mount vernon

mount vernon is literally in my backyard & it was a great overcast, misty day to go.

we were super annoyed when we saw that the front of the mansion was being restored & is covered in tarps & scaffolding but once we realized that mt. vernon is really known for it's beautiful back view, we got over it.

the house overlooks the potomac & there is so much to see & do on the grounds. plus we learned a lot about good ole george. interesting tid bit: did you know he didn't have any children of his own & that he was martha's second husband? probably common knowledge but i sure didn't know it. & of course in martha's gardens we found 2 different butterflies following cocobean. classic. the interior of the house was very unique with so much of the original furnishings & the boldest wall colors you've ever seen in your life. they did years of research on old paint samples to match it as closely as possible to what was originally put in. it was a status symbol to be able to afford such bright colors. i loved it.

i about had a stroke when steph & i were looking at the 'spinning room' out in one of the small separate buildings. there stood the most perfect, grand spinning wheel from the 1700's. i slowly snuck over the two metal rods to get close enough that steph could take a pic of me reenacting sleeping beauty. standard operating proceeder, right? the most ear piercing, heart stopping alarm of all time BLARES & a red siren light starts spinning inside the room! i hurdled out of there faster than i would have ever thought possible while stephanie (who had been standing with the stroller at the bottom of the stairs) flew past my girls deserting them & their criminal mother without a second thought. hahaha. girlfriend seriously sprinted. HAHA! luckily the pulsing alarm stopped soon thereafter & no one came to arrest me. it was seriously intense!

this is us returning to the scene of the crime once the shaking & adrenaline subsided.