Our time in DC post South Africa was kind of one big blur. A long, slow blur actually. We had a couple things left on our to-do-in-DC list before we headed west, so we decided to use all the time we had left that wasn't spent packing up our life and selling things on Craigslist to check some tourist destinations off our list.
It started with Taylor taking a trip to Phoenix for some job interviews, and then me going to Phoenix immediately when he got home for the annual girls' weekend! So basically, I saw Taylor for one week in all of March, which was totally fine because he got a job, and I got a weekend full of pedicures, shopping, sunshine, and Rito's green chile burritos. Win-win...WIN
I'm actually just going to dump a bunch of photos on here and wrap it up real quick...because it's almost July, that's why.
^first thing first, when we got back from South Africa we decided to share some big news! I'll save preggo deets for another post..
^these are the only two photos I have from my girl's weekend in Phoenix. Partly because we hadn't announced my pregnancy to anyone except family yet and for some stupid reason I felt like a whale already (? oh little did I know...), and partly because I was having such a good time didn't feel the need to keep my phone with me...like the whole weekend (oooops). That cute little chunk right there is the newest niece miss Adalyn, I super like her. As for the tub photo, I'm not entirely sure myself, but I like it :)
^spring in DC is a joke. BUT, since it was slightly warmer some days we took the puppies to the park a lot more often, which is always fun...until a runner goes by...
^The cherry blossoms were gorgeous as ever, but unfortunately most of them came right before a huge rain storm, so they didn't last long this year. Luckily a street in our neighborhood seems to have some late bloomers, so we got double the cherry blossoms! When the blossoms fall it looks like pink confetti snow, and the sidewalks and streets are littered in cherry blossom corpses for several weeks afterwards. Which is kind of beautiful, but the smell this year (sensitive nose over here) really got to me and when we walked down this street to the gym I had to plug my nose to keep from feeling nauseated. Go hormones!
^Mount Vernon (George Washington's home) was one of the last unchecked boxes on our list of things to do when living in DC, so we spent an afternoon touring and exploring the grounds. It was beautiful and surprisingly humble, which makes me like that first president of ours even more than I already did!
^Monticello was the last unchecked box, and I honestly can tell you that this was by far my very favorite of all the places we've been and things we have done on the East Coast. Thomas Jefferson was so enlightened and one of the most inspirational men. What a man, what a house! The entire theme of his home was education, he wanted people who visited him to leave with more knowledge than they came with, and every single room and feature of his home was designed in a way to teach. It was truly the most incredible experience, and the grounds were GORGEOUS! If you ever get the chance to go see Monticello, I strongly urge you to take it!
^after two years of hard work, Taylor graduated from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University with his Master's! Words cannot express how proud I am of this guy. I feel so lucky to have such a hardworking, dedicating husband! He is the best example to me, and I know he's going to be the best role model for our children of how important education is, and how to work hard for the things you want in life. Thank you, Taylor Robinson, for putting so much work into your career so you can provide for our little family and give us a comfortable and happy life! I love you so much!
(also, I'm 20 weeks pregnant in this photo)
^Sam and Susan came to DC for Taylor's graduation and spent the weekend with us. We hit up our favorite DC restaurants for the last time with them and they helped us pack everything from our little apartment into the trailer to move us back West! It was bitter sweet leaving that tiny basement apartment. When we got in the car to pull out for the last time, we both started unexpectedly crying. We had been missing Arizona so much, and were so eager to leave. But when it came down to it, I think we both realized how amazing our experience in DC had been. It was one of the best decisions we ever made to move across the country for school. We were able to establish who we were as a couple, and make new traditions for ourselves and our future family. I had a wonderful career in DC that gave me experiences I couldn't have gotten anywhere else. We made some of the best friends and the best memories there, and even though we were excited to get back to our desert, we realized how sad we were to leave all of our friends (both human and canine); to walk away from a little apartment that changed our lives so drastically.
Thank you DC! Thank you Chevy Chase Ward! Thank you Interpreting job, and Georgetown University! Thank you dear friends from work and school for all that you did for Taylor and I! DC will always hold a very special place in our hearts and our memories, I'm so grateful for every single of one our crazy adventures, the hard and the fun!
*that last photo is to illustrate how much Coco wanted to stay, or rather how much she didn't want to get in the car (she gets car anxiety, poor thing)
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