A little family time

Kristine's family is currently visiting DC. What they didn't know was that Amy Jo is part of the whole DC experience, so I've been spending some quality family time with them. For as close as Kristine and I have gotten, and considering Luke refers to us as *the twins,* this shouldn't have come as a complete surprise.

We toured the Kennedy Center on Saturday morning. It was extremely large! The chandeliers were all gorgeous, and the gifts from other nations were very unique. I was surprised there were so many performance venues in just one building. Hopefully we can get tickets to see the ballet company perform Cinderella before we leave...keep your fingers crossed :)

Today we (Kristine's family, Mercedes & Abby) rented a van from the airport and went on a day trip to Annapolis. It was completely opposite of Friday's day trip to Philadelphia. We all had a very relaxing time, even though it was a bit rainy and cold. The Navy base was really cool. Everything seemed very prestigious! And let's just say, we didn't mind running into the Midshipman downtown in their formal summer uniforms ;)

We were able to walk everywhere in about 10 minutes, which is really quite short compared to what we're used to in DC. After eating lunch at Chick and Ruth's (the cutest diner with a ton of politician influenced menu options and photographs lining the walls), we toured the base and took a trolley tour of the city. Then we hit up a few of the small shops on Main Street before eating dinner at Buddy's (known for it's seafood).

Highlights of today included Mercedes shooting a piece of her crab leg across the table at me, buying a very cute pair of shoes, and hearing one of the largest pipe organs ever made played in the Navy chapel. Oh yeah...and seeing the uniformed students of the academy!

(And as an aside, I really hope those I gave tours to in the Capitol thought I did a better job than I thought my tour guides at the Kennedy Center and the Naval Academy did this weekend. If not, I formally apologize to all of those people here and now.)

It was great getting out of the city Friday and today, but I'm starting to dread leaving DC. I only have a few weeks left, and I don't have any definite plans post-graduation. I'm trying not to stress over the matter, but it's still an unsettling feeling. Keep your fingers crossed that everything will fall into place for me sooner rather than later.

Thanks, and I love you all!!!