A Visitor from the Midwest

After twelve years, a colleague and friend of ours had a reason to visit us in DC. He had business with the University where he works and would be meeting with graduates who live in DC in search of donations. So he contacted me a couple of weeks back to see if we were up for it - and we were. Whenever we have gone back to Milwaukee to visit we always got together at least for a drink. So we have stayed in touch since we moved to DC. We picked him up at the airport Tuesday afternoon and drove him to the Mayflower Hotel for the first scheduled time slot. After that he was visiting  with some friends in Potomac, and they drove him back to our house. (Of course, we had a flat tire - great timing- when we got home that afternoon and had the spare tire put on at the gas station down the street.) We had a chance to catch up that evening and planned for the next day. It started with a drive to the National Press Club in the morning, then we picked him up so he could make a conference call from home, and then a trip to Union Station for another meeting in the afternoon. We picked him up around 5:30 and took a ride around the neighborhood to see the sights, came home to change and then headed out for dinner at Ambar - he happens to be Serbian, so why not? Then we took an evening ride to Georgetown and saw the monuments at night, came home, and chatted some more. The next morning was an early one for another morning meeting at Union Station at 7:30 followed by a train trip to NY. All I can say is that it was great to see him, we had a nice visit, and were happy to bring him to wherever he needed to be. It felt weird to see someone working and in a suit since my husband and I are both retired. Perhaps the next time both he and his wife can visit and enjoy the city more. Regardless, we had a lovely time!