George Washington DC*

at the "Food" exhibit at the museum

Amy attended a national TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) conference last week in Baltimore. Since she was in the area, she took some vacation days to spend in Pennsylvania after her conference.

Saturday morning I drove down to Baltimore and picked Amy up. Then we headed a bit further south and boarded the metro into DC. Last time Amy visited DC was when she was 9 and I was 5.

We weren't the only folks who decided the Smithsonian American History museum would be a great place to visit in case of inclement weather. At 9:59am, we joined a couple hundred others who were waiting for the museum's doors to open at 10am... the weather was really unpleasant, and those of us who brought umbrellas were grateful for a bit of a shield from the cold wind and precipitation.

After a couple hours in the museum, we ventured back outside and discovered the sun was shining! It was still cold, but we enjoyed being tourists at the monuments. Though it was technically still Cherry Blossom time, the blossoms were already finished-- unlike last year when Heather and Malinda and I visited DC in April.

On the drive back to our half-a-house, I introduced Amy to the wonderful world of Trader Joe's (we don't have any in this part of PA, but there are several near DC). Needless to say, Trader Joe's now has another fan :)

practicing our selfie skills in front of President Lincoln

It was a really special treat to have Amy visit for the weekend.

*Betsy used to refer to Washington DC as "George Washington DC" when she was little.