District Weekend

My friend Christa and her boyfriend MV went on a weekend law school campus visit so I stayed in DC and kept Thatcher, their sweet golden retreiver for the weekend. Friday after work I headed over to Christa's apartment, and I thought I would be greeted with a jumping, excited Thatcher. Instead I open the door to him sitting on the couch staring intently at Fox News. He glanced over at me and then went back to his program. ha! It was so funny. Once I sat all my stuff down I got him leashed and we went for an afternoon potty walk. Christa lives at the Navy Yard metro stop and it's an area that has recently been revitalized and is continuously growing. They have opened a lot of new restuarants in the area and built a lot of new apartment buildings and lofts. There is also a dog park and boardwalk along the river. The Nationals stadium is also in this area and the Department of Transportation. I enjoyed getting to explore the area while walking Thatcher.

After a long afternoon walk, we headed back to the apartment and I cooked a pizza and found a little ABC Family Harry Potter movie weekend. Thatcher and I chilled and enjoyed Harry for the rest of the night on the couch. Saturday morning I woke up, chatted with my mom on the phone and heard stories about my parents latest labordoodle puppy addition to the family. I can't wait to meet him sometime in the future! After I finished talking with mom I quickly got dressed to take Thatcher out for a morning walk. We really explored. We walked around for about an hour and a half. We tired each other out. We walked around the river front and all parts of the neighborhood and of course encountered a lot of other dogs a long the way.

Resting on the boardwalk

looking at the river

Pondering doing some trapeze

We were both tired after this outing. We went back to the apartment and relaxed the rest of the afternoon. I did venture out for some lunch and to grab a milkshake, but the majority of the day was spent watching Beveryly Hills 90210 and Harry Potter. Thatcher didn't seem to mind.

Sunday, I went to eat lunch/brunch with Christa and MV at Le Pain Quotadien. They were still serving breakfast when we got there so I got some yummy french toast and strawberries with a cafe au lait to go with it. So yummmmy! After we ate we walked around Eastern Market and got some Pickles from this pickle stand. We got the sour ones. They have all different kinds and I really liked the Wasabi ones too.

yummy french toast

our pint of pickles!

After we left Eastern Market we decided to head over to the Tidal Basin and go see the famous Washington Cherry Blossoms that bloomed ahead of schedule this year due to the warm weather. They were BEAUTIFUL. I'm so glad I got to see them, since they only bloom for such a short period of time. We walked all around the Tidal Basin with the rest of the crowd. It was definitely a perfect day for this adventure. We also had a few Marine One sitings!

Such a fun weekend, but super tiring. I crashed when I got home Sunday night!