DCLX and my life 23 years ago

Two weekends ago I spent a lovely time in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, a homecoming of sorts as well as swing dance trip all combined into one. Here are some thoughts from the weekend.

- Jet Blue really does have more legroom!
- you have a 90% chance of getting a car rental upgrade at Dulles airport if you arrive at 6am on a Thursday morning
- the beltway is a circle. Pure EVIL! I grew up there and am constantly confused as to which direction NORTH is…
- …consequently, U-turns are your friend
- the middle school you attended 23 years ago still smells the same but the furniture is smaller
- Maryland is for Crabs, unfortunately spring isn't crab eatin' season
- rain sucks
- swing dancing makes all your ailments magically go away…temporarily
- ice packs (or frozen bags of peas) are your friend
- James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution, never set foot in DC
- the Old Post Office Pavilion has great views of the city, unfortunately the tower is open to the elements and if it’s windy it’s not fun…
- happy hour in DC has a decidedly political spin
- east coast guys are attracteeeeve
- you will get lost driving in DC however you are damn lucky if you look up and realize that the “missed turn” has miraculously put you directly in front of said establishment you were looking for in the 1st place
- the monuments are stunning; be it day or night, 1st or 801st time viewing them

Random photos from my solitary day in DC on Friday as well as the visit to my grandparents grave on Saturday. A quick story about that day...as I arrived at the cemetery it started to lightly rain, fitting I thought. Then as I was being led to my grandparents plot I thought I should have brought flowers because that's what people do when they visit a grave, right? Well, as I walked up to their plot there was a single stem of fake purple flowers right there, as if they blew away from another arrangement nearby except there were no other fake flowers in close proximity. Fate? Possibly.

1984 was a pivotal year.

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Comments

[Lisa]

Beautiful pics! M-Lo and I are headed to DC for 3 days after I'm in Phila. for a wedding and a similar trip down memory lane. Would love to get your 2 cents on the "must-see" attractions since we have limited time and that's your old hood. No pics from DCLX? you must've been having too much fun! I'd love a full re-cap when you have time .. have some updates for you too. xoxo