For Thanksgiving this year with Ryan's brother and his wife living in Pittsburgh we thought it would be fun to "meet in the middle" in Washington DC and spend Thanksgiving together. Natalie's brother and wife live there and we could all spend the time together.
Wednesday, November 23
Left after work and drove up to DC. Traffic wasn't as bad as we thought it might be on the drive up. We stopped in Richmond and said 'hi' to Will and Adaire and gave Nolan a much needed break from the car. Made it to DC around 10:00 pm and we excited to see Dylan and Natalie and Natalie's family. Dylan came running out to the car to meet Nolan and say hi to us of course. He helped carry in all of our stuff and introduced us to everyone. We met Natalie's brother Warren and his wife Sarah - her mom Shelley and dad Marcus.
Thursday, November 24
Happy Thanksgiving! We went for a walk with the dogs in the morning, watched football, ate a delicious meal that Sarah prepared and I took a nap for a bit with Nolan. We went for a drive at night around the base which was fun and did a little hike along the Potomac river. It was a very nice, relaxing Thanksgiving day.
Wednesday, November 23
Left after work and drove up to DC. Traffic wasn't as bad as we thought it might be on the drive up. We stopped in Richmond and said 'hi' to Will and Adaire and gave Nolan a much needed break from the car. Made it to DC around 10:00 pm and we excited to see Dylan and Natalie and Natalie's family. Dylan came running out to the car to meet Nolan and say hi to us of course. He helped carry in all of our stuff and introduced us to everyone. We met Natalie's brother Warren and his wife Sarah - her mom Shelley and dad Marcus.
Thursday, November 24
Happy Thanksgiving! We went for a walk with the dogs in the morning, watched football, ate a delicious meal that Sarah prepared and I took a nap for a bit with Nolan. We went for a drive at night around the base which was fun and did a little hike along the Potomac river. It was a very nice, relaxing Thanksgiving day.
Sunset along the Potomac = BEAUTIFUL!
Friday, November 25
Went into the city and walked around the national mall. Ryan became our designated tour guide and was showing everyone around and pointing out different buildings. The weather was perfect and we couldn't have asked for a nicer end of November day to walk around. We stopped for a bite to eat at the east wing which is always a favorite. I love the cafe and the water feature right by the window. I always love going to DC and love the patriotic feeling I have when we have visited the memorials/monuments. We walked around most of the day/early evening before heading back to the house. Everyone was tired from all the walking around. Nolan was a trooper as usual and even took a nap in the carrier while we were walking around.
Went into the city and walked around the national mall. Ryan became our designated tour guide and was showing everyone around and pointing out different buildings. The weather was perfect and we couldn't have asked for a nicer end of November day to walk around. We stopped for a bite to eat at the east wing which is always a favorite. I love the cafe and the water feature right by the window. I always love going to DC and love the patriotic feeling I have when we have visited the memorials/monuments. We walked around most of the day/early evening before heading back to the house. Everyone was tired from all the walking around. Nolan was a trooper as usual and even took a nap in the carrier while we were walking around.
Me, Warren and Marcus
The sunset was BEAUTIFUL!Saturday, November 26
Spent the morning packing and getting ready to leave. A few people went to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast. I love their hot chocolate and would have to say hands down it is my favorite hot chocolate place! Since we were so close, we drove by the Museum of the Marine Core just long enough to get a picture of it. We wanted to get home and hopefully beat the traffic. We were on the road around noon and apparently everyone else had the same idea - I-95 was packed and we were in traffic all the way down to Fredricksburg, VA. I was just glad we weren't on the other side of the freeway, it was bumper to bumper even worse than our side was.
Spent the morning packing and getting ready to leave. A few people went to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast. I love their hot chocolate and would have to say hands down it is my favorite hot chocolate place! Since we were so close, we drove by the Museum of the Marine Core just long enough to get a picture of it. We wanted to get home and hopefully beat the traffic. We were on the road around noon and apparently everyone else had the same idea - I-95 was packed and we were in traffic all the way down to Fredricksburg, VA. I was just glad we weren't on the other side of the freeway, it was bumper to bumper even worse than our side was.
It was a great weekend and it was fun spending time with Dylan and Natalie. We enjoyed meeting and getting to know some of Natalie's family and had a fun time with them!
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