Tuesday in DC... ok, Gaithersburg

Tuesday morning I left Abby & Ray's for the next leg of my trip. A few weeks ago I mentioned a going away party for Amy - who was leaving Charlotte to move to the Big M Hotel Co.'s Regional Sales Office for a sales position. I said that it wasn't really "good-bye" because I know/knew Amy and I would remain friends no matter the geography. So I went to G'burg to see her, and to have an informal look-see around the RSO to see if perhaps it might be something I could also consider.

My meeting went exceptionally well to my pleasant surprise. I'll leave it at that for now, until something slightly more concrete comes of it, but it's potentially GREAT news.

Afterwards I went back to Amy's hotel room where she's being temporarily housed for the month, and set up a little cocktail party for three. Tina, from Charlotte, was also in town for a meeting so we thought we'd have a mini-Arpa night to catch up with each other. Unfortunately Tina and her people were in a marathon budget and goal setting meeting which ran until almost 10:00, so she ended up not being able to make it over to Amy's - but that didn't stop us from enjoying some Boursin with Water Crackers and Humus with Pita slices and of course Amy's signature Shiraz.



It was fun to have a sleepover, even if it was in a hotel room! We stayed up til midnight for some much needed girl talk and a mutual counselling session. It was great to see Amy and hang out, just like (not so) old times!