We went on a very last minute trip to Washington DC this weekend to visit with Maysa, an exchange student that lived with my parents around 4 years ago. She was in the United States translating for a group of teachers and we really wanted to see her so we decided to drive up and visit. We left Friday morning and Jason worked in the car and then at the hotel when we arrived. I was a pretty scary driver in DC...I really couldn't figure out what was going on with the traffic circles that have stoplights! Ahhh! We got to the hotel and tried to check in although the room wasn't ready (What a pain!) We ended up waiting around in the hotel which was okay because it was super nice. They had huge koi fish which Ellie absolutely loved. She even got to help feed them and could have stood and watched them for hours.
We took the subway down to the mall to meet Maysa. We found her and stopped in at Starbucks for a little break and a chance to catch up with her and then made our way back to the hotel for Happy Hour (Embassy Suites :) Don't worry I ordered a Shirley Temple! We ended up having dinner at a really good Chinese restaurant and then stayed up way to late visiting with Maysa. Ellie enjoyed playing with her and we were so happy for them to have an opportunity to meet!
On Saturday Maysa was leaving for NYC so we drove over to Jason's dad and stepmom's house in Delaware. We ate lunch and then took Ellie to the golf course where they have a carousel. Ellie loved riding the carousel and then played on the super cool playground that they have.
We visited and had a great time Saturday night and Sunday morning and then drove home Sunday afternoon. We have been wanting to get up to Delaware with Ellie so it was nice to do that...although our visit was too short. We had a great- whirlwind-last-minute, traveling weekend...probably last until Little Miss Hamilton 2 makes her arrival!
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