Washington DC Trip: Cherry Blossoms(?), Museums, and Monuments

On our only full day in DC, we spent most of the day at the Mall. We walked over to the Tidal Basin to see where the bulk of the cherry blossoms were supposed to be. :) I did get a picture of a couple blossoms! Cohen loved seeing the monuments on our way to the museums.

We decided to go to the National Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History. Since the dinosaur exhibit was closed at the Museum of Natural History (sad day for Cohen) we didn't spend much time there. Cohen did love the fish tank that had Nemo, Marlin, and Dory in it. We had time so we walked to the Museum of American History, so I can see the First Lady exhibit :)

 

We then headed back to the hotel for a little rest before going to Central for dinner. It was a quick trip, but it was really fantastic. I'm so grateful we live so close so we can pop down every once in a while.

Washington DC Trip: A day (and a half) at the Zoo!

Jeff and I decided to travel down to DC to go see the cherry blossoms, unfortunately, due to crazy weather, the peak prediction (which was updated twice) was off and we were several days early. Oh, well. We will try again next year! We still had a fantastic time in DC!

On the first day Jeff dropped me and Cohen off at the zoo while he went to the hotel to work. Cohen and I both loved it! It's kind of hilly (my fitbit thought I walked 36 flights of stairs), but the exhibits are great! I think our favorite from the first day were the pandas and the sea lions. The pandas were so cute! The sea lions have a really fun exhibit. There is an area where you can throw a ball up in the air and the sea lions do little flips in the water. Cohen thought this was the funniest thing ever!

I will say that it was totally weird that we could just walk in! The zoo is free....(well, there is no fee to enter. It's paid for by our tax dollars.) If only all my tax dollars were spent in such an enjoyable way.

We had such a great time at the zoo we decided to go back on the way home. Jeff wanted to see the pandas :) and who knew that Jeff likes zoos! There was so much that Cohen and I didn't see, so we had no problem going back!

The Wedding of the Year!

After our trip to Atlantic City, Jeff and I headed down to DC for Ashley (NYC Roommate of two years...see cooking with Ashley post) and Eric. We just love them to pieces and we're so happy for them. The Sealing at the Washington DC temple was wonderful and the reception was absolutely beautiful.

They had the reception in a park in Reston about 20 min west of the temple. It was a beautiful outside wedding with jars with candles all over the place. It was so pretty.

Oh and Ashley looked gorgeous! Seriously, she was a stunning bride. I'm just so glad we could be down there to celebrate such a wonderful day with them!

I'm just so happy for Ashley and Eric

Jeff and I went to Ashley and Eric's wedding on Saturday. It was so lovely. I will follow up with another post with more pictures, but wanted to share a couple from the ring ceremony.

Hellooooo Lincoln!

Jeff and I took a little road trip to DC to see Kari play with the Clark College concert band. I haven't been to DC since the 8th grade, so it was kind of fun going back for a little visit. Kari played in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday morning. It was fun seeing Kari play and chatting with her. After we visited with Kari for a little while we went out to lunch and then did a little shopping at my favorite store....Tiffany's! I bought some really cute pearl earrings. It was a successful trip :)


Next I'm off to Washington for a visit with the family! I'm so excited for the long break.