Container Store, PetSmart, and Safeway - then to the Capitol

Since yesterday was rather stormy we were not able to get all our errands done. And since the last several weeks have been too cold and snowy, we put it off longer than intended. Not that any of this was an emergency, but it gave us some thing to do to enjoy the very pleasant weather that finally arrived and explore some parts of town we haven't seen for a while. After breakfast at our usual place in McLean - where Calllista Gingrich was sitting in the booth behind us - we crossed the street to the Safeway to pick up some great Driscoll strawberries, artichokes that go well with wine, ham, and bread. Then we headed down Dolley Madison Boulevard to Vienna to get a container and a soap dispenser at the Container Store on Leesburg Pike. We haven't been this way since before the new metro was built. It has changed dramatically with an above ground system that is supposed to open soon. Then we headed back to PetSmart to get Moby Dick a fresh plant. I remember well the days of heading to PetSmart for huge bags of dog food for our Borzoi when we lived in Milwaukee. We sure miss her! When we got home we took a walk around the Capitol. Whenever we visit the outskirts of the city there are less potholes and things in general look a little more modern and better kept up. But you can't walk around the Capitol there or walk to work. We can't decide which one is more important.