Weekend Getaway

For my last weekend off (I start my new job on Monday) Mark and I went to Washington DC. Mark’s cousin Ashley just moved there last week so we got to spend some time with her. On Friday night we went with her and Mark into the heart of downtown DC (to Chinatown, the national mall and such) and ate some good Mexican food, which is a rare occasion out here on the East coast. We stayed at an incredible hotel for really cheap, the hotel was much better than we were expecting, it was really nice! On Saturday morning Ashley’s boyfriend (the other Mark) took us to the Garden Tour at the White House. He works for the government so we got in for free and parked really close. It was mostly a bunch of trees, but it was a really neat experience to be that close to the White House. We kept hoping President Bush would pop his head out  On Saturday afternoon my wonderful husband took me to the DC temple. It is so sad that the temple for our district is more than 2 hours away, but it’s always well worth the trip. One of the few things we love about the East Coast is that you can be in 3 states and 1 district in a single day. All the good stuff is just a hop, skip and jump away. We had a wonderful weekend getaway and are ready for the busy, upcoming week.