Emily's Tour Part I

In looking at my calendar, I decided to call this fall "Emily's Tour." I realized that I would only be in New York one out of five weekends between the first week in October and the first in November. I am of course staying here during the week and working like crazy to play catch up and stay on top of things. The first part of my tour consisted of a visit to DC October 7-9, and a visit to North Carolina October 14-16.

DC!

Lauriol Plaza

DC was an absolute blast! It had been awhile since I visited, which is ridiculous considering how many of my favorite people live there! I stayed with my friend Jennifer the first night. We went out to my favorite DC Mexican restaurant for dinner (Lauriol Plaza), and then celebrated our friend Matina's birthday in Dupont Circle.

Saturday, we shopped in Georgetown, and then I met up with Jenna (She's the best!!!) and saw Parade at Ford's Theatre. It was really neat to actually see Parade, because my only experience with this fantastic Jason Robert Brown musical is actually performing in it.  The two leads both had Broadway credits and were truly fantastic. Jenna and I had a great dinner at a restaurant she chose called "Matchstick" which will be my favorite DC Pizza place from now on.

I had to leave Sunday, but I didn't leave without some quality time with my good friends Ashley and Katie Sue. We had a lovely reunion at Le Pain Quotidien in Georgetown!  They are such wonderful girls, and it was great to catch up! What a fabulous trip!

ADPi Ladies

Kenan Stadium

North Carolina was equally wonderful. The primary reason of my visit was to help Ross celebrate his 21st Birthday! I spent Friday with mom, shopping primarily, and then on Friday night, went to the Sanderson High School Homecoming game! It was great to see a few old friends and some of my favorite teachers. Saturday, the family went to the UNC game which was a blast! We "tailgated" at the Carolina Club for lunch, and then cheered on the Tarheels. They lost, but it was still an exciting game.

Let's Go Tarheels!

Happy Birthday Ross!

After a delicious dinner at my favorite Maggiano's, I headed over to the McDade house to party with Ross and some of the KAs...and 100 of his other closest friends. In addition to Ross' party, which ended at Topo (another one of my favorite places), I was lucky enough to go party with some of my Pauper friends as well!

We had a low key day on Sunday, and after lunch with my dear friend Michelle, I had a few coachings in Chapel Hill. (Always have to practice...even on vacation!) We celebrated Ross' birthday with the grandmothers at 411 West for dinner, and after a quick visit with Kenan I headed home to pack. I spent a few hours studying for my Brother Jimmy's serving exam (No, I'm not kidding...I made flashcards...it was intense), and then flew back to NYC at 6:00 am on Monday!

I Love You Because reunion pic

It was a whirlwind 10 days, being in three states and all, but I loved every minute of it. I will finish up my server training this week, and have a weekend in the city this coming weekend!