Solo Tourist

Everything is swell here in D.C. I love this city! The weather is beautiful, the people are nice and it's steeped with some awesome history. I've been trying to finish work early to check out some of the touristy stuff.

Declaration of Independence:
John Hancock signature (so faded!):
The Constitution:
The Emancipation Proclamation:

I also walked around the National Mall (the big park that all the cool history-stuff is located on). There, I saw the Washington Memorial:
And, my favorite, the Capitol. SO much bigger in real life and quite pretty.


Oh.. and work is going great too ;-)

Destination: Washington D.C.

I wrapped up my visit in Kansas City today and flew out for a 5 day work trip in Washington D.C. With everything going on, I had NO time to pack or plan for this trip and it's my first time here. And I'm alone. With a rental car, no less. It's fine, I told myself on the flight.. surely the rental car will have a navigation system so I can learn my way around. No such luck. Got in the car with my 2 *huge* bags of wrinkled and stinky clothes from the last week. Me and my map. *panic attack*
Actually, I made it just fine. Made exactly SIX u-turns, but I'm safe and sound in the (very nice, might I add...) hotel. I'm trying to figure out how I'll check out some of the local sights before I leave.

A Baby Is Born...

Two days ago my BFF from middle school gave birth to a beautiful baby girl! I found out her water broke on Tuesday while I was at work, around noon. I immediately booked the next flight back home and I was there for the birth at 12:30am that night. Isabelle is absolutely perfect - I have a new love in my life :-)

Little Blue House

DH and I moved again last weekend. Hopefully for the last time until he graduates in May!! I've been calling it the "little blue house". It's cute and cozy (and full of boxes at the current moment).
It was no easy move. DH's parents came down from K.C. to help us and the temp was insane. Check out the 103 degree reading from my car...

We've landed in OKC again!

Well.. 2.5 weeks from "the accident" as everyone keeps saying. I'm feeling mucho better! Just today I realized I can now walk up and down stairs by alternating legs, rather than using only my good leg to get up. Later this week I start physical therapy, bi-weekly for a month.

We're now totally moved into the small apartment and I'll be starting my new (awesome) job one of these days soon.

I just found out that my first traveling assignment is to Washington D.C.! Joy! I've always wanted to go there :) When I'm there I get a way cool super-duper-all-access-government-badge, a govnt computer and a govnt cell phone. Oy!

This weekend my mom is driving down to OK to bring me my car, since I haven't been released to drive yet.

'Till then, I'm just chilling at home, rainy days abound.

A mile in my shoes

Last weekend I had a water skiing accident. Can you believe I broke and dislocated my hip? I wasn't even trying to do any cool tricks and I had a horrible wipe-out on the lake. Spent about 36 hours in the hospital. I'm home now on 2 weeks bedrest.

My life for now:
Friend R sent these really pretty (and happy!) flowers to the hospital:
Other friends/family have come to visit me, brought me food/magazines/books. I'm a lucky girl, actually.

DH also took the 2 weeks off to basically wait on me hand and foot ;-)

Plus.. in the midst of all this excitement.. I got a new job! I'm heading back to Oklahoma for a full time research job. I'll be with DH again soon!

Finally... London Pictures!

Well... a month later and we finally had time to upload all 300 zillion of our Europe pics and sort through them. Here's some of my favs :)

Buckingham Palace

Can't go to London without checking out the tele in the famous red booth
We created our own pub crawl...
British Museum
the Rosetta Stone
Worked up an appetite perusing the museum and grabbed a hot dog from a street vendor. The pigeons joined us.
Then we headed over to King's Cross Station (made famous by Harry Potter) and attempted to enter the wizard world through Platform 9 3/4.

One of the best ways to get a great view of the city was from the London Eye. Basically, a huge ferris wheel. We timed the ride for sunset. Perfection.
London Bridge
One of my favorite things we did, visited the longest running play in the West End. Agatha Christie's Mousetrap


Day trip to Windsor Castle, so so pretty

Stonehenge
Roman Baths


touching the "healing waters"We also drank some of the water (very warm and salty)