Hillwood Museum and Gardens in Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2006)

Marjorie Merriweather Post purchased Hillwood - originally known as Arbremont - in 1955. The twenty-five acre site overlooks Washington's Rock Creek Park.

I had such a great time at the museum with Irina and Mina!



















I was rear-ended by this car On the way back from DC. Don't worry, everyone was alright and the damage was minimal. This is the third time my Honda has been hit by another car through no fault of my own. Sometimes I wonder if there is a big magnet under my car...

Paul's birthday dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (Sept 23, 2006)

Paul's actual birth is September 21st, the first day of autumn.

Happy birthday, Paul!



My orange chicken with an extra serving of iron, literally. That really puts the Fe in Feast.








Irina and I in the park lot of eCitie later that night. The music was great! Paul + Patty, you guys should've been there!

Trip to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (September 17, 2006)

Driving by Sideling Hill on I-68.












Waterfall on the Youghiogheny River near Ohiopyle, PA.

My roommate Irina poses for me (September 9, 2006)

Great Falls National Park, MD (September 3, 2006)

Valya was here.

Great Falls National Park, VA (September 2, 2006)

Camping at Assateague Island National Seashore (August 25, 2006)

I have photos of ponies. Finally, the title of my photo album makes sense.

DC (August 20, 2006)

This picture was taken at National Geographic Society Headquarters on 17th Street NW.

Reston Town Center (August 19, 2006)

Smithsonian National Zoo (August 13, 2006)

Валерия, Боряна (I love the cyrillic alphabet) and I at the National Zoo. Valeriya did the driving.









And we stopped by the White House afterwards.

Shenandoah National Park (August 12, 2006)

Ben, Mina and I drove down to Shenandoah National Park on August 12, 2006. I picked up Mina from her house -- owned by Fairfax County Park Authority.







The natural water slide was freaking awesome!

Hiking at Sugarloaf Mountain (August 5th, 2006)

Jeremy, Muhannad, Irina, Mina and I went for a little walk in the park on August 5, 2006...