Pete's Diner - We Were Missed!

In December last year, I wrote about Pete's Diner. We went there every Monday - after taking a morning walk - since I went to a part time schedule. We received a lovely tin of Christmas cookies from Alice - she knew our order and we knew her. We were very touched by the gesture. Lately Pete's has received a lot of press because the speaker of the house also frequents Pete's for breakfast. Since my work schedule recently changed to Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we haven't figured out how to fit in our Pete's Diner experience - until today. It's been really lousy weather with rain and threats of hurricanes, so we decided it was a great time to stay in the neighborhood. There were no booths available so we sat at the counter. Perhaps Friday is busier than Monday, the time, and the added press lately all affected the interest in having breakfast or lunch there. Unfortunately Alice isn't there any more, but a very distinguished gentleman serves us with some regularity, although today we had a "new" person help us. However, the gentleman who we know well came over to say hello, and noticed that we haven't been there for two weeks. The idea that he would even notice we haven't been there took us aback, but also reminded us that these are the sorts of things that we would really miss if and when we ever leave the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It feels more like a Midwest vibe than a DC vibe. And that just doesn't happen here very often, and makes it even more special.