Washington D.C. Day 3

On Saturday morning I was so excited to spend the WHOLE DAY WITH JOSH! That doesn't happen very much...or ever actually where it is just the two of us, I was looking forward to that fact more than anything else. So I have heard of Dunkin' Donuts a million times, so I had to try it out. It was HORRIBLE! Maybe we had an isolated experience, but our breakfast was reheated from the previous day, I just know it. It was so awful! I know someone out there has had a great experience with Dunkin' Donuts...anyone, anyone?

We headed to the Ford Theater and Josh was once again my navigation hero. He is really good at finding his way around, and I do not doubt him anymore (okay this is a joke because I am always doubting him, and he always finds his way to where we are going and says "why do you doubt me?" And I always laugh and say that I never doubted him, and then it starts all over again the next time we go somewhere we've never been. But he really is good, and he actually figured out the London Underground, now that is good.) But he DID have a GPS on his phone, so I really didn't doubt him this time...long story
I really liked the places that went that were further away from the Metro stops. I loved walking through D.C. and seeing all of the out of the way things.
The Ford Theater would be easy to pass by if you weren't looking for it. As soon as I knew we were standing in front of it I got chills.
There was a great little museum below the theater.
There is really neat artwork all over the theater of Abraham Lincoln, but the one on the bottom right looks like Robert Di Niro to me, and I really don't think Rober Di Niro and Abraham Lincoln look alike...weird huh?
The White House china from when the Lincoln's were there.
The clothing that Lincoln was killed in. Again I just had such chills and sort of a sick feeling when we went through the events of the day.
This is the the pillow they laid Lincoln's head on after he was shot. I feel sort of sacrilegious taking a picture of it, but it was so interesting to me...and apparently a lot of other people or it wouldn't be here, but it was just sad.
This is the box that the Lincoln's sat in the night he was shot. I think I have picture issues. I took a million of this box and I couldn't delete any of them. I don't know if I am worried that I am going to accidentally delete one and then I won't have one, but if something is cool to me-I must have documentation that I have seen it! I guess that is it, I am a picture hoarder, although I think you knew that.
Peeking in from the door, do you know he didn't even have a body guard with him the night he was shot...the guy was across the street in the saloon! I hope he felt horrible!


The Ford Theater across the street.
The National Post Office Center (okay I have no idea what it was called, but it had Postal Service over the door).
Way cool building, no idea what it was but it was beautiful.
The WHITE HOUSE...obviously. My picture is crooked, or maybe the white house is crooked. Why hasn't anyone ever caught that before!
Okay it is a little straighter in this picture, national crisis averted.

This was so cool, these older buildings housed James and Dolly Madison while the White House was being renovated after the British set it on fire during the war of 1812, darn those Brits. Okay I am just kidding, if you know how much Josh and I love all things English you would be laughing, are you laughing?

After walking all over Capital Hill (and more hot chocolate, of which we took more pictures), we caught a bus and headed to Georgetown.

Random picture, but wonderful story to me-Josh bought me some awesome boots from Steve Madden that were on serious sale and I still love them today (why do I love my sale clothes more than my full price clothes?)This is the oldest house in D.C. It is older than the country is (I mean officially of course).
So the shopping in Georgetown is great, but the houses are A.MA.ZING. We walked around the neighborhoods and I took pictures. I loved EVERYTHING. Here are some highlights.
Oh black door I love you.
I think this might have been my favorite.
Or was it this one.
Yes, it was this one. and we didn't do all of Georgetown. I need MORE TIME THERE!
We stopped to eat at Chipotle, another story, that you totally don't want to hear, but last time we were here (you know 9 years ago), we stopped to eat at Chipotle and it was a new store and happened to be their grand opening, and it was free! But it wasn't free this time, and wasn't all that good(I promise I am not that picky with food, we just had some weird experiences on this day), but it was a good memory.
Instead of taking the bus back to the Metro Station (Foggy Bottoms again), we decided to walk. Really all of my favorite experiences while traveling have been random moments walking around (great Sunday night in London walking around). This is the bridge over the Potomac River to Virginia on the other side.
This was below the bridge. If it hadn't been so cold I would have been totally up to kayaking the Potomac, but as it was it didn't happen.

One of the deep escalators to the Metro, some are WAY DEEPER than this.
Smithsonian Museum of Air and Space. Now I liked this museum, but there is something about being the mother of 4 boys that kept me from enjoying it. I just wanted them to be there the whole time. Everything that I saw I just thought of how much more they would like it. I can't wait to take them here, they will LOVE it!
The Mars Rover. This little baby drove all over Mars...I think.
The actual airplane the Wright Brother built and flew. We were planning to spend the evening at the museums, but unbeknownst (is that a word? I swear I have heard people use it), to us, they all closed at 5:00 pm...
So we took some pictures, and headed to the mall.

We got some pretzel bites (I had been dying for some), a slushee, and watched "Despicable Me" Fun night (isn't Josh cute in his carpris?)