I finally got to go country dancing in DC!!! (well, technically, Virginia) I did a fair amount of country dancing in Provo, Utah, so I was super curious to see how different it would be on the East Coast. We got a pretty good group going!
It was a perfect experience of being
"in the world, but not of the world".
Nick's Nightclub was a full on bar with two dance floors (one with karaoke on the side haha) and a live band. Lots of free flowing alcohol but we were just there for the dancing. They played a few pop songs that had profanity in it but one thing I love about country music is that it's generally clean. And the
dancing is completely clean!
They played country two-step, country waltz, country West Coast swing, East Coast swing, country cha cha, and LOTS of line dances (most of which were way more advanced than what I'd done in Provo). "Country" is used here as an adjective to mean much more relaxed and less rigid/structured than the standard ballroom versions of all those dances (I'll always be a ballroom girl at heart). I danced as many of the dances as I could - it was so much fun!
Food-wise, I've been in a rut since I got back from Christmas break. I feel like I've lost all creativity in the kitchen and also haven't had time to cook meals, so I've been eating out way too much. But when it's combined with catching up with close friends, I don't feel as guilty :)
Monday - Caught up with Jessieann at
Nando's Peri Peri. Honestly, the story was way better than the food (a combination of Portuguese and Mozambican cuisines - read the story
here) and it was way overpriced for the portion I got.
But I was mostly there for the company, so I wasn't disappointed.
Friday - Caught up with Britt & Chelsea at
Bertucci's :)
I must have had some mad sweet tooth because I got dessert first - 2 of them! Both the chocolate mousse and limoncello cheesecake were sublime.
The mushroom asiago pizza had great flavor but the crust was way too thin for me. I love my carbs!
Saturday - Got to help with set up, registration, and clean up (I'm on the Activities Committee) for the combined ward Scavenger Hunt. We had a great turn out - the activity was a success!
***If someone seems amiss, see my other
recent blog post.
Wow, that's a good group for dancing! And I tots agree with Nando's: overpriced and not amazingly delish, but it's a good experience. I heard the activity was a hit!
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