What a fabulous weekend trip we had! I missed my kids but I'm not gonna lie--going without them was SO MUCH FUN! Our hotel was on Pennsylvania Avenue, just a few blocks down from the White House and right in the center of the National Mall so our location couldn't have been better. In fact, nothing about the weekend could have been better except the darn weather! Remind me to start planning our vacations to humid places in the fall or winter, mmmkay? I'm tired of looking like a hot mess (literally!) in all of my vacation photos. And after one day spent in 100+ temps with matching humidity, I have all the sympathy in the world for you poor folks who have been enduring that nonsense for weeks on end now.
During our weekend there was:
...learning about sneaky stuff at the International Spy Museum
...eating our body weight in Crumbs cupcakes (seriously. we were there FOUR times in three days.)
...ogling the Ruby Slippers, the ultimate pair of RED SHOES (on our 1997 trip, they were out with a traveling exhibit so I didn't get to see them, much to my disappointment)
...hanging out with Mr. Lincoln
...catching a cool(er) breeze on the hill at the Washington Monument
...discovering a new favorite artist at the National Gallery (more on him later)
...attending a graduation (The Mister
really enjoyed wearing his uniform & wool beret in the 100+ heat index)
...remembering that I love this country, despite the shenanigans that were taking place down the road at the Capitol
...and generally enjoying our
freedom from strollers, nap times, diaper changing, whining, and early bedtimes, in a city with FREEDOM in its very roots.
I will be eternally grateful to my parents for taking such good care of my children and for sacrificing their time & resources to allow us to take this opportunity for a weekend away to celebrate!
Congrats Mister! Yep, wool and humidity so do not go together. Looks like a fun trip. My cousin went and said that everything is free and souvenirs are super cheap in the gift shops. I'd love to see all that historic stuff someday....and Crumbs too. :D
ReplyDeleteI Googled the Cake Painting since I have no patience and I like cake. I found this page: http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/counting_on_art/act_fractions.shtm where they use that painting to teach MATH! Cool!
I'm sooo jealous! Glad you guys had fun although I am sweating just imagining wearing that wool uniform! Yikes!!
ReplyDeleteWayne Thiebaud! I love his work, too!
ReplyDeleteloved your pics, and details. Call me crazy, but I had no idea how much I would love that place. Now, I just want to go back. I'm trying to convince myself to wait until the girls are an age that they could go and enjoy...however, your comments about freedom make me think I should ditch the kids, and go back right now.
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