day 343

My cousin Reghan was in D.C. this week for a convention, and I went to pick her up afterwards to take her home with me! We went to my new favorite D.C. location (remember Eastern Market!?) and stopped at the pickle stand. Here's Regz with her pickle-on-a-stick(le!).

day 323

Julian and I went on a lunch date today near Georgetown at afterwords cafe :) I had a yummy salad and he had....some milk!

day 319

I saw this sign today while we were walking around Adams Morgan, and I was a little confused. First of all, what is a crackberry massage? And second of all, I didn't know that places existed where you could pay $15 just to take a nap. I was a little bit intrigued, but not enough to investigate and figure out what this place was all about.

day 317

Julian and I took a field trip today to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History! (such a cultured baby, right!?) I'm a little ashamed that I've been going to school 10 miles away from D.C. for 3 years and haven't taken advantage of all of the amazing Smithsonian Museums, so I figured this was the perfect opportunity! I managed the Metro escalators with the stroller (will metro ever fix the elevator at the U Street stop?) and was pretty proud of myself for our successful outing! Julian was a trooper...he really liked the ocean exhibit, but wasn't a fan of the Hall of Human Origins (cavemen = scary...i kind of agree!).

day 316

Katlyn and I took an adventure this morning to an amazing farmers market/flea market downtown. I wanted to buy everything I saw at the flea market, and Kate and I agreed that all we wanted after we left was to have our own homes full of big empty rooms to decorate with the beautiful things they were selling. There were so many fun stands at the Farmer's Market - my personal favorite was called Oh! Pickles, where you could order a single pickle on stick or a container full of them. (I opted for a full container, obviously!) I also stocked up on lots of fresh veggies and a yummy smelling candle. I'll definitely be making my way back there soon - maybe it will even become a Sunday morning tradition!

day 305

I just discovered an ah-may-zing cupcake place around the corner from Mike and Sara while Julian and I were on a walk today. Can't decide if this is a great thing or a terrible thing - we'll see how often I end up going back. All I know was that the cream cheese icing on my red velvet cupcake was heavenly!

day 304

Today Julian and I ventured out into the city to get some fresh air and find something for lunch. Julian's still on the milk-only diet, so I got to decide where we went :) Mike and Sara live right around the corner from the famous Ben's Chili Bowl, something I've heard about from my friends but never experienced for myself. I'm not really a chili fan, but hear the hot dogs were delish even without the chili - I tried it out and it was everything it's cracked up to be!

day 229

Tonight we had a great fundraiser for SHH! Katlyn found out about a bar in Adams Morgan (D.C.) that has a program called "non-profit Thursdays." Different non-profit organizations can sign up for a Thursday, and from 5-9pm, 20% of all food purchased and $1 from every drink bought goes directly to the organization. In addition, we had a table where we were accepting donations and raffling off items. It was definitely a success, and we're going to try to do it again soon!

day 61

As an assignment for my media literacy class, I went to the Holocaust Museum on Friday. I knew that it was going to be an emotional experience, but I had no idea how intense it would actually be. Sadness aside, it was a really well-done museum, and I'm glad I went.

The picture is of Maggie and Ashley, my companions for the day, in front of the Washington Monument. It was such a beautiful day - I need to spend more time exploring the city!

day 54

We all took a trek into D.C. today to take Jack to the Building Museum, where they had a super cool exhibit on Lego's. There were replicas of all of these famous buildings and monuments made out of legos, and a whole workshop full of tables, stools, and tons of legos to build with. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, me or Jack!

(The picture is of Jack outside of the museum, striking a pose!)