Departure!

It has officially begun. Saturday, June 18 marked our triumphant departure from Washington, DC, and the beginning of the first leg of our trip (short and stumpy though this leg be). We arrived in Charlottesville, Virginia a mere two hours after leaving DC, and have been living in cushy luxury with John’s parents ever since. Despite the fact that this may represent elements of anticlimax, rest assured that we were both so dog tired after all the preparations for leaving that we’re pretty happy to be eating steaks and sleeping in beds and gathering our energies for what is coming – New York City and Montreal. Father's Day was relaxed and good and fatherly--thank you to the Dads and sort-of Dads in both our lives. We also want to thank out wonderful friends who sent us out of DC in style--with a fancy brunch and a bottle of champagne to christen the rig. Despite the fact that it felt oddly like an ethnic wedding celebration (circular dancing was involved), we appreciate the well wishing and well wish that we could have brought you all along. (See picture below--skip it if "eeewwwww, that's grosssssss" is still in your vocabulary.)

Eventually—we promise—we’ll get off the East Coast and out of our parents' homes.