Luck Be A Ladybug

I finally found enough things to write about so I thought I'd blog and then go back to sleep.

Julie and John came to visit last weekend (they're getting married in November in Boston and I've been stressssssssing out about how I'm going to be able to afford to go). We had the BEST time. We went out in Georgetown on Saturday night and ended up in some cougar-type bar, it was hilarious. We danced to '80s music and drank beer. I miss 'girl time'. After meeting up with Rico at a club, we got back to my place around 3am.

In the morning, we woke up, had some coffee and then took off to meet John and his friend for brunch and bloody marys at Old Ebbitt Grill. BEST. FOOD. EVER. Check out their menu, I DIE!!! I had the Fall Strata and we shared oysters and the crab & artichoke dip. The BEST I've ever had!

After brunch, we headed to the POV Roof Terrace at the W. The view is great, you can see all of the monuments. We then walked over to the White House, the Washington Monument, the WW2 memorial and the Lincoln. Then we hopped in a cab to Georgetown waterfront for cocktails and to enjoy the beautiful sunshine.


The rest of the week was pretty ordinary. R crushed 2 of his fingers at work, so he's in pain most of the time. :-(

I've been sick with an icky cold for a few days now, but I did manage to schedule a few meetings for Thursday and Monday (which look PROMISING).

Today I was in the kitchen. Don't ask me how, but I managed to cook dinner for R and I tonight. I baked Cornish game hen with EVOO, garlic and fresh rosemary, sweet potatoes and green beans. While cooking, I looked into the living room to find 20 or more LADYBUGS all over my front door and ceiling. I've never seen such a thing in my life! I don't know how they got in and didn't know how to get them out. A few landed on me, then I used a paper to shoo them out the front door.

As we all know, ladybugs mean good luck.

Nearly ALL cultures believe that a Ladybug is lucky.
Killing one is said to bring sadness and misfortune.

In some Asian cultures, it is believed that the Ladybug understands
human language, and has been blessed by God, Himself.

Folklore suggests if you catch a Ladybug in your home, count the number
of spots and that's how many dollars you'll soon find.

I thought this quite odd, but it also made me happy. Anyway, about an hour later I got a call from someone I've had a few interviews with. They want me to work from Friday - Friday for decent pay. Sort of a temp to perm kinda thing to see how we like each other. Either way, after adding it up, it 100% pays for me to go to Julie's wedding, PLUS an extra $150 or so!!

Looks like those ladybugs really work!

I'm looking forward to seeing Andreen this weekend. She just got back to the states from Shanghai and now she's heading down here.