My Trip to the Other Washington

This week Logan and I, left Kyler and Jason and traveled to DC for my niece Lauren's wedding.  Logan was so good on his first flight from Seattle to Salt Lake, no one even knew I had a baby until I stood up after the plane landed.  We met my dad at the airport so he could see Logan and see us off.  When everyone arrived mom, my niece Lindsay, her friend Skylar, Lauren's friend Jessica, and of course my sister Lacey we all boarded.  Thank goodness I was able to sit with mom and Lacey so they could give me a break from holding Logan.  We got in at midnight and it took an hour to get our mini van, we finally got to the hotel around 1:30 am and crashed.

Jefferson Memorial

Friday we tried to get up early, but it just didn't work. We woke up around 9 had breakfast and got on the metro and to downtown around 11.  We were able to go to the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, FDR Memorial, Korean War, Vietnam and World War II Veteran Memorials.  We hurried back to the hotel and got ready to go to Lauren and McKenzie's Celebration Dinner.  After the dinner we enjoyed a relaxing swim in the pool, colored my hair, had a face mask, and then went to bed.

Lincoln Memorial

Saturday we were able to wake up early and drive to Arlington Cemetery, where  we witnessed the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the changing of the guard.  What a beautiful day Saturday was, perfect day for a wedding....  wedding details to come later....

After the wedding and wedding dinner, we had the brilliant idea to drive to downtown to see the lights on the White House, Capital Building, and National Monument .  On Saturday night that is not a brilliant idea....

Jefferson Memorial

It was a nightmare, one lane back streets, round-abouts, taxi drivers who think they own the road, one way streets, drunk pedestrians, car accidents, blocked off streets, and cops everywhere that are very siren happy.  After 30 minutes of trying to find the White House with my garmin and almost going down a one way street, I had a little meltdown, we headed back to the hotel.  An hour and half later (it should have only been a half a hour) we finally got back to the hotel at 2:00 am and went to bed.

Mom, Lacey and Me

White House and National Monument

Sunday we had to wake up super early to take Lacey to the airport.  After we went back to the hotel and had a much needed two hour nap.... woke up, got ready, packed and headed to Annapolis to see my good friend Kim.  So good to see her and catch up.  During the lunch we found out that we had to rush back and get the girls to go to the airport with us, we defiantly had an hour of panic to get back to the hotel get the girls and get the car and us to the airport on time.  There was a lot prayers and speeding...but we made it....but it was very, very close. 

Lincoln Memorial

Flights back were fine and uneventful, until we got back to Salt Lake and found out that Bin Laden was dead, it was cool to be at the airport and hear all the cheers and clapping.  All in all it was a great trip, very short, but very fun.

I love DC, I always say I am living in the wrong Washington.