This past week, I had to work in Washington, D.C. Since Tristan was on spring break, I took him along with me.
At work, I am under a social media policy which restricts me from discussing my job on social media, so this post will only talk about the non-business aspects of the job.
We flew out early Sunday morning so we would have some sightseeing time.
After landing, we went by The White House on the way to The Mall and several Smithsonian museums.
My all time favorite museum in Washington, D.C. is the National Museum of American History. So, we stopped there first. We were starving so we went downstairs for lunch first. We had an awesome view of the Washington Monument and the new National Museum of African American Culture as we ate.
The region had a massive blizzard the week before we arrived and it was still cold! There was even snow on the ground in many spots.
The National Museum of Natural History is another one of my favorites!
While exploring the city, we stumbled across this dump.
I’m still doing my running streak, which requires me to run at least 3.1 miles each day. On Monday morning, we woke up and ran by The White House, The Lincoln Memorial, around the tidal basin to the Jefferson Memorial and then to the Smithsonian Metro station to go back to our hotel.
Early mornings in D.C. are absolutely beautiful. And, there are no tourists out that early. This photo looks like a postcard.
Then, I left Tristan at the hotel and went to work, which is right next door to Union Station.
After work, Tristan met me half way down Massachusetts Avenue between our hotel and my work. We visited the International Spy Museum. We also checked out the National Portrait Gallery, where Michelle Obama’s portrait had been recently unvelied.
In the same room is one of my personal heroes: Bill Gates.
For dinner, we ate at one of my favorite places — Hill Country BBQ. We were pretty impressed when Attorney General Jeff Sessions walked in.
I sent Tristan to chat him up and we both got selfies with him.
Tristan was impressed with his entourage waiting outside the restaurant.
On Tuesday after I finished work, we went to the National Museum of African American History. This museum is awesome and I regretted not being able to spend more time there (it was nearly closing time when we arrived).
On my lunch break on Wednesday, I explored Capitol Hill with a colleague. Still snow on the ground!
Wednesday evening, Tristan and I went to he Holocaust Museum and then for a run around The White House.
On Thursday, it was good to be finished with work. Tristan and I explored The Mall and the National Air and Space Museum. We found the car from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on display on the mall.
That evening after dinner, we went to Jeni’s Spendid Ice Cream. It did not disappoint!
On my trips, I always get to FaceTime my baby!
On Friday, I reserved some sightseeing time before heading back to Georgia. We started at the Supreme Court. It was my first visit.
Then we went into one of my favorite buildings — The Library of Congress. I think it is the most beautiful building I have ever been in.
That afternoon, we returned home to prepare for Easter festivities!
