Farewell D.C....hello N.C.!

We said good-bye to Washington D.C. yesterday and hello to North Carolina yesterday!  But, let's back up to Saturday...where we left off on our trip.  Saturday morning we went to the Spy Museum, which was a very fun and creative museum.  Unfortunately, this was the day that I lost my driver's license.  We think it fell out of my pocket either on the metro or at the museum, but it hasn't turned up yet.  We're crossing our fingers that I can back on my plane back to SD!
After the Spy Museum we had to go see the White House.  There were boy scouts everywhere for a jamboree this weekend, but once we got through the crowds the view was spectacular.

That night Daniel and I stayed at Dupont Circle and had a fun LaFuze date night.  The next morning we took a walk around the busiest circle intersection in D.C. and found the BEST farmer's market.  I typically compare farmer's market to the one in Little Italy and I have yet to find one that comes close, but this one had a far better produce selection.  Despite the heat, everyone was out and about sampling produce and purchasing great products.

Next stop was Arlington!  We were able to see the Arlington House, JFK memorial, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  Daniel was highly interested in the changing of the gaurds, and seeing their dedication and honor was very humbling.  They gaurd the tomb 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 

The view from the Arlington House.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Our last day we traveled over to Georgetown, which is the cutest place ever with great shops and restaurants.  Also, the infamous Georgetown Cupcakes is here...the shop "DC Cupcakes" is filmed at.  Before we got our delicious cupcakes we went to Dean & Deluca for coffee.  I don't know why but I just love it there!  Then, we got in line for cupcakes and it went surprisingly fast.  The business was also attributed to the lingering camera crews filming some last minute film for the show.

Mission Accomplished!  Delicious cupcakes in my tummy :)

Just sipping on some iced coffee...complete bliss!

Iced coffee...Daniel's frappe...Daniel and I in a nutshell.

We said good-bye to D.C. at the beautiful Union Station and boarded our train to take us to family in North Carolina.  Everything was smooth sailing until we got stuck about 5 miles away from our stop due to track problems.  Our train pulled in exactly 2 hours after our scheduled time.  Now we're here in beautiful North Caroline and today is definitely going to be a relaxing day by the pool.  It is also my step-sister, Ashley's, birthday!  We are so blessed to be able to take all of this time off, travel, and see important friends and family.