It is crazy to think that Todd and I hadn't been alone together for more than 24 hours since our honeymoon. No Wonder this trip to Washington DC was Sooooooo amazing and felt Sooooo important!
What also felt incredible important was getting to Ben's Chili Bowl for the most amazing Chili Dog ever! Dinner the first night....and it was AMAZING! Seriously! When people get excited about a chili dog and really talk it up, you don't think it can really live up to all the hype. Well, you are very wrong with that kind of thinking. I would almost fly to DC right now for another one. And that chili dog tastes even better with a handsome man next to you.
All the famous people that visit Ben's take a picture with this bear. Seems only fitting that I not leave without my photo there too.
That night we walked over to the white house and got to see it at night. Absolutely beautiful and almost surreal to finally be standing in front of a building you have been seeing pictures of your whole life!
Thanks to Todd's connections through SPAWAR we were able to get a tour inside the white house. Unfortunately you cannot take pictures inside. But I have to say it was an incredible experience to be inside and to just marvel at the history that you are standing right in the middle of.
We stayed BUSY in our long weekend in DC. Somehow I swear we managed to see every important building there is We also had a tour inside the capital building.
There are more museums in DC than I could possibly handle going to back to back to back. But we hit the ones that were exciting for us. And of course we made sure to see the highlights like Lincoln's hat and the ruby slippers.
Selfies from the hotel room for the kids!
I think my favorite thing we went to in DC was Arlington National Cemetery. There is something amazing, something very reverent, something incredible about seeing the sacrifice of so many to preserve our freedom and liberties. It is almost beyond comprehension. But this cemetery does give you some sense.
John F Kennedy's grave site.
The changing of the Guard. So much respect! It was incredible!
As many museums as there are in DC, there are close to (if not more?) memorials. But we saw pretty much (if not All) of those too!
It wouldn't be okay to go on a trip with Todd without indulging in some AMAZING food while we were there too! I love being married to a man that is committed to all the research it takes to find the hottest spots in town. I am spoiled beyond belief!
And he will even take me to museums that he has no interest in himself, just to satisfy his wifey!
One of the last things we did was tour Fords Theater where Pres Lincoln was assassinated and the house across the street where they carried him and he ultimately passed away. Another one of favorite things on the trip. Once again, almost hard to comprehend the history you are standing right in the middle of when you are at these places!
I left DC before Todd. Unfortunately he had to stay a few more days and work. But the time we had together was incredible. It felt so good to just be together....long enough to stop talking about the kids and the every day needs at home. Long enough to relax and unwind and remember what it feels like to be Todd and Amanda. To feel that Love for each other. To remember how much we love to really Be together. When he left me at the airport I felt ridiculous because I wanted to cry. I was sad to have our time gone. Sad to have such a special and important trip come to an end. And then to know he was sad too and to get a picture like this before boarding the plane....I think this picture here means more to me than I could ever express. I love this man with all my heart!
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