Jessica and I were bound and determined to do something together for our birthday this year. We tossed around some ideas, but the one that got us excited was a touristy trip to Washington, D.C. The hubs and I have wanted to play tourist, see all the monuments and museums, and Jessica and Tim were up for the trip! We drove to their house on Friday, leaving the kids in the capable hands of Memaw and PawPaw.
Our first stop (after silly photos of "holding up" the Washington Monument") was the World War II Memorial. The hubs and I have not seen it before, and it was very beautiful and incredibly quiet.
The WWII Memorial is in a direct line with the Lincoln Memorial, and the WWII Memorial was getting some construction work finished. I saw this construction vehicle rolling across the water and it cracked me up!
We strolled down path to the Lincoln Memorial, then decided to move to the Reflecting Pool.
There was music blasting from the steps, some frats playing hackeysack (seriously?), and two people dressed up as Mickey and Minnie Mouse in full costume. We also saw some German soldiers in full uniform taking a tour. I had forgotten what an incredible mix of people visit Washington, DC.
Next to the Lincoln Memorial was the Korean War Memorial. None of us had seen it before, and it was very moving, and somewhat eerie, because the statutes were so realistic.
The granite walls surrounding the memorial were etched with soldiers' likenesses. I loved how the statutes were reflected in the walls.
Next we went to the Holocaust Museum. There's no photography allowed, and unlike the unsavory folks taking selfies at the entrance, I thought it in bad taste to be hamming it up for photos outside of the museum. I'll be honest - the Holocaust Museum is amazing and very informative, but it also emotionally draining.
We went to lunch at the White Apron, a fantastic sandwich shop the hubs found online. It was so good! And we were all starving and needed a chance to sit down and relax. We couldn't have asked for better weather, and Jessica's FitBit was working overtime. She calculated that for the entire trip, we walked 7.5 miles!
We had planned to go to the American History Museum, but when we figured out we were walking down Pennsylvania Avenue and were only a few blocks from the White House, we decided to see the White House instead. I've never seen the White House in person before!
We pulled off a great birthday tourist visit to DC! After we got back to the van, and all piled our achy bodies in, we headed back to Jessica and Tim's house. We were expected some VIP people to show up - Garrett and his girlfriend, all dressed up fancy for their homecoming dance! How cute are these two?
I'm thinking that Jessica and I need to make this an annual thing - every year we find a different city to discover, or in this case, re-discover. Husbands allowed, but no kids! Then we get to stay up late and sleep in! Where to next year, Jessica?
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