attention because we will be seeing The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa in Oregon in August. Thursday, after passing his physical with flying colors, we took Ben out to celebrate with burgers at Good Stuff Eatery. Then the Presidential Marine Band put on a concert for us in front of the Capitol Building.

Ben really got into the rousing music by Sousa, Saint Saens, Rimsky-Korsakov, Copland and others.

This was music befitting the upcoming Fourth of July.