A great weekend

On Saturday, I took Rachel to get her hair cut. She was angry at me for allowing them to wash her hair, and thankfully the hairdresser had "Minions" on TV so she kind of didn't notice that I had her hair cut in a bob, which she hates but makes her look SO CUTE I can't resist. When Drew does it, he usually takes her to the Build-a-Bear store nearby, but this time she wanted me to buy a "Shopkins" package of useless little shopping-related accessories. It was $23 and I told her no way, too expensive, so we settled on $6 for tattoo "ink," which was really pens that she could use to draw tattoos on us. (She is really quite talented; she drew a silver heart on my cheek and "LISA" in beautiful silver-and-green letters on my hand.)

Then we went home in time for her have a playdate with her friend Simone while Drew and I ran errands. We picked her up and drove to the movies to see "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." We all loved it -- it blew our minds, and except for crawling into my lap and whimpering during some of the battle scenes, Rachel took it all quite well. We shared popcorn and a pretzel, and after it ended Rachel said, "This is the best movie I've ever seen in my LIFE!" It is so much fun seeing movies with your kid; why did nobody ever tell me that??

THEN she went to Sydney's for a sleepover and Drew and I raced back home to change into nice clothes for a nice dinner out at a restaurant called the Oval Room down the street from the White House. We hardly ever go into the District for dinner, so it was a nice change of pace. The food was excellent, our waitress was from Liberia, and we got into a long discussion of Liberian politics and catering. Then on our way out, we talked to the incredibly knowledgeable bartender about chocolate martinis and the secret to making great drinks (Drew had a sidecar before dinner; I had a concoction called "Lady Michelle" after Michelle Obama, of course). And then we came home and slept until 10:30 this morning.