CNO (Cousin's Night Out)

Thursday night, we decided that it had been much too long since our last CNO (not to be confused with the Cousin's Night In we had 24 hours prior). Both of us had heard so much about the DC night-life, so we decided to cast our apprehension aside and, as someone once said, "live a little." After a quick metro ride and a few blocks of walking, we found ourselves in an environment filled with hard metal music, less than spectacular language, and people chanting: "Fight! Fight! Fight!" Yes, you may have guessed it, Jacob and Thomas finally went to their first NHL hockey game.

The hometown Washington Capitals led by superstar Alex Ovechkin took on the Montreal Canadiens.

Some of you might have noticed that we purchased tickets that would ensure us an extra-wide view. The upside was that there was not much of a threat of fans seated behind us spilling their beverages on our backs...

...no threat at all actually. After the game was over, everybody cleared out and we were able to snap a picture of where we were sitting - the very top row.

While the Capitals lost the game 4-1, Thomas and Jacob had a splendid time. Sure the fans were a bit rough, but once we looked past the tip of the proverbial iceberg and into those fans souls, we realized that they were all friendly people who had simply purchased much too much of the wrong beverage.

After the game, we finished off our CNO by dining at the local Pie Pizzeria. Tyrannosaurus-Tom broke his glass on his teeth and further proved to everyone why we don't go out to nice restaurants.

All in all, our CNO was a great success!