Snow Week!

Sorry I have not blogged in a while. All federal buildings have been closed this week and not much has been happening.

After my long weekend of playing in the snow, I am starting to get tired of it. Not having the right type of footwear is making it hard for me to go outside. The town literally shut down after all of this snow. No Smithsonians, no theatres, and very few restaurants have been open all week

Angie’s family had to change their plans and come on Monday so they could beat the snow. They were supposed to come mid-week, but they knew they wouldn’t make it if they came that late, and they were right!

Monday and Tuesday all of the interns relaxed around the Tech house, watched movies, and worked out indoors. I delivered valentine packages in the snow to make sure they got to people in time. That was probably the most adventurous thing I did.

Wednesday, Angie invited me to hang out with her family and Becky. Becky is one of Angie’s mom’s close friends that came with them. We were going to go see the city and all of the monuments, but everything was still closed because it snowed again Monday night. So instead, we ate lunch, went back to the hotel and hung out for a bit, ate dinner, and then the day was already gone. I felt badly that we couldn’t do anything, but we sure tried.

Today, Thursday, was an amazing day. I went with Angie and her family. We woke up early, got some breakfast at their hotel, and then went off to see all we could. Most of the sidewalks were clear and we didn’t have to walk in the street today. Paths had been cleared closer to monuments. The Smithsonians and The Hill were still closed, but we still walked to the National Mall. From that spot, you can also see the Capitol and the White House. It is a place that all visitors must see.

After going to National Mall, we went to Georgetown. Georgetown is one of my new favorite places! There are great stores and amazing places to eat. All of the pictures on this blog are from Georgetown. I compare Georgetown a northeastern version of Fredericksburg, Texas. All the stores are really close together. There are tons of little eateries and sweet shops too. We visited the college, and it was one of the coolest (and oldest) campuses established in 1789, and is an all gated area. The architecture resembles castles and was very interesting.

We ate lunch at the “college hang out” restaurant. It was called The Tombs. The food was amazing!! Most of the entrees were vegetarian. Definitely not a place for meat-lovin’ Texans.

We ended the day at Union Station. Everyone just wanted to see what it looked like. We also got some chocolate at this amazing French chocolate shop.

We ate dinner at Tortilla Coast, and now I am home packing because I GET TO GO TO NEW YORK CITY TOMORROW! I am so excited and can’t wait! We are going to explore, shop, and go to “Mamma Mia” the Broadway play tomorrow.

I will not be able to blog until I get back, so get ready for a ton of pictures!

Until next time,
madelon