Off to Williamsburg, VA. to spend a few hours before heading down to Norfolk for Mike's class.
Sorry Uncle Tom, but after this visit, Uncle Mike is definitely the favorite Walters Uncle!
After spending a few hours in very busy Williamsburg, VA, we drove down to Norfolk. Mike took his 'Sharpshooter' class/test and is the US Navy's newest Master Sharpshooter. (That's my shout-out to you Mike!) My mom and I went to dinner and hung out at the local MD's playarea while Mike was tied up. We headed home and were in bed around midnight.
The plan for Saturday was to hang out for a few hours around home in the morning and then head into Washington D.C. to see the cherry blossoms and catch the National's Baseball game. If only it could have gone so smoothly! :) We should have had some indicator as to what our day was going to be like when we pulled into the Vienna Metro Station and had to park on the top deck of the parking garage. The train into the city was PACKED. We got on at the first stop and the metro was packed.
Once we realized the full extent of the metro mayhem, we decided to split up. My mom and I would get off at the Smithsonian stop so that she could see the cherry blossoms and so that we could snap a few pictures of Colby, and the 'big boys' would head over the the baseball stadium to get tickets for the game (my mom and I would just pick up our tickets at will-call.) WELL...just getting OUT of the Smithsonian METRO STOP took us over 35 MINUTES. The amount of bodies in that are were UNBELIEVABLE. Seriously, unless you were there, words can't describe the chaos. Anywho, we finally got out and headed towards the Tidal Basin for pictures. Not too long after we were on our way, we got a call from the boys saying that the Nat's game was sold-out (except for standing room and single tickets) so the boys were on their way to meet us. **Side note...The Nat's Sold Out? Are you kidding me? They NEVER sell-out. Crazy bad luck.** My mom and I chilled on the mall below the Washington Monument for a while waiting for the boys.
I'm pretty sure that everyone who has ever been to see the cherry blossoms has a picture exactly like this one! I couldn't resist.
The plan for Saturday was to hang out for a few hours around home in the morning and then head into Washington D.C. to see the cherry blossoms and catch the National's Baseball game. If only it could have gone so smoothly! :) We should have had some indicator as to what our day was going to be like when we pulled into the Vienna Metro Station and had to park on the top deck of the parking garage. The train into the city was PACKED. We got on at the first stop and the metro was packed.
Once we realized the full extent of the metro mayhem, we decided to split up. My mom and I would get off at the Smithsonian stop so that she could see the cherry blossoms and so that we could snap a few pictures of Colby, and the 'big boys' would head over the the baseball stadium to get tickets for the game (my mom and I would just pick up our tickets at will-call.) WELL...just getting OUT of the Smithsonian METRO STOP took us over 35 MINUTES. The amount of bodies in that are were UNBELIEVABLE. Seriously, unless you were there, words can't describe the chaos. Anywho, we finally got out and headed towards the Tidal Basin for pictures. Not too long after we were on our way, we got a call from the boys saying that the Nat's game was sold-out (except for standing room and single tickets) so the boys were on their way to meet us. **Side note...The Nat's Sold Out? Are you kidding me? They NEVER sell-out. Crazy bad luck.** My mom and I chilled on the mall below the Washington Monument for a while waiting for the boys.
I'm pretty sure that everyone who has ever been to see the cherry blossoms has a picture exactly like this one! I couldn't resist.
So, apparently we need to take Colby to the doctor...He's growing a monument out of his head! (I so did not mean the picture to look like that.)
You can kind of see the sea of people in the back-ground. Crazyness. I've never been in D.C. when it's been so packed.
You can kind of see the sea of people in the back-ground. Crazyness. I've never been in D.C. when it's been so packed.Once the boys found us, we did finally make it down to the Tidal Basin. There were SO MANY PEOPLE that we couldn't get a spot to take pictures with the water in the background, so we settled. We definitely got a few great shots.
So, because they stopped letting people on the Metro at the Smithsonian stop we decided to be sneaky and cross the bridge over to Arlington to catch the metro there. (Figuring less people would opt out of walking all the way over there.) Our idea would have been a success, except for the fact that there was a bomb threat at either the Arlington stop or the Pentagon stop (we never heard for sure which one specifically) and both stops were shut completely down. No trains going in or out. We took the opportunity to make a quick 'pit stop' in the Arlington Ntl. Cemetery's clean restrooms. And then ended up just catching a cab to take us to the Rosslyn Metro stop.
After another FULL train ride, and a stop for dinner we made it home around 11:00 pm. Another fun, but totally exhausting day.
As far as visits go, this was one of the most exhausting, but definitely one to remember. We did a lot in a short amount of time and are all no worse for the wear! My Mom and Mike were on a bus headed for JFK airport by 6:30 am Sunday morning.
So, because they stopped letting people on the Metro at the Smithsonian stop we decided to be sneaky and cross the bridge over to Arlington to catch the metro there. (Figuring less people would opt out of walking all the way over there.) Our idea would have been a success, except for the fact that there was a bomb threat at either the Arlington stop or the Pentagon stop (we never heard for sure which one specifically) and both stops were shut completely down. No trains going in or out. We took the opportunity to make a quick 'pit stop' in the Arlington Ntl. Cemetery's clean restrooms. And then ended up just catching a cab to take us to the Rosslyn Metro stop.
After another FULL train ride, and a stop for dinner we made it home around 11:00 pm. Another fun, but totally exhausting day. As far as visits go, this was one of the most exhausting, but definitely one to remember. We did a lot in a short amount of time and are all no worse for the wear! My Mom and Mike were on a bus headed for JFK airport by 6:30 am Sunday morning.
5 comments:
I don't know if I have ever crammed so much into a three day weekend! I had a great time! I needed a few days to come up and recover. Thanks for teh great time, Sis!
i love the cute picture of your darling family in the cherry blossom tree!
What a weekend!
First, Colby is so cute (and Kyle too of course).
Second, we haven't been in to see the blossoms yet this year, but your description of the crowds makes me just want to stay home and enjoy our neighbor's blossoms instead. Yikes!
The reason the National's sold out is because every fan in the country has heard about the awesome new sound system Lonn designed and they just had to check it out.
Sounds like you had fun.
Teryl, I am SURE that must have been the reason. It couldn't have possibly been because they were playing the Red Sox and 90% of the fans at the Nats. stadium were Sox fans! It had to have been the sound system!
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