Ice Skating in the Sculpture Garden

Each winter, The National Gallery of Art sets up an ice skating rink in the sculpture garden.

For a very reasonable fee, residents and visitors can spend a couple hours flying across the slick ice - or hanging on to the railings for dear life.

Daytime is often crowded with children. Nights tend to be slightly more adult friendly.

To warm up, ice skaters can head to the cafe for a hot chocolate or make a post-skate escape to a nearby Chinatown bar.

Thanksgiving Basketball in DC

Chris and I decided to skip the whole traditional Thanksgiving thing this year. Forget the driving, the dealing with family, the jello molds. We went to the basketball game instead.

The arena was more than half empty, which is probably why Chris and I were able to get club level seats for $50. On the bad side, the Wizards got killed by the Magic in an embarrassing game. On the upside, Chris had a birds-eye view of the cheerleaders. (Oh, white boots.)