25 Signs That You Have Grown Up

1. Your house plants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them.

2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.

3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.

5. You hear your favourite song on an elevator.

6. You watch the Weather Channel.

7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook up and break up.

8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.

9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up."

10. You're the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door won't turn down the stereo.

11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.

14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.

15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt

16. You take naps from noon to 6 PM!

17. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.

18. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.

19. If you're a gal, you go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.

20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff."

21. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.

22. "I just can't drink the way I used to," replaces, "I'm never going to drink that much again."

23. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.

24. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.

25. You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and can't find one.

Weekend in Washington

I've been to Washington, DC, before, but the last time was for business meetings and really all I got to see was the inside of a conference room, and a whirlwind tour of the Washington monuments at night.

So last weekend, I enjoyed a nice four-day weekend with E. who is on temporary assignment up there. We planned quite a full weekend and really made the most of the time.

I travelled up on the Friday and we had a nice dinner in the evening. On Saturday, we went to the International Spy Museum which was great fun. When you go in, you get "briefed" and you have to choose your identity and remember key facts about your cover and your mission.. then at the end, you get debriefed and you have to answer questions about your cover and your mission. I passed with flying colors, LOL! The whole thing was extremely well done and very entertaining. If you go to Washington, I recommend it.

The whole city of Washington was absolutely teeming with Boy Scouts the weekend we were there. Apparently they were holding the National Boy Scout Jamboree close by and so the whole place was packed with Boy Scouts. I have never seen so many six foot, 250 lb Boy Scouts in my life!! These kids may all be under 18, but they completely dwarfed E. and I!

After the Spy Museum, we went to the Botanical Gardens. I love plants and gardening so that was a real treat for me. Plus I was able to show off my knowledge of plants to E. who admits he knows nothing about plants, but looks forward to learning when we get our own house and garden -- wherever we end up.

On the Saturday, we spent the whole day at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I know that was going to be spectacular and I'm really glad I have finally been there!

I took over 80 pictures over the course of the weekend, mostly just for myself to remember the weekend, but I'll have to dig a couple out and post them :-)

Have a good one!