[giddy and smiling] One of my best friends/former roommate/bridesmaid, Miss J., is coming to visit next weekend with her boyfriend! I am super excited and can't wait to show off our new place and our lovely city. I just hope the weather cooperates. Miss J. is a vegetarian and her boy is vegan, so I'm trying to think of restaurants to take them to and foods with which to stock my kitchen. I'm always willing to try fake meats and dairies, so I'm looking forward to the culinary aspect of their visit as well.

Though we live in an awesome city, a lot of our friends are short on pennies and have not been able to visit us in the two years we've lived here. I can't wait to show a couple of Marylanders a good time.