Wasthington DC

Terrill and I have been wanting to take a trip to DC for a while so this past weekend, we decided to take advantage of the BEAUTIFUL weather. It was about 75 degrees outside so we decided to sport our t-shirt and shorts. We spent Friday and Saturday in DC seeing our nations capitol. I must say we walked a ton!! I felt like an old women because I was getting so tired, I guess that is what a desk job does to you!!

We started Friday by eating at one of Terrill's favorite restaurants he found while he was in London (Nado's). It was delicious. After lunch we went to the national archives museum and saw the original Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence & The Constitution. It was so awesome to see the signature of those brave men who helped form our nation

Then we headed over to Air & Space museum and walked by the capitol building on the way. It was wonderful. After the Air and Space museum we headed down to the Holocaust museum which was very sobering, and eye opening.

After walking almost for 5 hours, we were pooped and needed some food so we headed to Pot Belly's for dinner and then headed back to the Washington Monument, World War II Memorial and The Lincoln Memorial. On our way back to the car, we walked by the white house. The whole day was a blast! Let's just say we slept really well that night!












Terrill wanted a picture with the Washington Monument coming out of his head. Why...I do not know.



This was truely a breathtaking moment.



On Saturday, we went to the Temple in the morning then took the Metro into DC. We went out to lunch at Open City Diner and it was delicious and seemed to be very popular! We walked from lunch over to the Zoo and saw a ton of animals. It was so much fun to see and it was nice that everything was free. As I mentioned this to Terrill, he kindly reminded me that none of it was free and was paid for by our tax dollars. Point well taken.











This Otter was adorable and kept scratching it's back.

V-Day

Valentines day came and went so fast but I wanted to post a few pics anways. Terrill surprised me with heart attacking the apartment and beautiful flowers. I made a red themed breakfast and dinner. It was a lot of fun to surprise each other!!






Pink heart shaped pancakes for breakfast

Thanks Terrill for making Valentine's day fun and special. I am truely blessed to have you in my life!

Washington's Crossing

Today was whopping 37 degrees outside, and since it was so warm compared to what it has been, we decided to venture out and do some site seeing. We went to Washington's crossing which is where Washington's army crossed the river on Christmas eve to defeat the Hessian army at Trenton. There were some cool old houses and a visitors center. Everything was temporary closed but we took the opportunity to walk around and take some pictures. It was really windy and cold but felt good to be outside and see a new place!

Happy Birthday Dad

Last Saturday (1-29-2011) would have been my Dad's 60th Birthday. To remember him, I made him a cake! Because my family is kind of spread out and weren't able to be together, each of us made a cake to remember dad on his birthday! I made it a happy day with thoughts of my dad. I made sure to listen to The Car's while I baked (one of his favorite bands).



Terrill and I also went out to Chinese food for lunch. We had a great time, except I realized that Chow Mein is not the same thing as Lo Mein. Lo Mein is what I actually wanted and Chow Mein is what I ordered because I got the two mixed up :( I learned my lesson!

The Seasons of Langhorne

WINTER

The snow here is BEAUTIFUL! Minus having to drive in it, it isn't all that bad. A few days ago it snowed about 15 inches and the pictures below are the result of it. Terrill got to leave work in D.C. early so we went out and took a walk and played in the snow. This weather is also another reason why I have taken so long to update the blog, we have stayed inside the month of January!!!

This is what I woke up to on Thursday morning. It took me a good 25 minutes to uncover the car.

FALL

The Fall here is even more BEAUTIFUL than the snow. I loved watching all the leaves change colors. We took a lot of the pictures below at a park near us when we were out for a walk. It makes you grateful for all of the creations Heavenly Father has made for us.

This is at our Apartment Complex

2010 New Year Resolutions Completed!

Generally speaking, I set New Year Resolutions and then forget about them for the last half of the year. This past year, I made a conscious effort to not do that so I wanted to document my progress. The following were my resolutions and I am excited to set new ones for this coming year! I found the key of setting resolutions for myself, is to keep it simple!

• Read 5 books - This was so much fun! I have found a love of reading...! I exceeded my goal because I found it to be so relaxing and fun. Here was my list I completed: Beloved Emma, Joseph Smith the Prophet, Stolen Innocence, Honolulu, Molokai, The Last Song, I saw Heaven, The Rainmaker (still in process)
  
• Give 1 Book of Mormon Away - Doing something like this is really hard for me, so I am hoping to continue to build courage in this respect, but I accomplished my goal and I hope the individual I shared this with will benefit from that book as much as I have.
  
• Set bi-weekly goals - This one was one that I didn't do consistantly, but when I did, I found that setting little goals each week helped me to stay more on track in my life. This one still needs improving!
  
• Read my scriptures before church on Sunday rather than after - I feel like this one helped me to stay more focused and feel the spirit stronger in church.
• Run 1 Marathon - I ran the Ogden Marathon in 3:45 hours. It was the hardest one that I ran because Dad passed away 8 days prior too. I did my best to not let my emotions get the better of me, but my sister and I ran it for Dad. I persevered through it, but didn't qualify for Boston. I have decided I like running 1/2 marathons better. I think my body likes that better!
  

Bring on 2011!!

Christmas In New York 12-10-10

The weekend before we went out to California for Christmas, Terrill and I enjoyed a weekend in New York. We took the train in from Trenton on Friday night and walked around the Rockefeller center. The next morning we headed to the temple. We had planned on seeing a Broadway play but the line was 3 hours long at time square was so our plans changed. Instead of going to a show we walked all around Central Park. It was a beautiful day and the park was so much fun to see! It was nice because random strangers kept offering to take pictures of us, because they would see how we were struggling to get the right shot of the two of us by ourselves. We were grateful for the kindness of those strangers!

The view from our Hotel.