Fairfax, VA

I was fortunate to be able to spend the two weeks in Fairfax at Jameson's parents' house. The train is parked in Anacostia again, and that's an hour bus ride to and from the arena. But Jameson's parents live only a few minutes from the arena, plus I get to sleep in a real bed and eat Jameson's Mom's fantastic home cooking. Really counting my blessings over here!!

This is adorable little Mo standing next to a spruce that the Boyces planted in their yard this week. :)


On our days off, I mostly just relaxed. We did a little shopping here and there, watched Chopped and a Brian May/Kerry Ellis concert blu ray, and went to a little league ball game to watch Jameson's cousin play (he hit a grand slam!). We ate out for lunch one day at Le Pain Quotidien. They serve simple but delicious food. I had an arugula and smoked salmon salad with grilled beets and a peppery dressing. Their bread is house made and has a wonderful freshness and texture.

(photo courtesy yelp)

The arena this week is the Patriot Center on the George Mason University campus. I remember it well because there's a grocery right across the street and of course being on a college campus, there are a lot of food options. It's all about food with me :P It's very convenient to be able to hop over to the student union building for a meal between shows.

This was where I got to play my first shows with the circus. I was scared! But Brett was very patient with me, and made it clear that I wasn't expected to play perfectly by the end of the first week. That was good to know as I bombed pretty hard the first several days :P

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