Rebel Prince

For once, a corporate e-mail I’m happy to receive: I just got one announcing that our company is giving us additional paid holidays, Dec. 24 and 31. So in addition to the current holiday schedule (Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2), I can redistribute my remaining vacation time—our leave doesn’t rollover from one year to the next, so I have to use it or lose it each year—which means two whole weeks out of the office. It’s like a school vacation. My last workday of this year will be Thursday, Dec. 18!

Rock on!

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Last week’s bit of snow arrived just in time for our outings to a couple of holiday concerts. On Thursday Thom and I went to National Geographic for a Christmas performance by Boys of the Lough, a lively, well-traveled Celtic band. I love watching live music when the musicians have such a rapport with each other, like these do. Great fun.

Beforehand we had a fabulous dinner at McCormick & Schmick’s on K Street, and then with lots of time before the concert, strolled down 16th Street for a bit of hotel hopping. We came to the conclusion that of the St. Regis and the Capital Hilton, the former definitely has the better holiday decorations: gingerbread houses, big Christmas tree, the works. The place is very Manor House. Or Hotel.

The next evening we headed out to George Mason University to see Chanticleer. What a treat. I’ve raved about this group a few times here already, so you know I love those guys. Simply glorious.

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