I got to have a special 3-day weekend with my sisters in Washington, D.C. on October 6-9. Tami and Lara flew in while Tasha and I drove from our homes to spend some time together as just sisters. We had a hotel room within walking distance of the National Mall and we were able to squeeze in lots of fun into our two full days together.
We started off by walking around the city and seeing the White House from a distance. Sure do love these sisters of mine!!
Another view of the White House a bit further away...
Our first day was very quiet with low crowds and a cloud cover which made the 85 degrees a bit more bearable. We walked over 10 miles this day and visited many of the memorials and monuments near the National Mall including the World War II memorial...
The Lincoln Memorial...
The Vietnam Memorial...
And the Holocaust Museum
We stopped for lunch at one of the many food trucks that are now allowed to park along the Mall.
We also spent some time in the American History Museum on this first day and stayed there until closing time. I was not feeling too well at the end of this day and was anxious to get back to our hotel to lay down for a bit before going back out for dinner. I had a lot of pressure and cramping going on, probably from all the walking and the heat/humidity. I guess that is to be expected when you're 8 months pregnant!! Fortunately I was feeling better within an hour of lying down and we were able to have a fun evening together!
The next day, we took a Big Bus Tour of the city and got to hop and off at various sites. We saw a close up of the U.S. Capitol building...
The Jefferson Memorial...
The FDR Memorial...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial...
And Arlington National Cemetery where we saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...
And witnessed what is always a very sobering reminder of the brave men and women who have fought for our country and freedom.
We finished out the day by spending a few more hours at the American History Museum, visiting Ford's Theater and Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (only because it came free with our bus tour!) We were all wiped out by that evening and enjoyed an early dinner before crashing at our hotel. We all left the next morning for our various homes, but it was so nice to spend this time together. We shared lots of memories, laughter and a few tears together and it was just what we all needed as we face the third anniversary of my mom's passing this next week.
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So awesome that you guys get along. We tried a sisters weekend but one sister is just too hard to have around. We did the hop-on/off bus and I am taking my mom up there soon. Sounds like it was fun for you guys.
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