never go home

Elm and I made our way up to Baltimore to retrieve our fixed car–it took a week to get it fixed after the radiator and some other parts malfunctioned on Pratt St. It was a happy reunion for Bert and Miles who are showing their age and can no longer rumble for hours on end (this is a good thing) and we got to see the newly engaged couples (Rachel and Joey & Shannon and Sarah). We had a very non-vegetarian crab dinner at Bo Brooks where Elm impressed everyone with her crab dissecting skills and we all ended up covered in Old Bay. I think I could skip the crabs and go right to the Old Bay next time…maybe just get some Old Bay fries.
On Sunday we had brunch with Sarah & Shannon, hung out with the in-laws, and then headed to DC to see Lily Allen!

It was a good show with the bird and the bee as the opener (complete with back up singers dressed alike who were, alas, no Watson Twins but were good nonetheless) and a really fun dj who had the right combination of scratching and mash ups with great transitions with good song choices. Lily was really fun to see live but you could tell she was toward the end of her tour rather than just starting. She played about all of the songs from her album along with “Heart of Glass” by Blondie and a Keane cover.