PreZident's Day weekend

I couldn't think of a more clever title...that's why I went for the lame misspelling instead.

This past weekend was spent mostly trying to recover from the busy school week. Teaching is an exhausting profession (more on that later in another blog post). However, I did get to do a few fun things. Wanna know what's going down in DC? Well here you go!

First stop: Eastern Market. This place is a big DC attraction for flea market goers. They even make crepes and pancakes right on the street! I felt momentarily transported back to Paris. However, my flashback only lasted as long as the American flag waving in the background. I bought a purse from India in DC. Kind of ridiculous.

There's me and a random dude, we'll call him Leonard. I like the artsiness that Leonard and I create in this picture.


Then I decided to play it cool against this orange-ish building. Sassy, I know. And in reality, it was a wall painted like a building...but it would be cool if that were the case.


I haven't even told you the best part! The best part was hanging out with my friend, Andrea for the afternoon. After heading to the Eastern Market, we went to this used book store that was filled with books galore.


Andrea loved all the books she found. I, however, felt a bit overwhelmed by the small space and the myriad of books. Little do you know that I was about to have a nervous breakdown with all of these books. The cause? Incessant fear that an earthquake would occur at that precise moment and all the books would crush me to death. Luckily that didn't happen and here I am still writing this blog.



After the book store we headed over to the Mall and walked around for a bit. It was a nice day so we took our time and reminisced about London. That's where Andrea and I met. tear.

I have to have a picture in front of the Capitol, so here I am with a pretty typical stance.

Then we met up with our beloved friend Tasha, who visited from BYU for the weekend. This was our first time seeing her since London in 2005. We went out to this delicious burger place and had the best malt ever. Holy cow! Hahahaha (get it??!!).

Second Stop: Old Town Alexandria. I met up with my chum, Sarah Johnson, for some laughs and drinks (lemon water). We went over to the Masonic temple. We actually didn't go on a tour because we were a bit mislead, but we did talk to some funny guys and found out a little bit about the Masons. Yet, I still have no real understanding of Masons in general...so I guess I am feeling the way many non-LDS people feel when they don't get all the info they want on the temple. We still had fun though!

Looking gangsta in front of the Masonic temple. (Not like the Masonic temple really inspires me to be gangsta).


Here's George and I (George Washington). I am on a first named basis with all of these presidents.


Then there was this cool mural with the founding fathers, so I got a picture of it. Oh, and I wanted to remind myself to watch my step.


After our confusing trip to the Masonic temple we decided to go for some food that we knew we could count on: Mexican. Ok, so we actually ate out at this Cuban/Puerto Rican restaurant but it gave us the comfort food we enjoyed. So here I am sporting my delicious chicken, rice, and asparagus dish. So tasty!


That concludes President's Day weekend. I definitely feel a closer bond to the U.S. presidents now that I teach about them, live in the nation's capitol, and have see their places of worship. What more could a girl ask for on such a momentous holiday?