DC/Arlington

So, Michelle had to go to Baltimore for a work meeting. Since Kathryn lives there, we decided to make a long weekend of it with Samantha. Out flight out there was on Thursday night after Samantha's bed time. She slept from before take off until after we landed. It was impressive.

It was both Michelle's and my first time into Dulles airport. I never want to go back. Please put in Reagan every time. We did not know you could walk to baggage and ended up on those weird buses. Well, it took FOREVER. Anyway, we finally made it to Kathryn's place and crashed.

Friday - Michelle had to work. Kathryn worked in the morning. I worked some and we entertained Samantha (or did she entertain us???). For lunch, Kathryn, Sam and I hit up a local joint and then after lunch we picked up Michelle. Since none of us got much sleep, we decided to stay in Friday. However, Michelle and Kathryn made this GIANT cheese fondue for dinner. It was enough to feed 8. We also had taco dip and hummus. I am pretty sure we all had food coma afterwards.

Saturday day - Samantha slept great...woohoo!!!. I started the day with a shotgun with all the boys who were tailgating in Happy Valley for the Penn State/Iowa game. Thirty minutes later, I hit the Gold's gym a block away from Kathryn's. Yes, I am a walking paradox. We had plans to go to the Nationals game on Saturday. It was cold and raining so we decided beforehand to only stay a few innings. The metro stops really close to the stadium (closer than the "EL" to The Cell). The stadium is fairly new and I loved it. I did not have much expectations. There is a great bar in right center that is open and has an amazing view of the game. We never made it to our seats. Check this view out from the bar area! (Side note: Sam is not impressed)

Here is a couple of the ladies sitting at the bar. Even sam was enjoying the Coors light.

We stay for about 6 innings and took off. I would definitely go back! We headed home. Once we got home Sam and I took naps and Kathryn and Michelle got pedicures. We were pretty beat that night but we made it to Good Stuff Eatery. Spike from a previous season of Top Chef is the main chef. It is a burger place were you stand in line to order. I got a toasted marshmallow shake and spike special burger. Both were delicious. We capped off the night by watching Iowa beat up on Penn State!

Sunday - Kathryn got us tickets to the Washington Monument. We checked out the views from the top for a little while. Again Samantha was not impressed.

Afterwards, we headed to brunch and then the airport. The plane ride home was the first flight were Samantha was a bit of a terror. She was over tired and would not fall asleep. We were in the way back so hopefully we didn't bother too many people.

Anyway, it was a great trip and Kathryn was a great host. Next weekend in the outer banks of NC for a wedding. I am looking forward to October when I do not have to go anywhere for a month!

Happy Tuesday!