But it's okay- because it's the holidays!! DC is absolutely gorgeous all decorated for Christmas- even more gorgeous than usual, if that's even possible. I love it. This week is the lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree AND the White House Christmas tree- and I'm stoked for tonight's Christmas tree lighting in Georgetown and Parade of Boat Lights on the Potomac. Last night we went to the Temple for the Festival of Lights- I've gone every year of my life since I was born. Seriously.
My friends are really cool.
Ever since we've entered the month of December I've been having mini-emotional breakdowns when I remember that this is the month that I have to leave DC. Luckily I managed to snag an internship that is one week longer than everyone else's and I get to stay with my Grandparents for a week- which will be awesome-but it's still not long enough. I don't want to leave.
On our way home from church (all shoved into a van, stuck in traffic on Wisconsin, surrounded by cute little Georgetown houses and Christmas decorations) someone asked "What has been everyone's favorite part about this semester?" It was fun to hear everyone's responses- there were a lot of BEACH replies (of course, because we went to the beach in DE, and DE is where it's AT), Gettsyburg/Harper's Ferry trip, Mount Vernon, Washington Monument, Good Stuff trips, etc. But after we all said our favorite thing we started reminiscing on small things we did as a group that really made our DC trip special. Later I dug through some old pics and thought about all of the good memories (it's sad because this totally sounds like a eulogy or something- and I'm still going to be here for two weeks...)- but here's a few fun things we did that I failed to document. Okay, to be honest, I failed to document a lot of things- sorry. I had such grand aspirations for this blog. Oh well!
Here is our fun group playing ultimate frisbee on the National Mall. IN THE RAIN. Epic night. We probably played ultimate at least ten times in the park across the street from our building- but this night was by far the most fun. We actually had a group of tourists stop and watch us play- that's how good we are. yeah.
sorry for the bad quality- it was dark, it was raining- and oh yeah, these aren't my pics. I'm really good at pirating people's photos... usually. I didn't do the greatest job on these...
I love this shot- I don't know what happened to the girls version (which is probably a good thing... sweaty girls with wet hair aren't as cool looking as sweaty guys with wet hair. let's be honest.)
So much fun.
This is the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear- with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The day before Halloween. It was incredible. So much fun- we heard The Roots, Ozzy Osbourne, Cat Stevens, and so much more. Thousands of people showed up- it was definitely one of the few times in my life I've regretted being short. I couldn't see anything until Adam put me on his shoulders- and then I saw Kareem Abdul Jabar!
So all throughout the Capitol there are little wooden signs everywhere that say "authorized personnel only" or "closed to public" or "restricted area". Those are my favorite places in the Capitol. This is one of those places:
Library of Congress with Adam, Britt, and AJ
Future Secretary of Defense?
Halloween Dance Party
This is one of my favorite group pictures- we are standing in front of the Brigham Young statue in the old House of Representatives chamber in the Capitol. I walk by this statue almost every day- it was so fun to see it with my friends!
Remembering our nation's heroes on Veteran's Day at Arlington National Cemetary.
Phew. Well, there will be plenty more pictures as this semester draws to a close and we try to cram everything fun left into one week- I can't wait!
Oh, and in honor of Harry Potter night, which was one of the best nights here at the Barlow, here is my roommate's favorite picture:
For Real.
