Redskins vs. Broncos

Well we had a great time in Maryland meeting the family. Mom, Dad, Alex and I arrived in Gaithersburg around 4 pm. We sat down, had cocktails and started chatting. It was obvious that Alex felt very comfortable and that Mom and Dad liked him so much. Within a few hours we sat down to a great dinner of steak, twice baked potatoes, salad and asparagus. Mom went all out and even made FLAN for dinner. She told me that it was something she used to make for us all the time. It's been so long that I don't even remember the last time we had it! In addition to her house being the cleanest I've ever seen it, she even asked me my choice of how I wanted the dinner napkins folded. How funny and so great. Thanks Mom you did such a wonderful job and the food was delicious! Sunday morning we woke up to a pancake filled breakfast and eventually made our way to FedEx Field. We couldn't have had a better day for a football game. It was 75 degrees and sunny in Maryland and our seats were beyond amazing. Thanks to Drew in my office for helping me with them. As you know this was Alex's birthday present so we went all out. Our seats were literally 8 rows back from the end zone and we got there early because according to Dad and Alex, that's what "true fans" do. It was well worth it though- we could literally see them warming up and once the game started we got to see Brandon Marshall catch a touchdown pass in the end zone! It was so great to be up that close! Unfortunately, for Alex the Broncos didn't pull off a win, but I was super proud of The Skins for their performance that day. Alex was even happy for me, because "he can deal with the Skins" (don't even bring up the Ravens) We ended up getting home that evening after the game and couldn't have asked for a better weekend.

 Happy Birthday Alex!