DC

Randy and I took our second "no kids" vacation in two years, seeing as we had never had one prior to last year it was a pretty big deal. As I mentioned in a previous post Randy is going to George Washington University for his Masters Degree in Program Management. Well, he needed to be there for a few days so I tagged along. It was the most relaxing trip ever! Well for me anyway! Randy was in class for most of the time which left me to do whatever I wanted. Amazing!! I forgot what it was like to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. Loved it! One of the best parts was I got to hook up with a friend I haven't seen in too many years to count. It was so fun to see Jenn and amazing that it felt like we just picked up where we left off.
So here are some pics and highlights of day one.
We stayed at the Hotel Lombardy for the 4 days that we were there and it was so cozy and quaint. It was the most amazing old building and it sat right on Pennsylvania Ave just 6 blocks from the Obama's.

This is the lobby.

Day one we visited the campus. It was amazing.

I absolutely loved all of the old buildings, especially this one. The old building is the front door of the glass monstrosity behind it. I loved that they preserved it.

One thing you may or may not know is the river horse, aka the hippo, is the unofficial mascot of GWU.

Click on the plaque and it will tell you why.

After leaving Randy on campus I did some walking around and saw some places that might be recognizable.

This one....

and this one....

That night we went back. It was way more fun seeing it the second time with Randy.

We really needed to take a photographer with us. Good thing Randy has long arms.

The Red Cross Building. I loved this building.

This is the Eisenhower building. I really don't know what it is used for, but we saw a man walk out the side door wearing a fedora and a trench coat with the collar pulled up. We're pretty sure he was a spy.

Sadly, that night we were beyond tired so it was off to bed. We were exhausted. I don't recommend hosting bunco and then packing the night before you leave. I think we got like 2 hours of sleep the night before we left.
More to come!