I got back to my hotel a couple hours ago after flying to D.C. for the weekend to visit Nick. It was a great trip, especially since I spent some of my AAdvantage Platinum upgrades so I got to fly to and from in First Class! Friday night me and Nick hit up The Tombs, Rhino and Garrett's in Georgetown, and we had a great time, capping the night off with our traditional slice of pizza and un-traditionally burning the roof of our mouths off ;) That aside, drinking beer and living the good life, you can't ask for much more than that. On Saturday, while Nick did work stuff, I walked around Georgetown and up and down M Street, just enjoying the trendy shops and the beautiful people. The weather was tremendous - spring has definitely sprung in D.C. That night me and Nick went walking around Georgetown in search of something to do, when we decided to head back to where we had started off the night before, The Tombs. The highlight of the night was when we decided we were full of beer so we were going to order some hard stuff. "Two double-Crown-and-Cokes, please!" It was great to have a taste of home, but luckily before we ordered another one I asked how much they were - $15. Nick gasped, "Each?" Yes, it was true; we had just spent $30USD on two rye doubles. Lesson learned :) On Sunday morning Nick dropped me off at the International Spy Museum while he went house hunting. It was an amazing museum and one that I highly recommend. The price is a little steep ($14) compared with lots of museums in the area that are free, but it was money well spent. Two caveats: you can't just show up and go through the museum whenever you want; it's got some theme-ride elements to it, so usually you need to buy tickets in advance. In my case, I had to spend about an hour killing time downtown, which was okay by me, because I had some lunch and walked over to see the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Also, give yourself a lot of time to go through the museum. I did it in about two and a half hours, but I would recommend at least 3 or more. If you want to watch all the videos, etc. along the way it will take you all afternoon. After my trip to the museum Nick picked me up and we went back to the hotel so I could pack up my things and Nick could take me to the airport. Thanks again for the hospitality, dude, it's much appreciated!

Work is slowly winding down - only 4 business days left! It is actually good timing, because we are winding down on one project and people are transitioning to another one, so it's a good time to leave without impacting the client's work too much. To celebrate the end of the project, the client took us all out last Wednesday for lunch at Bob Chinn's Crab House, where we all had some fabulous seafood. That night we went to Gator's for some great food, beer, and darts! The weather has improved to the point that I left my winter jacket at home last time I was there, and the days are getting longer, so it's a tough time to leave Chicago. At least it would be, if I wasn't leaving soon for a month's vacation to marry the love of my life :) The first wedding guests have started to arrive in Mexico, and Brad et. al leave for Puerto Vallarta tomorrow ... it's almost here!