Washington DC!

Just returned home today from Washington DC (Rob actually flew back yesterday). We had a great time. We got to stay with Anna and James and their two adorable boys. We had such a fun time. I hadn't seen Anna for a year and a half!! It was soooo great to reconnect, chat, stay up late, play games, go shopping, and talk about our babies. Anna is so much fun to be around. She cracks jokes, makes me laugh, and I just feel so completely comfortable around her. In high school we were obsessive Goodwill shoppers, and to this day, we are still loyal thrift store frequenters. We went to "The Country's Biggest Thrift Store" and spent five hours there scouting out every nook and corner. We both found some great things and the kiddos did surprisingly well.

We stayed up late, two of the nights, playing games with our good friends the Bohns. I also got to visit my old stopping grounds at The National Arboretum and show off Jasper to all my friends. We walked through the Asian Collection and saw the fall colors, which was really nice.

Anna did a really good job covering all the highlights of the trip on her blog http://fowlerfam.blogspot.com/

Here's a little run down of the WHOLE trip: I arrived two weeks ago, spent five days with Anna, then Rob flew in, we rented a car, drove to Tennessee, spent five days there, drove back, stopped overnight in Roanoke to see the Lubecks, then back to DC for three days! It was so great to see the Lubecks brand-new baby boy, Jackson. He's a little piece of heaven, so cute! We had a good time seeing them. We love the Lubecks so much.

When we got home today, Jasper seemed to be totally disoriented. I don't think he remembered that THIS is our home! He got really excited when we walked into his room and he saw his parlor lamp, though. It's good to be back but I'm really missing my sister tonight...