A couple of months ago we started planning a trip to DC. One of my friends was getting married and we definitely wanted to attend. My blog bestie also happens to live about 40 minutes north of DC - she has 3 kids about the same ages as our 3, so we were going to make a vacation of the trip and bring everyone along.
Then we tried booking tickets and holy guacamole is it expensive to fly.
Instead, we just booked two for the Mr. and Mrs. and I am so glad we did. We really needed the time away and got to celebrate a great weekend that included Ryan's birthday. We still stayed with Jenn and Dave which was amazing.
Our weekend started bright and early on Thursday morning - our flight left at 7am but that meant we were in DC by 12:30 and here by 1:30. I was so excited about the trip but nothing could really prepare me for how I would feel to be standing at such historical parts of our history.
We walked around the National Mall and Memorial Park for a bit in the afternoon and then headed to the Gorrie's to get settled in and change before I took Ryan out for a surprise early birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao. This place is INsane - all you can eat meat and other delicious treats. You get a card with a red and green side - when it's on green, servers appear at your table and slice meat directly onto your plate until you tell them to stop. When you are done - you flip the card to red.
You can do this over and over and over again. They have 15 different choices of meat (because why not) plus a gigantic salad/side bar and fresh bread with melted cheese in the middle.
It was basically Ryan's heaven.
And he made it through seven meats. Because he's a man.
:)
After gorging ourselves, we drove to the Lincoln Memorial because we wanted to experience some of the monuments at night and I am so glad we did. Besides being just breathtaking, I was just overwhelmed with pride and respect and honor for everything that these monuments represent.
I also loved just watching Ryan walk around and take it all in. He is such a history buff so this trip was the perfect way to celebrate a milestone birthday.
Y'all - this is incredible.
Please plan a trip to DC - even if you think it's a place you'd never want to see. Because it is amazing - just a BEAUTIFUL part of our country full of such history and heritage. I could feel the tears sting the back of my eyes as we walked around and read the words of some of our nation's greatest leaders. As we walked in the steps of pioneers whose vision and belief helped shape the country that we are today.
We had the perfect start to our four day trip and there was still fun to be had!
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