Today I learned that Ingrid Bergman, star of Casablanca, came in and out of this world on August 29. I mean, who knew. I sure didn't. The only two famous people I know with a similar coincidence are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both of who died on July 4, 1826.
Yeah, yeah... I love American Revolution history. Now you know why I live in DC. but my point, and I promise I have one, is today is also Rita's summer goodbye, Wednesday Night Drinks (WND) celebration. And those of you who are not privy to the WND e-mail invites each week, man are you missing out!
Let me provide a few of my favorite snippets from Rita's 'why we all need to celebrate' e-mails:
"In those moments of unrest, when what you want and what you need leave you feeling perplexed, nauseated, and unknowing, I find a helpful trick is to think about what you already have: my desire to be above all trends, yoga, my shoe collection and that wild fearless voice inside me that says never give up..." Bend it WND 18th Street Lounge
"All the prepping and spraying and pinning and styling and posing and smiling brought us to a simple question and a simple answer -- I Do. And with that, let me just say HALLELUJAH, life resumes!! Now the bride is safely off to the Maldives honeymoonin' and I am safely (and oh so gratefully) back in DC. So listen, I realize it's a Tuesday....and I realize it's last minute, but I just simply cannot wait. So here's my one question for all of you: Do you wanna come out -n- play tonight??" Come Play With Me WND PLAY
and today's...
"Sweet summer....in all her muggy sticky glory is coming to a close. She's given us her best -- months of sunshine and swamp-like conditions. The happy hour deals on my blood have sent the mosquitoes into intoxicated bliss as the days of sun-sexed skin and natural hair highlights grow shorter and shorter. In honor of open toed shoes and borderline oppressive heat I think it's high time for a WND...." Perfectly Seasoned WND The Reef
The premise of WND is very similar to hotpokket. We all need and want time to celebrate with our friends for no good reason other than it's Wednesday! And unfortunately, some of those I love the most are not in my zip code. Hotpokket is my way to celebrate all who I love and hold dear without having to consider distance.
That said, this hotpokket goes to Rita, a district resident! She is one of the three real girl friends that DC has blessed me with. In my four years here, we have been through a LOT... moved four times, changed jobs three times, had both hearts broken and drank a ton of red wine. So, "here is looking at you kid." Thank you for being in my corner, for WND e-mails and of course, coming to 'Boats on Boats' this weekend!
xxxx HP
"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous."
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1 comment:
ooh that rita is hot!
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