Look Who Came To Town! (I even included pictures)

A few weeks ago, my old roommate from college, Elissa and her sister Kirsten came to town for a visit. They were came in on a Friday night, and left the next Wednesday. We had quite the visit in between. The point of the trip was to see the cherry blossoms down on the Mall, but we definitely got a lot more than that done.

The girls spent the first day at the Bull Run Battlefields (after missing the bus to get to the Metro downtown). Friday night we stayed the night at the JW Marriot. I wasn't that impressed. I even tried their $75 robes. My robe is much nicer.

Saturday we did more walking than I care to remember. We saw all of the monuments, the former Italian Embassy (it was practically in Maryland!), the Library of Congress, and even went under to all the tunnels that connect the Library and all of the House office buildings. This doesn't even touch the surface of your trek!

Sunday was church day, and then that evening, we were off to.....




Monday was spent in Philly. We spent the night at a Residence Inn Sunday night, and I must say I thought it was much nicer than the JW Marriot. Maybe I'm just too simple. Philly was fun. We saw the major historical sites and of course got a Philly Cheesesteak!

Tuesday was mostly stuff in town. We spent a lot of the day in Falls Church going through cemeteries. We were looking for the grave of Edgar Alan Poe's doctor when he died. Apparently he was once mayor of Falls Church. We also went to Arlington National Cemetery. We saw the big stuff there and also stopped at my grandpa's grave. He served in the Korean War and Vietnam. Now we have a pass to drive through the cemetery, and we don't have to pay and park in the Visitor's Lot!

All in all it was a fun trip! It's always fun to play these girls. I don't get to see them enough!

Where Has The Time Gone?

So it's been almost two years since I last posted. I wouldn't be surprised if I no longer have any followers, but that' okay. However, if there is anyone out there instead of writing a long post to try to catch up on the last two years, I'll just post in list form. I guess only time will tell whether or not I keep it up. So without further adieu, here is my last two years.

In February 2009, I started a temp job working in an HR department at a hospital, hired permanently in June 2009
Completed two 10K's in Richmond
Traveled to Utah twice
Went to New York 4 times
Made a trip to Denver
Played at the beach a few times
Bought a brand new car
Earned my PHR in June 2010
Passed the record of the time I've stayed in one job since college
Got promoted at my job after two years (okay it’s not happening for three more weeks, but it’s effective in April)
Grilled food on a grill myself for the first time (did it twice in one summer)
Served as Activities Chair in my Ward
Currently a Gospel Doctrine Instructor
Spent some time in Boston and Salem Massachusetts
Got a season pass to Kings Dominion
Worked hard on getting a good tan last summer
I saw two friends leave on missions, one join the army, and too many to count get married.
I took by brother out to school at BYU. He graduated from High School in June, and I got to play the part of mom when I took him out there.
I was set apart as a Temple Worker at the Washington DC Temple (I did that previously before moving to NYC)
I gave 3 or 4 talks in Sacrament Meeting
Saw Diddy’s Car he was riding in.(That’s not really much of an accomplishment)
Attended 7 concerts
I’ve played basketball through church and play with a group regularly.
I took up Zumba!

Okay, so I’m sure I’ve done a whole lot more in the past few years, but I can’t think of anything else right now. My goal this year though is to try to write on here more.