Happy First Day of Spring!
- At March 22, 2010
- By Jen
- In Families, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized
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So I’ve been dreaming about tropical vacations for the past, oh, 5 months? Thanks to the imminent warmer weather in this turn of seasons, there is finally substantial light at the end of a rainy gray tunnel! What a beautiful weekend we had. I spent mine down in D.C., on a little “mini vacation”, where a very special little man just experienced a first full year of life. Happy 1st Birthday to the ever sweet and smiley guest of honor!
I’m proud to call this lovely set of people family <3 Thank you for a wonderful weekend!
On our travels about the city, I couldn’t keep from expressing how much I LOVE the D.C. metro platforms. So open, clean, and inviting. Haha. Smooth escalators that wrap their way down each side make for a pleasant entry/exit… Chris even said it reminded him of Disney World, and coming from him that’s the highest of compliments. Did I mention the cathedral-like ceilings and lack of harsh light? And lining each edge of the platform are these little red circles that calmly pulse on and off as the train pulls in. Yes, I’m admitting my excitement over this detail. “Underground Oasis: a D.C. metro story”:
(Gallery Pl stop, L’Enfant Plaza stop, Union Station, National Museum of American History – First Ladies exhibit, NMAH abstract flag (40’x19′) above the entrance to a new Star-Spangled Banner gallery, and a bloomin’ sign of Spring!)
The LITTLE things
- At January 26, 2010
- By Jen
- In Families, Uncategorized
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Today was a combination of flooded streets and ridiculously strong gusts of wind. It’s been a while since I’ve seen so much rain come down so forcefully. Not even the raincoat kept me dry. At the same time, it was unusually warm for January, and rain never lasts forever. Tonight I’m thankful for family and friends. I’m thankful for their safety and health. I’m grateful stomping through sidewalk streams and running around in soaked through shoes, because I know I have a place to which I can return and recoup… a home where I can reach my loved ones at the sound of a dial tone, click of a mouse, or turn of a head. My heart goes out to a friend who has reminded me to embrace this gift. Loved ones near and far, you are in my thoughts… always.
