Rainy day in Washington

I should have posted this yesterday but was catching up with work after traveling to Washington, DC on Wednesday to attend a presentation on the new ship that Disney Cruise Lines is launching in 2011. The ship is currently being built in Germany but it's going to have lots of Pixie dust magic on board when it sets sail for the Bahamas in 2011. It will be Disney's largest ship to date. More to come on that in a later blog.

Thankfully I didn't have to fight the traffic or the rain as my friend Nancy took on those behind-the-wheel duties. We dodged the raindrops for lunch at a new DC restaurant, Kellari Taverna. I really enjoyed the hummus that accompanied our bread as well as my jumbo shrimp entree. Nancy was more than pleased with her choice of lamb -- some of the best she's ever had. I was surprised that the restaurant was as crowded as it was at lunch given the fact that it was pouring outside and it was a Federal holiday.

The one good thing about attending a meeting at the Mayflower in DC is the fact that it's right across from Filene's Basement. You gotta love their prices. A cashmere sweater for $39 is right up my alley. We also stopped by the Crate & Barrel in the northwest part of town.

Thanks to listening to WTOP we avoided a jack-knifed truck, an overturned car and a car that had a mishap with a deer and we made it home all in one piece. You can bet I'll tune in from now on -- I had never listened to that channel so thanks Nancy for turning me on to it.