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windelina and Monte arrived on Wednesday night, and have been busy here since. We're quite enjoying our guests, their most excellent company, and the excuse to do some touristing of our own. Of course azure_armand and I had to work Thursday and Friday, but we both have Monday off, and I took Tuesday off too. Because I needed it. (I've been working hard. A lot. It's stressful. A day off is necessary.)

Yesterday was the first day that we really got to do something extensive with W & M. We went to Ben's Chili, Ford's Theater, and the International Spy Museum, and finished the day with dinner at Radius Pizza. If you can, just go read windelina's account of the day; if you can't, trust me that the day was good and fun and filling, and the ISM worth going to at least once, despite the fact that you do have to pay to get in. (Hereabouts we get spoiled with the Smithsonians all being free.)

Today, we go to Gettysburg! After a rather late start. But that's okay. The rain has stopped, and it might even get really nice tomorrow. We can hope.

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On Wednesday before our visitors arrived, I had my first scuba class. I am taking, bizarrely, a 3-credit class in scuba diving. By the end of it, I will be PADI-certified (unless I can't pass). Our open water dive is in a quarry in late November. I expect I will have tales of my fingers turning blue to share (although of course I will be well-outfitted). I'll be spending a few hundred dollars on equipment of various types. I'm really excited to finally be getting certified!