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Thursday {Week in the Life}

Thursday morning:  Another successful attempt of waking up to my alarm that’s placed in the hallway.  I really swear by this method for lazy waker-uppers.

My otherwise lovely and quiet morning is rudely interrupted when my cat is not content to just sit and purr in my lap.  This morning he’s purring and walking in place. . . and suddenly I realize he’s basically dry humping in my lap. GROSS.  I can’t believe I’m even sharing this. . . but seriously. . . what a rude awakening it is.  I toss him off my lap, saying “come back when you’ve learned your manners, dude.”

This literally happens as I am typing the part of my Wednesday Week in the Life} post that describes my cat curling up all cute in my lap.  WTF, cat?

I finish my Wednesday {Week in the Life} post, and then set out to answer some emails.  Randomly, I decide to make some bacon for me and Ryan to munch on.  Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon!  This makes my otherwise quiet and uninteresting morning much more lively. Bacon makes everything awesomer.

Shameless, Un-sponsored Bacon Plug!

I buy Niman Ranch bacon; if you’re trying to eat more ethically but don’t want to give up meat (bacon!) this is a good brand to go with.  It costs a dollar or two more than the usual suspects, but Niman Ranch is an ethical company that treats their animals humanely and respects the land as well. I may not want to give up eating meat again, but I do want to know that the animals at least enjoyed a good lifestyle before they were slaughtered.

End shameless bacon plug.

Then the usual happens:  Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work I go. I try to avoid talking in detail about my day job on the blog – I think it can be dangerous to mix the two.  What I will tell you is that I wish I had a more exciting work week.  Many weeks I’m attending interesting small business conferences or attending meetings downtown – a few weeks ago I sat across the table from some members of congress and last week I worked a conference where I literally talked to small business owners all day, for 9 or so hours.  I don’t get excited about those things, but either of those meetings would have spiced up a {Week in the Life} post.

I don’t leave the office until 6:30, but that’s ok because I know we’re going out to dinner and I have no tasks planned – other than cleaning my office – for the evening.

This is where all the excitement starts!

Ryan’s been on a “trying random restaurants” kick lately and it’s been a lot of fun.  Last week we tried an Ethiopian sports bar one night, and a Vegetarian Indian restaurant another.  Both were amazing. We are so going back to each of them. Even if we were the only white people there, and got some funny looks.  🙂

This week we weren’t so lucky.  The Irish pub in downtown Fairfax, VA was surprisingly empty for a Thursday night in a college town.

When I ordered my Irish beer, I couldn’t remember which kind I liked.  When I asked the waiter, he told me that he hated beer.  Funny, but not a big deal.

But the weirdness started with the Guinness BBQ Wings, which actually tasted like they were basted with a really lame General Tso’s sauce. . . or with ketchup & orange juice.  They were sweet and fruity and . . . gross.  We told our waiter – not complaining, but just letting him know we didn’t need to keep them on the table.  He responded by telling us that very matter of fact that he wasn’t surprised, since “none of the sauces made here really taste like they’re supposed to.”

What?

The waiter basically just dissed his restaurant’s products.

We raised an eyebrow but then let it go.

And then we heard our waiter taking an order from the ladies sitting behind us, who were asking for recommendations.  Cue the waiter:

“I pretty much hate everything on the menu because I’ve eaten it too much.

But I can tell you what stuff isn’t too bad.  I can also tell you which stuff is really bad.”

Ryan and I were frozen in place, listening to this guy “sell” these ladies on the food.

The woman orders the crab cake sandwich.  The waiter asks:

“Are you sure you want that?  (Like she’s making a huge mistake.)

The woman actually defended herself, saying “Yes, I’ve had it before.”

Wow.  Just. . . . wow.  There were more comments that we overheard in the evening, but this sums it up.

Thursday Week in the LIfe Corned Beef

Sadly, our food wasn’t that good.  Ryan was disappointed in his fish and chips (though the onion rings were awesome) and my corned beef was so dry and flavorless.  I know how to make a mean corned beef at home, so this was doubly disappointing.

We paid the bill and rolled out as soon as we could.  Granted, the waiter did tell us at the end that he took the wings off the bill since we didn’t like them and didn’t eat them, but after hearing his negative comments we had trouble taking him seriously.

Things looked up, though, when we popped into Woody’s Ice Cream for dessert.  A true old-school hole-in-the-wall ice cream shop, this place had the cutest old man working behind the counter.  I didn’t ask, but I’m 100% sure it was the owner – probably named “Woody.”

Big deal:  Ryan actually let me take his photo to include in this post.

Thursday Week in the Life Ryan

The sun was setting as we walked through old town Fairfax back to the car.

Thursday Week in the Life Fairfax

We made a quick stop at Goodwill – but didn’t find anything spectacular – before heading home.

I proceeded to watch Bewitched and 8 Simple Rules on Hulu while cleaning up my office and filing bills and paperwork.  Fun stuff!

Then I was off to bed, where I managed to squeeze in a few more pages of Stephanie Plum before passing out around midnight.

 

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8 Comments

  • Reply Jeannine @ Small & Chic Home at 8:38 am

    I’m pretty sure I know the pup…it looks super authentic from the outside, right?  On Chain Bridge? 

    I’m actually a few blocks away from there right now…I’m up here for a business trip (I didn’t message you because I have a slew of appointments).  

    • Reply Jane @ The Borrowed Abode at 8:59 am

      No worries! We should plan a C-ville meetup sometime this summer when we’re old and married! 🙂

      Yep, it’s on Rt. 123. DON’T go there! 🙂

  • Reply Thescrappyhousewife at 9:16 am

    That corned beef looks like shoe leather. Ugh.

  • Reply laurentheanimal at 9:44 am

    My mom goes to that pub all the time, and I cannot figure out why. I really don’t like that place – and now I know to never eat there! 🙂

    Thanks for sharing the tip about the alarm clock in the hallway. I am most definitely a lazy morning person (and I seriously need to change that) so I am trying this next week 🙂 🙂

    Happy Friday! Have a great weekend 🙂

  • Reply Bonnie Pearson at 10:40 am

    my sister Kathy has two alarm clocks, one at bedside and one, an old fashioned wind up one, which is across the roo. You HAVE to get up and turn the annoying bell off.. But you also have to wind it up the night before.
      About the Irish pub, someone should call Gordon Ramsey!

  • Reply Funnelcloud Rachel at 4:15 pm

    Loving your Week in the Life posts, Jane! I love Woody’s Ice Cream! And I’m pretty sure that is Woody behind the counter. (His name is Woodrow.) Glad to see Ryan’s smiling face!

  • Reply Maggie at 10:59 pm

    We just moved to DC…there is a good Irish Pub in Old Town Alexandrea…and Fredericksburg and speaking of which have you been to Carl’s in Fredericksburg?  Can’t wait to hear more about the “night life” in DC for date nights with hubby…

    • Reply Jane @ The Borrowed Abode at 2:22 pm

      Haven’t tried any of the pubs in Old Town, but we definitely should add them to the list! Thanks! Haven’t done anything in Fredericksburg, either!

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