Don't Watch Me Eat! (DC Day 2)

Day 2 in Washington DC!

The exterior of the National Museum of the American Indian is so gorgeous!

Yes, I did walk into the kids section...with no siblings.

National Air and Space Museum

So this is the cute place where we ate. And the silver tree is in the background :p Anyways, I'm a really messy eater. I mean really messy. I can usually make it without like ruining my clothes, but I end up using a ton of napkins. So I'm sitting outside the restaurant and suddenly several people come up and sit right next to me. It's not really a big deal, I figured they were tired. But then they proceed to stare at me while I'm eating. I was trying to eat this huge chocolate chip muffin...and well, it was falling apart. But they kept watching! People, come on! I just felt like yelling "Don't watch me eat!" Cougar Town style. Good thing I just thought well this will make a great story to tell later!

Butterfly garden

Just read the sign.

Smithsonian Castle

Later we visited Arlington Cemetary

Washington Monument

Lincoln Memorial

Yeah, so that's it for now. And I thought I was tired yesterday...

Don't You Wish You Were Here? (DC Day 1)

So I was invited, last minute-ish, on a weekend trip with some friends to Washington, DC. The story's longer than that, but I got up at the crack of ridiculous (before 5...) so we could be in DC around lunchtime and I'm just so ready for sleep. Anyways, here are some photos from the first day.

A few pictures from our tour of the capitol

If you look closely in the tree, you can see a face. The painter working on this was mad that his employers didn't like his new sketches (he was completing someone else's work). So, in response, he painted his face into the tree bark. Needless to say, he did not continue working on this painting.

Standing on the star in the center of the crypt. Gosh, I'm such a dork in front of the camera.

If you've read/listened to/seen Narnia, and you're like me, you can only say the word lamppost with an English accent. 

I want this for a pet. Or perhaps as a minion to do my bidding. I would name it Feldspar.

Sarah, me, and Rebecca. Yes, two Rebekah(cca)s on the same trip. She spells her name differently, but you can't hear spelling...so it gets a little confusing at times!

A lamppost. Try to say it without a British accent. You can't.

Why yes, I am a tourist.

We wandered into the historic district--such a cute area!

1960s BMW. Yes. (Darn, I'm not sure of the exact year...I'm positive it's 60s though)

Washington Monument

WWII Memorial

I don't know who those people are....and they ruined my picture

That's it! Well, sort of. I left a lot out for the sake of time and post length. Yay...I can sleep now.

It Can't Be This Cold in the Summer!

American Heritage Girl day camp--day 3.

Yes, we're still alive...even if it doesn't look like it.

We're all really tired. Although it could just be me that's really tired...but I thought everyone looked a little more tired today.

And cold.

And weird. Yes, she wanted me to take that picture. See a pattern here?

Sand art. Well, actually glitter art. I can't even begin to tell you how much I hate glitter. I do think Catherine's fire and ice art turned out cool though. Still doesn't change my feelings on glitter.

We're working on our Native American badge today if you can't tell.

Don't know why the picture is in this orientation...but I really don't feel like changing it. So just turn your head to the side when you're looking at this.

And this one...turn your head to the side for this one too.

But not this one. It looks best this way.

Hey, it was freezing! And the blanket kind of matches the badge of the day... (Like my sunglasses?)

I don't know why I took a picture of this. I was tired and I saw this cup just sitting there...so I took a picture of it. I don't even know who it belongs to or why it's there. But now you can see it too.

I don't know why there's a picture of this either...cool colors, I guess?