Adventures in D.C. Part 1

Last August, my mom gave me a call and asked if I wanted to go to Washington, D.C. with her around Memorial Day.  Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE US history, and I LOVE American government.  Needless to say, I was so excited I cried.  Well, Memorial Day just passed, and we just got back from our trip (which my sister also decided to join us on).

Here are some of our adventures!

We caught a flight at 6:30 a.m.  None of us really slept going into it because we were afraid we'd miss the plane.

But we made it and we were on our way for some grown-up-girl-bonding-time!  My sister and I actually cuddled on the plane.  This is a rare peaceful moment for my mother.

We arrived pretty late, ate some food, and then went to bed.  We had an early morning to be ready for!

We ran in our first 5k, the 4th Annual Semper Fi 5k.

I was really impressed with myself because I actually ran/jogged the whole thing!  I finished first, Genna second, and my mom third.  Here's my rank:

Since we had a rental car, we went out to Mount Vernon, which was pretty cool. 
We hung out with George, Martha, and their grandkids.

This is the tomb.  We came just in time for a ceremony where they had a Boy Scout lead the Pledge of Allegiance...

...and then called a veteran up to place the wreath inside of the tomb.  How cool is that for this guy?!

This was the memorial to the slave burial where over a hundred slaves are said to be buried.

After Mount Vernon, we went to old Alexandria, VA and did a ghost tour then ate some Italian food.  No pictures...sorry!

The next day, we were so tired so we just took it easy.  I went to church, Genna slept, and Mom went shopping.

But then Monday came around and it was time to go!  We had some tours scheduled.  First, we went to the Capitol.

In the top of that circle, they have George Washington portrayed as a god.  I'm not sure he would've like that....

This is where John Quincy Adam's desk was and where he had a heart attack (or maybe it was a stroke?).  He was carried into a room that we were not allowed to go into and died there shortly after.

After our tour, we walked around a little and found a little pizza place to eat at before our next tour.  I LOVE the architecture.

The back of the Supreme Court...

Then we had a tour for the Library of Congress, which was seriously beautiful!

Apparently they have a whole genealogy room!  I can't wait to go back someday!

After that, we decided to go to a session of the Senate.  They were voting on a judge.  It was pretty boring.  They all said yes.  They all just talked amongst each other.  But afterward, I got this great shot of the Capitol.

Then we made our hour long trip back to the hotel, ate some food, and went to bed.

Stay tuned for the next post!