DC - Part 2

aside from the amazing cupcakes in DC, i have to admit i really enjoyed the busy city and surrounding towns. here is a breakdown of the trip -

friday (day)- emily, abbey and i headed to mt. vernon to check out george washington's pad. lets just say it was pretty awesome. it is surrounded by beautiful magnolia trees, gardens and of course the potomac river in the background. we were able to tour the grounds and inside his actual house. in his bedroom is the bed that he actually died in...creepy. i was sort of wondering if his estate was haunted. good trip - definitely visit if you're planning a trip to dc.

friday (evening)  - downtown dc! dinner at Founding Farmers. check out victoria's pictures and recap here ... Out to Dinner with Girls

saturday (day) - i am pretty sure this is the day that belle (victoria's mischievous dog) escaped. yes, i had been warned several times to make sure you close the door quickly or she will escape. well turns out that belle made her 9th escape in the past 2 weeks. she fooled me and boy was she fast. victoria eventually captured her. tricky dog. after that, we headed out to maryland to take a beautiful sailing trip on the chesapeake bay. once again, check out vic's blog about the sailing trip - she has some great pictures that appear to be taken prior to my sunburn. Skip Jack!

saturday (evening) - we stopped for some fresh crab and shrimp in st. michaels - very small town in maryland. delicious. then ran through an outlet mall on the way home. i was surprised i had some self control since they had a Coach store there...i was just too tired to shop.

sunday (morning) - slept in, went to a movie and headed downtown.  i had been wanting to go to the smithsonian museum of american history and abbey wanted to go to an art museum close by so it worked out perfect. unfortunately i didn't take any pictures. they had the coolest display of the first ladies inaugural ball gowns. some of the women were so small and petite but not mrs. obama. that lady is tall and strong. her dress was gorgeous and so were her jimmy choo's neatly sitting next to her dress. we read at the museum that they build the figures to be the size of the actual first lady...and did not alter the dress to fit the figure. mrs. reagan was super tiny!

sunday (evening) - we decided to head over to the capitol building and watch the pbs memorial day concert. there were all sort of actors and performers. brad paisley was there and played a couple of tunes. it was very emotional and heartfelt. it was a great way to spend our sunday evening.

monday (last day) - we got up early and went downtown to see all of the major monuments. jefferson and lincoln were my favorites.  the vietnam memorial was very special. the boyfriend's uncle - james clarence strube - has his name engraved on the wall amongst all of the other heros. JC served our country until June 11, 1969.  I think the boyfriend looks a lot like JC. They have a beautiful memorial of him in powhattan, ks. so it was very special to see that he made his mark in DC as well.

we headed over to georgetown for a quick breakfast before catching our plane home. it was a quick weekend full of excitment and emotions. thanks vic, emily and rachel for a great weekend! you're quite the hostesses!!!