The trip to DC was so much fun. First of all, just to get to see the historical monuments and buildings is incredible. Drive away from the airport and right in front of your eyes is the Washington Monument. Look over here and see the Capitol Building. Look over there and see the Pentagon. I even saw Arlington National Cemetery. But my first stop was to the National Mall and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Yes, just me and every high school, junior high school and elementary school student that happened to be in DC that day!
My favorite exhibit was Nature's Best Photography Awards Exhibition 2009. I've seen this exhibit other years and I was excited to see it again. It lets you "experience nature through the art of photography." You can enjoy the exhibit on the internet at www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/natures_best_2009/gallery/index.html, but here are a couple of my favorites.
I Smithsonianed until my daughter left work, then spent the rest of the weekend with her - and sometimes her boyfriend. We found great places to eat: Indian cuisine at Tandoori Nights, seafood at Kinkeads, tapas at Jaleo. We shopped. We visited. We marveled at the cleaning power of her new Roomba. And on Sunday, we set out to turn her patio into a garden. Success! First, the hanging herb garden.
Then, the container display. My container gardening book says a large pot should "thrill, fill, and spill" so that's what we were going for. I liked how it all turned out, and I think she'll enjoy the flowers throughout the spring and summer.
So as I said, the trip was so much fun. It was hard to leave her, and I wish we lived closer, but I'm so excited for her to have the experience of living and working in our nation's capitol. She's building memories of a lifetime.
I'll be excited to go back!
I'll be excited to go with you!
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