I know I've been MIA for like the whole month of December. Probably because this month has been CRAZY for me between work, studying for my OCN in the new year, and getting ready for Christmas. It's been hard to find time to experiment with crafts and baking, travel, or even read something non-textbook lately. However I did take time out of my busy schedule to surprise Madi with a quick overnight trip to Washington DC this past weekend! Madi had never been into the city, and since his favorite team the wizards was playing my favorite team the clippers, I thought it would be the perfect Christmas surprise! And it turns out I was right! We had a fantastic weekend. Here were some of our favorite things and things we highly recommend doing in DC:
1) DC Tours By Foot
We found this tour company on Trip Advisor. The great part about this tour: ITS FREE. Well it's name your own price, but not a binding contract of how much you have to pay. They have different tours on different days and times, but we found the 2 hour National Mall tour to be plenty long and had lots of great information. We recommend this company!
2) The Commissary
An eatery in Logan's Circle that was such a chill hipster vibe but also a decently priced brunch in the city. For us it was about a mile out of the way, which meant extra steps, but it was worth the hike! Madi loved their Energy Breakfast, which consisted of egg whites, chicken, and spinach with wheat toast. I stuck to my pancakes and bacon, also delicious!
3) The Verizon Center
If you can, go see a Wizards or Capitals game at the Verizon Center. They have a chick-fil-a inside, making it 100% amazing to eat at too! Except we went on a Sunday. Darn.
4) Matchbox 360
They have multiple locations of this restaurant throughout DC, but we went to the Chinatown location. YUM. They have brick oven woodfired pizza and a whole other section of their menu with regular food that is equally delicious.
5) Georgetown Cupcakes
We didn't make a stop on this trip, and it is SUPER touristy, but you have to go to Georgetown Cupcakes if you have never been. This is the home of the DC Cupcakes show on TLC. The cupcakes are not THE BEST EVER but they're pretty darn good. Worth the extra steps and you get to see Georgetown. #winning
So there you have it! Our trip couldn't have been much better. We were blessed with great cool weather, and although it was supposed to rain it was more just overcast. We stayed near Chinatown and the Verizon center and got a great deal about a month out on Hotels.com! Love that site!! We're here in Florida now for family time and a wedding, excited to get some sunshine and warmth before heading back to chilly NC. Hoping to get back into blogging about our life adventures, projects, eats and reads more often in January, but I still will be studying so we shall see!
Have a safe and Happy New Year everyone!
- Olivia :)
- Olivia :)
