This weekend, I played host to my friend, Kyle, who came back to Baltimore from Michigan, passing through while on business. As tends to be standard practice when he is in town, we made a visit to all of the usual places we used to haunt.
On Friday night, a number of us got together at Little Havana for dinner and drinks. For the second week in a row, it was a night that involved tasty mojitos. Following that, we made the rounds at a few different places in South Baltimore, ending the night with some others at Ropewalk/McFaul’s.
On Saturday we headed downtown to see how hot it was and grab some lunch. It was pretty hot, but the walk was good to get rid of some of the alcohol-induced fog from the night before. Saturday evening was more of a reunion night as other people joined our merry band that could not make it out for one reason or another on Friday night. My friend who lives just outside of the city came into town for drinks and food, and Kyle’s friend and his wife came up from DC for the evening.
Today, we braved the heat and long drive to take in a Nationals game at Nationals Park in Washington DC. I will post separately on my visit to the ballpark, but we were quite fortunate that our seats were in the shade. As my friend said, I do not think we would have made it the full nine innings if we had to endure the heat and sun. Still, even in the shade I got some sun–my arms and face have some sunburned effects after I eschewed sunblock when I saw where we were sitting.
Now, as I sit here winding down the weekend, I can reflect on a weekend that passed by all to quickly. Once again, we all came together to partake in the idyllic pursuits we once enjoyed more frequently.
God, it’s been too long since I’ve had those mojitos. Way too long. They truly are the best.