Springtime Love in DC

It's been a while since I last posted but I've been pretty busy... Jake recovered enough to fly out last Wednesday, so we had a few nice days together before he flew home yesterday morning. Our modified visit was nice, but its always hard to say good-bye. And yes, I know it's not good-bye, it's see you soon, but still, I am one emotional girl.

Let's see... so Jake got in at about 4:30pm EDT on Wednesday. We took the Metro back to my apartment and had a small birthday party for him that night. Chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream complete with trick candles. I even decorated my apartment with balloons and crepe paper. We walked around my neighborhood a bit as well. He was still pretty tired from being sick, so we made it an early night.

Basically, our goal the entire weekend was to keep him healthy so we took things pretty slowly. Thursday, we went to the Newseum (the journalism museum) and the National Archives. I think the Newseum was the highlight of his trip. It amazes me how much he has picked up from doing the Weekly... he was constantly telling me fun facts about how spot color works and the evolution of journalism. If you are ever in Washington looking for something fun to do, I think the Newseum is well worth it. A little expensive, but you could easily spend a day there. After that, we headed over to the National Archives to check out the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. They are still there. Thursday night, Jake made me spaghetti and his meat sauce. I definitely miss his cooking, but thankfully, my fridge is stocked with leftovers!!!

On Friday, we went to the White House and walked along the National Mall. The security was pretty tight at the White House and we couldn't get very close to the front of it. Turns out Marine One (the President's helicopter) was flying in. For Jake's birthday, I bought him tickets to Capitol Steps, the musical comedy show about current politics that I saw back in January. I think he really enjoyed it. Both of us were laughing the entire time. They were actually recording that performance for NPR, but you can check them out on YouTube as well. I even bought my birthday boy a drink during intermission.... so old. Afterwards, Jake took me out to Chilis because I have been craving buffalo wings for the longest time. They don't have any Buffalo Wild Wings out here which makes me sad....

Saturday, we met up with Kelly and Kyle and went to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. We took pictures with tons of famous people including Barack Obama. Some great pictures of us in the Oval Office.... maybe someday?!?! After that, we went out to the Hard Rock Cafe for late lunch/early dinner. Then we took the Metro back to my apartment and worked on getting him packed up and ready to go the next morning. We watched Jeff Dunham and called it an early night so we could be up for the airport by 5am on Sunday.

Goodbye was hard for me. Not nearly as bad as when I left but there definitely were a few tears. All in all, it was a great visit. I miss him already but I'm looking forward to seeing my parents in two weeks, and then coming home two weeks after that!!! Can you believe my semester is already winding down?

Oh and for those of you with Facebook, there are many more pictures there!

Over and out!