Washington D.C.

While we have been in Annapolis, I finally got the chance to go to Washington D.C.! I never realized how excited I would be about this until the opportunity came up and then I was overwhelmed...couldn't figure out where to plan to go first! =) We had a really nice time - went in one Saturday afternoon for a play that Dad Magnone had gotten tickets to. It was a political parody play - was....interesting. But we had a blast, of course...great dinner, great sites and great company. Can't beat it! Below are several of the pictures from our day trip - enjoy!

Above is an OLD building we walked by that I thought was really cool - this was right after we got off the train from Maryland coming into D.C. I was camera happy - as you'll see. =) Below is Marc and Dad Magnone walking towards the White House and all the monuments...

Here we are - WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE!!!

I can't tell you how crazy this was for me to finally see in person...I think I've just read about it and seen so many times in my life that to finally be standing in front of it was surreal. Not to mention all the history surrounding this area of the U.S. and specifically this house......it's just mind-boggling to take it all in. At least it was for me...if you didn't notice, it was kind of a big deal for me - lol!

These were some of the funny sites from our day - I still haven't been to the website on that box above but I couldn't help but take a picture as I was laughing out loud at his 'statement'. As for the picture below - I couldn't help but think about Jill and Zach and their trip to D.C. when I saw these. They are nifty little scooters that you ride around on while you are touring - the guy in front is actually the tour guide! How cool is this, seriously!? Next time I'm in D.C. we're going on this tour! I can't wait to strap on my helmet and ride around on my scooter - so awesome!

For dinner we went to Old Ebbitt Grill - another historical landmark in D.C. Food was so good - we had a really nice dinner and then headed out for more site-seeing before the play.

Once we left dinner, we just started walking -there is really so much to see, I had no idea. We only made to the Washington Monument before we had to head to the show - but the walk was incredible and all the sites along the way made me feel like I was walking through a history book.

This view of the Capital building is beautiful - especially at night with everything all lit up...the picture doesn't really do it justice but hopefully you get the idea. We had such a great time and I can't wait to go back...