I'm from the South, so when we say Washington, we mean DC. If we want to indicate the state, we say Washington state. But when I lived in the PNW, I found out that Washington means the state there, and DC is what they call Washington DC. Confusing, huh? But Deek and I managed to get those wires uncrossed. Now, we both say Washington state and Washington DC to be most clear.
Washington state
Washington DC
So, join me as we tour the nation's capital!
The first day, we went to AwesomeCon! We'd considered getting a booth there, but someone advised us to visit it first. So we did! Since it was near my birthday, Deek surprised me with an autograph session with Val Kilmer--my lifelong crush. I turned around and surprised him with an autograph session with Weird Al--one of his all-time favs. And since everyone was getting something, we bought his parents a photo session with the cast of Star Trek Next Generation since his dad is a huge Trekkie (as are we)!
I think this is some teenage dream come true for Deek! Haha!
They let me come in and meet Weird Al too!
His staff was so kind, and he was beyond sweet!
OMG! OMG! OMG!
I met Val Kilmer (sadly he didn't do selfies)!!
We stayed at an apartment complex that rented out rooms until all the units got sold.
A very cool concept, and a VERY nice place.
It had rooftop balcony with a fire pit overlooking the Capital building.
Um, yes, please!
I love this pic of them!
Did I mention I have some rockin' in-laws! <3
The second day, we focused on military sites. My father-in-law is career military, but this was his first visit to DC.
No words for this...
Or this...
Pentagon Memorial
The next day, we went to see monuments.
Many iconic moments happened here.
Love him!
I'm so glad my husband modeled himself after such an amazing man! <3
Mr. Lincoln
Anyone else want to sing the Hamilton?
And then my mom texted me a pic of where she was... LOL!
The next day, we went to appointments at the three branches of government. Shoutout to our congressman's office for putting that part of the trip together for us and getting us all of our security clearances!
We started the day bright and early at the White House.
Deek was so excited to be there!
I was relieved to have made it past the eighteen levels of security without incident!
Deek's parents in the Green Room.
Such history in those walls!
Next, we had a surprisingly entertaining lecture at the Supreme Court.
I learned a lot!
Kissing in front of the Capital Building before our tour.
And we found a lovely surprise!
The Shakespeare museum...be still my heart!
The next day, we took it a little easy and visited the Washington Zoo. It's free!
Deek and iguanas is a running joke in our family,
so we had to get this picture!
The baby gorilla was *SO* cute!
The tunnel o'doom!
Then, we spent the following day at museums.
The Bat Mobile
First Ladies Collection
Top hat worn by Lincoln on the night of his assassination
The Holocaust Museum -- there are no words
Smithsonian Castle
Deek and I hung out on the rooftop balcony
and chatted by firelight with a view of the city!
And of course, no trip to DC would be complete without seeing the Air and Space Museum. We learned that it's the 3rd most visited museum in the *world*!!
Space shuttle
Amelia Earhart Exhibit
Wright Brothers first plane -- the original
These two Trekkies love this exhibit!
(PS. I did too--total Trekkie girl)
When you've walked 10+ miles for days and days,
sometimes you need a pick-me-up!
For perspective...
this is how big the inside of the Smithsonian Castle is!
Those little dots are me and Deek!
We found a *really* cool restaurant to eat at!
Titanic Memorial.
I had no idea they had one in DC!
Walking and smooching along the Potomac River
After that, it was time to say goodbye--to DC and to Deek's parents. We *loved* getting to spend that time with them and look forward to seeing them again very soon. Thankfully we live in a technologically advanced world, so goodbye isn't really goodbye anymore. It's more like, "See you in a few days on FaceTime, and see you again in real in a few months."
So, when you do keto, you have a lot of bacon... LOL!
On the train again.
Back to life, back to reality.
PS. Ain't my man sexy in his new Superman glasses?
Traveling essentials...
Sooooo super embarrassing picture,
but it highlights what keto has done for me (2015 vs 2019).
No, I don't get money from keto or sell products (those aren't legit anyway).
I'm just someone for whom it made all the difference.
If you get the chance to go to DC, I highly recommend it. There is so much to see and do there, and most of it is free.
Until next time, adventure on!
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