Washington DC

I was lucky enough to take off work and travel to DC to visit my sister Courtney!

I took the red eye on Tuesday night on Virgin America. AMAZING. My flight was practically empty, I had my own row of seats so I could lay down. I couldn't sleep from all the excitement with my touch screen. I played video games. I watched music videos (including Fergie's Big Girl, just so I could see Milo without his shirt on), I made a playlist of music which I fell asleep to and woke up listening to "I'm just a Bill".


DAY 1 WASHINGTON
I thought it would be a good idea to walk from Courtney's house (across from the National Cathedral) through Georgetown, down Pennsylvania Avenue, to the White House! (which I shed a tear, and wondered why it looked so much bigger in the movies), to the Washington Monument, down the reflecting pool, to the Lincoln Memorial (where I couldn't walk up the steps so I had to call Ian while I rested), to the Jeffereson Memorial, down the mall, through the National Air & Space Musem, where they are also housing the collection form the National History Museum (where I saw Lincolns top hat, Edison's light bulb and Kermit the Frog all in one row). Finally I ended at the Capital where I saw Court's office! So extremely professional. I'm proud people are actually working towards the greater good...while I am working for the weekend.
That evening Court and I met with Kevin to see the Motion City Soundtrack concert! Lots of 15 year olds, and mosh pitting. "The one good thing about that moshpit was I think those stupid girls got killed"






For Ian










DAY 2 WASHINGTON
The archieves, the Native American museum, Supreme Court, and that other building I can never remember. Amazing pesto pasta in Adams Morgan. The day I saved the children's health insurance (by putting 30 boxes of pizza through an xray machine) and met Leader Hoyer. It started like this. He walked by, Courtney made her huge eyed face at me, I knew from the picture on her fridge it must be the Leader. He walked back, took a look at me sitting in the front armchair by courts desk. "Who are you?" me popping up to my feet as Courtney says, "This is my sister!" me shaking his hand and saying "I'm Whitney" and his face softened as he described courts job as the hardest one in the office... she's the first one everyone sees and her smile and appearance sets the tone for their entire visit. Loved it. Loved him. Especially when he walked away and said, Good to meet you Whitney. Name repetition...amazing.

DAY 3 WASHINGTON
The National Art Gallery, Museum of Natural History, me watching an Imax 3D movie about prehistoric water animals... by myself. My last trip to the capital. DC9... 6 dollar entry, open bar 'rail' drinks. dancing, electronica band playing Arcade Fire. Dancing, etc etc. A short sleep until our drive to NYC.........