At the end of last week, a large weight was lifted off my shoulders. Previously, I juggled my job, my blog and a part time job. Needless to say, I felt like I was being pulled in all directions and there honestly was not a lot of room for fun or down time. I feel like the automatic response to the question “How are you doing?” was “Tired.”
I gave my two weeks’ notice to my part time job and while I will miss my job and the wonderful people I work with, I feel relieved. I have my weekends and weeknights back! I still have this week working but after that, I am a (relatively) free woman. For you, my dear reader, this means more attention to DC Girl in Pearls. I am thinking maybe more outfit posts? Possibly with DC as a backdrop…
My weekend was the perfect celebration: my lovely friend {@KendallByl} came to DC for a last hurrah before she jet sets off to a fabulous new job in LA. Readers, if anyone is from LA/visited there, send me recommendations!
We {brunched at El Centro}, which is one of the best brunch deals in town in my humble opinion. They offer $35 bottomless eat-and-drink and boy, did we get our money’s worth. The only caveat: it’s all hands on deck. In other words, everyone at the table must participate in order to get the deal. But honestly, it’s rather silly not to take advantage of it.
For $35, we each had mini steak tacos, one enchilada a piece, 4 cocktails each and lots o’ fresh chips and knock-my-socks-off guac.
The strawberry-mango margarita was very fresh and I loved every sip. At first, I ordered the watermelon aqua fresca but soon joined Kendall on Team Pineapple. Holy moly, the pineapple aqua fresca was easily my favorite drink choice (I decided to opt out of a Bloody Maria since I had that last time). It tasted like spring. I am not even kidding. It was refreshing and the perfect complement to the guacamole and seafood enchilada.
We ate on their rooftop and at first, it was a bit chilly but the heat lamps soon kicked in and we were delightfully toasty. Kendall and I caught up on everything stopping only to chew and swallow. And occasionally to breathe. The background music selection was eclectic, ranging from “Wonderwall” to “Paper Planes.”
The crowning jewel of the brunch would definitely have to be the desserts. Our waiter was more of an enabler and brought us all three! In his defense, we were rather indecisive about which to try.
The tres leches cake was creamy and cool, a true palette cleanser. The chocolate waffle with cinnamon whipped cream was a delight for the taste buds. However, the winner would have to be the French toast. Topped with banana slices, the French toast was pure perfection. If you brunch at El Centro, be sure to save room for dessert! Or, eat dessert first. Life’s too short.
After El Centro, we moseyed about 14th Street’s boutique shops and made our way down to Dupont Circle, where we witnessed the most adorable engagement photoshoot. Of course, we were still gabbing away.
Sunday was a beautiful day filled with delicious food, lovely DC exteriors and fun surprises.
It was hard to say goodbye but all good things must come to an end…in the name of food comas and the overwhelming desire to nap. Although with true friends, it’s not so much a “goodbye” as in “see you later” or in this situation “until Monday on gchat” : )
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