I had the BEST COFFEE EVER last night. For whiteknucklejoe 's birthday, we decided to go to Tajitu, the local Ethiopian restaurant. One of the things they offer on their menu is a 'traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony' for groups of five or larger. Joe's been wanting to do that ever since he saw it listed, so we decided to give it a try.  There's not much ( Read more... )

Just got back from our trip down to Richmond for the gloriously pregnant Lauren's baby shower.  The shower went well--Blake and Lauren hauled in quite a few things they'd needed to be ready for the incoming banana-peapod (Lauren's term).  It was nice to meet some of the friends I didn't already know and hang out with some people that I only see ( Read more... )