Morning Glory : Highlights of the week: Buddy the Elf, bird poop and Tim the flat cookie

So...it's been awhile. And I came home Saturday.

But I have still have a week's worth of D.C. adventures to recap, so here we go!

First of all, in case you REALLY wanted to know...here is where I lived for two weeks.

The Metro! So expensive, and so very fascinating.

The room that we saw our seminars in every morning.

The study/lounge thing.

Me and Rachel's room...cozy, right?

Our kitchen/ living room area.

So there's that.

Now for the weekly highlights!

Sunday:

We slept and slept and SLEPT (as much as we could), and then headed out for some sightseeing at the World War II Memorial... until it got way too cold.

That's the Washington Monument growing out of Rachel's head.

Monday:

It snowed. A lot. Completely soaking Daniela and me on our walk home. So us being from states that actually have winter, we weren't too thrilled. Rachel on the other hand, being from California...here's an actual conversation.

Me: *Complaining about something*

Daniela: *Adds in something about whatever I was complaining about*

Rachel: *Cuts in, staring at window* I'm sorry to interrupt, but IS THAT SNOW?!

Ok, so there was maybe a single flake that fell from the sky. But the entire time we walked to the Capitol Building that day, all we heard about was how magical Rachel thought the snow was. That conversation appropriately earned her the nickname Buddy the Elf, at least for the day :)

Speaking of the Capitol Building...here's some pictures I got!

Me and Ronald Reagan...birthday twins!

So then Tuesday...I have no idea what happened on Tuesday. But Wednesday we had a banquet in the evening at the National Press Center.

That's us, being professional and such.

Then Thursday...I have no idea what I did Thursday? But Friday, we went to the Newseum!!

So two side notes.

1.) This is another real conversation that happened:

Me, Rachel, Daniela, going down the escalator.

Daniela: *Motions at light along side of escalator, says something I don't hear.*

Rachel: *Also motions at light, says something else I don't hear*

Me: *Touches light* Don't worry guys, the light isn't hot.

Rachel & Daniela: *Clearly grossed out* We were talking about the bird poop all over the light!

Gross.

2.) My aunt sent me this gingerbread to take pictures with for my little cousin. I don't know what his name is, but my roommate Alicia thought his name was Flat Tim, so that's what he became. Well, he went to the Newseum and the White House with us!