DC Part 1

We had a great trip to Washington, D.C., for Diana’s wedding! We took a red eye out on Wednesday night since it was the only direct flight we could get and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting. On the flight we watched “Yes Man” which also wasn’t as lame as I was expecting. So good news all around I guess. We arrived at 6 am their time, got the car, and headed to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Hey, it’s tradition! It was quite yummy. I got biscuits and apple butter as a side and it was the best I’ve ever had of  both. I’m now craving it… great.

We drove into the city and checked into the hotel, where they were kind enough to give us a room until ours was ready so that we could nap a little. We did and then got up and showered and walked the few blocks to the big D.C. sights. Morgan slept through it all in the wrap, so we took pictures as evidence that she did do some traveling in her babyhood. Not that she’d remember seeing the Korean Memorial even if she’d been awake, but that’s beside the point.

(Incidentally, after this trip she has now been to Washington–obviously, California, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland. Not bad for two and a half months old.)

Me and Morgan in front of the White House

We then headed to the Mall and saw lots of the monuments and memorials. First we went to the World War II Memorial, which has pillars for each state. So we decided to take pictures with the state in which we were each born…

Me with California

In case you couldn’t tell, I’m pointing at Morgan, who was born in Washington

Adrian was born in Kansas, but they moved long before his first memories, and he’s never gone back since. Someday we’ll go just so he can see where he was born.

We walked down the side of the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial.

Of course it was so crowded inside and on the steps that it was hard to get a decent picture, but that’s okay. It was Spring break for a lot of places, apparently, because there were tons of tourists. Is it obnoxious to complain about the large number of tourists when we were also tourists? Hmm.

Adrian looking out from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial towards the Washington Monument. I was being artsy with this picture.

I’m not the only one who likes tree shots! Adrian took this one. Sadly, this was as close as we got to the renowned D.C. cherry blossom trees. We actually never got to the Jefferson Memorial, and anyway we were told that the peak had already passed and then it rained after that and washed a lot of them away. Bummer. My dream was once again foiled. But that’s okay. This day was so gorgeous that I wasn’t complaining about anything.

Family self-portrait at the Vietnam Memorial

Good thing we hit up these sites the first day because after that besides driving through it we didn’t really see much more of the tourist hot spots in D.C. Remember, the point in going was for the wedding, and of course we got to see other friends, too…

…To be continued!