Lynn,
I'm curious about the LA rides you did - any shop rides? Golden Saddle Cyclery, Swrve, and MASH (in SF) are the kind of shops that I wish we had here around DC. There's just something about the West Coast riding vibe that is sooooooo appealing. From your description - I get the feeling that you should keep tabs on the Bicycle Space rides (they can get very crowded, but from what I hear they are lots of fun)
As for your bike - you should be absolutely fine for road rides down around Warrenton (or anywhere around DC for that matter). There are plenty of options for fun gravel grinders (see: Dirt), but lots of good roads and trails for the road bike. I'm on a heavy Surly with road tires 80% of the time, and also on an old 70s Schwinn also with road tires and there is no lack of places to ride.
As for my last name - yep there's definitely Italian heritage there. Although from what I recall, on that side of the family its a least 2 if not 3 generations to get back to Italy.
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