cherry blossoms

gotta admit i was a little curious to see how harassed i would get from people in cali if i left for the other side of the country & just disappeared. but then the government almost shut down at our arrival & i thought that was worth writing about.

it's been an eventful couple of weeks in virginia & an enjoyable start. it's amazing how neighborly everyone has been & i love feeling like we already have friends. the weather has been more bipolar than even our years in utah. & that is saying something. high 80's one day, snow flurries the next, rain storms & 60's the next. crizzy. we also signed a lease for a cute townhouse that we'll be moving into at the end of the month but it's got a guest bedroom so COME! one & all, come & PLAY!

we've only been able to go downtown once but i cannot wait to get to know the city better. we just jumped on the metro station a couple minutes from the hotel & rode it straight to the smithsonian stop, walked past the great mall, past the holocaust museum, the mint, & on to tidal basin.

it's easy to take great pictures with this kind of scenery. no skill or $2k camera required.

at tidal basin with jefferson monument behind us.

the trees were gnarled & old & beautiful & we were planning on going out on the paddle boats but it was just too choppy & cold.

when the wind picked up the tiny pink blossoms fluttered down from the trees in droves. it was lovely.

the waterfalls were probably ellery's favorite part at the roosevelt memorial while austin loved reading the quotes engraved on all the stone walls, chronologically going through each term of his presidency.

we are so excited to live here! i keep thinking that for 2 people that love museums, exhibits, day trips, new food, new people, new communities, & soaking in majorly patriotic history; dc seems just about perfect!