Alas- a weekend in DC!

My first post as a married woman. Married!

It's still kind of weird to say. Kate Smith. "Hello... I'm Kate Smith! This is my husband Zeke." It's funny... I waited so long to call myself by that name, and now that it's here, I can't get accustomed to it. That's probably a good thing considering we still haven't received our marriage license back from the state, therefore I can't change any of my info. So technically I still have a few weeks to break in the new name ;)

Everyone has asked both of us, "Soooo how does it feel to be married?!" And to that I respond "I'm not exactly sure". It still feels surreal... the whole experience went by so fast. I wish I could have bottled it up and saved it. I have so many fun stories and memories to share, but I'm going to wait until I get the pics back from our photographer before I post about it. I can't wait to see them... I'm sure they captured the day perfectly. Can't wait to share.

But according to the last 2 weeks, married life has been awesome! We spent the first 6 days in St. Lucia, soaking up both the rain AND the sun. Then, we came back to life as usual. Our first night back from the honeymoon, I cooked my first meal as a wife :) You know me and my food pics... love 'em!

Pan seared pork chops with raspberry vinaigrette reduction and roasted asparagus.
Best wife EVER! ;)

Last week flew by... I'm still playing catch up at work.... Zeke started his Spring softball league Wednesday... I stayed way too late at a HH on Thursday... and Zeke and I went to our favorite Irish Pub twice in one weekend.

Saturday, we had Mr. and Mrs. Smith's first date day in DC! Thanks to our friend Kyle's traveling Easter plans, we scored some free tickets to Game 5 in the Washington Capitals vs. New York Ranger's Stanley Cup Playoff game. Thanks Kyle!

Decked out in the t-shirts we bought at the gift shop down the street.  Ultimate T-shirt fans.

Too bad it was "Rock the Red" day... and we were the only idiots wearing blue. Well... us and the NY fans. Oh Well. 

This was my first NHL experience, and while it was a blast, it made me miss college football. Is that weird??

With everything going on in my job, the world, reality TV, and my friends/family life, there are only so many Sports rules, regulations, player's names, stats, coaches, and schedules I can keep track of... so I prefer to follow NCAA football. Since this was my first hockey game, I knew nothing. I kept asking Zeke "why did they blow the whistle", "aren't there too many men on the field", "how many quarters are there again", "why are they shooting from that little square", and more importantly "where the HELL is the puck". Give me four quarters, a marching band, and some Big XII football please.

After the first period (not quarter), I kind of caught on. I tried to chant when everyone else was... and I just did what everyone else around me did. When they acted mad, I acted mad. When they cheered, I cheered. Turns out I'm a pretty good hockey fan! And you know what my favorite part was?! They serve more than Bud Light and Budweiser. This is the first arena I went to that sold Blue Moon on Draft!

So two periods later (there are three total incase you didn't know), the Caps won 3-1!

Excited blue shirt fans!

Of course, a fight broke out on the ice after they won.

To celebrate our newly proclaimed favorite team's victory, we decided to walk across the street to try our first Mexican food since moving to DC. A Bolivian co-worker of wine referred me to the restaurant- it had to be good! It totally reminded us of Escalante's in Houston.

Bar

Pomegranate Margaritas

Fresh table side guac- gone in no time! 

Jumbo lump Crab Enchiladas

Pitcher of Sangria for the Smiths. Also gone in no time!

For our first DC Mexican food, I must say, we were impressed! Although it was pricey, we still loved the ambiance, the food/drinks were delicious, and the location is perfect (walking distance from my office and the Verizon center), so we definitely plan on returning some time.

As if the hockey game, margaritas, and sangria weren't enough, we then decided to take a cab back to our side of town and head to P Brennan's... for the 2nd time in a 24 hour period. We paid a visit to our favorite bartender Owen- whom I recently learned his name is actually spelled "Eoghain"! Who would have thought?! I told him I felt like I didn't even know who he is anymore. 

But we quickly got over the betrayal and ordered some Irish Car Bombs.

The following day was Easter Sunday. We woke up not feeling so hot. Was it the shenanigans from the night before.... or the Mexican food? One will never know. Nick and Janice invited us over for Easter lunch at 2:00, but there was no way that was happening. We also had about 4 weeks of laundry to catch up on and gifts to unpack, so we opted to celebrate our first Easter as a married couple at the apartment. 

Gourmet lunch a la Wendy's

Pulled out the china for our fancy Boston Market dinner.

Starting next year, we vowed to start a better/different Easter tradition other than waking up at 11, eating fast food twice, and watching the story of Jesus' death and resurrection on TV while doing laundry. Next year, we promised to actually go to church, dress up, and cook a nice meal.

But to me, it was the perfect ending to our perfect first date weekend at home :) Looking forward to many more.