Baseball and Fireworks!

Fireworks and Baseball!! This past Friday I went to a Nationals baseball game and had a fabulous time.  They lost to the Atlanta Braves, but there were fireworks after the game.  As my friends and I were walking back to the metro it started to rain, just like the rain in Lithuania, hard and long.  All the people tried to cram into the metro stop; babies were crying, rain was poring and everyone else was laughing.  

Saturday morning Megan and I ran down to the Mall to watch the Cherry Blossom's parade, just as we arrived we saw Timpview High School play, it was just wonderful.  After I went with my friend Lindsay to Georgetown and to the Japanese street festival.  Overall, I had an amazing weekend in D.C.

New York in the Spring Time!

This weekend I was in New York to see my good friend Liz!  We had so much fun!  Liz is one of the best people in the world, she makes you feel happy and excited the entire time you are with her.  My roommate Megan and I went up to New York on Friday night on the most ghetto Chinatown bus I have ever been on, the driver almost crashed five times.  Once we got into New York, Megan and I went to meet Liz at Radio City and we met Bill Hader from Saturday Night Live, it was rather exciting.

On Saturday Megan and I woke up early and took a FREE ferry to Staten Island, which goes right past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  That afternoon Liz, my cousin Kellen, and I went to a see a Yankees game, they lost.  After the Yankees game we went to Grimaldis Pizzeria in Brooklyn, which is the best pizza that I have ever had in America.  Last time I was in New York I ate there and I loved it so much that I had to take Liz with me this time.

After eating pizza Megan and I went to the musical WICKED and it was truly a magical experience, especially for Megan because it was her first time.  We had great seats and enjoyed every minute.  At the end of the day, it was the perfect day in New York.  We left early this morning to come back for conference, which was fabulous as always.

Kite Festival

The KITE FESTIVAL was amazing!  I was hoping that it was going to be just like the kite festivals in Afghanistan with kite battles and competition, but it wasn't quite like that. Although it was amazing with hundreds of kites flying over the mall.  Before yesterday I had never really flown a kite, I basically became a pro yesterday after making a fool of myself because my kite crashed into a group of people and I almost ran into a garbage truck trying to make my kite fly.  I went with my ward, Kimball, and John.  The Kite Festival is in honor of the beginning of the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is beautiful with pink flowers blooming everywhere.  

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!  I went to mass at the National Cathedral on Easter with my cousin Kellen, Megan, Liz, and Kimball.  It was beautiful and early in the morning.  I was tired the rest of the day and accidentally feel asleep a few times during my church. 

My long lost cousin Kellen came to visit from New York.  I haven't seen him since before my mission.  We had a fabulous weekend.  We went to a jazz concert in the southeast area of D.C., we were the only white people at the concert.  It was awesome.  We also went into the Library of Congress and were allowed to go into the restricted area because of my job, which was exciting.  I took Kellen to my favorite area, Dupont Circle and went to my favorite bookstore, Krammer's. We went to the National Portrait Gallery to see the Stephen Colbert painting in between the women's and men's bathroom.  The weekend turned out to be a fabulous one.  I hope that you all had a fabulous Easter.

Utah People Working Together

"Utah, what a great place to be..."  This past weekend I was in Salt Lake.  I love it there so much!  I went home for Jeff and Whitney's wedding, which was on Tuesday.

My favorite part of Utah are the people.  While in Utah, I was able to see my Grandma Bev who is just fabulous.  She made my cousins and me french toast with bacon fat for breakfast, it was awesome. I saw my parents, which is always exciting.  I loved seeing Chase, I can annoy him in under twenty seconds; which is one of the reasons why I love him so much.  I had food club with some college friends.  I saw Andrew and Laura's new baby, Brayden, he is huge and so cute.  I hung out with Mitch, which was just wonderful.

This past weekend, I also skied with Mitch.  I was amazed by how much powder there still is in Utah.  Every time I ski, I have to remind myself that the likelyhood of me dying is very slim.  I get so scared skiing, I have no idea why; I have been skiing since I was little.  So when I ski, I ski so slow.  Good thing the people I ski with are patient with me.

The wedding was on Tuesday, Whitney looked beautiful and in love.  Jeff and Whit had their reception at Red Butte Gardens, which was perfect for Whit and Jeff; since Jeff is the biggest Ute fan in the entire world.  

I was sad to leave Utah on Tuesday night as I took the red-eye back to D.C.  I was  so tired yesterday at work, I even fell asleep at my desk.  Hopefully no one saw me.  

Basically I love UTAH!

Happy Birthday Kimball!

Life is good in the District, I have been working overtime so that I can come to Utah tomorrow.  I am so excited to see everyone!  

This past weekend, I went with two of my roommates and Kimball to Arlington Cemetery.  The last time I went to Arlington, Jenna and I were so lost that we didn't see most of the cemetery, even though we told ourselves we did.  The sun was shinning at Arlington and it ended up being a wonderful day.  Later that day I made smores with my friend Liz in her fireplace.  I felt just like we were in the Mountains, yea right.  

I think the highlight of my week was today when I saw Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.  I tried to wave at Obama, but he didn't see me.   

So today is Kimball's birthday, therefore I felt it completely necessary to have a picture to honor his birth.  Happy Birthday Kimball!

 

Lisa and Mount Vernon

This past week has been just great.  I have to mention how fabulous my Monday was, I was a missionary again, my greatest desire....j/k.  No seriously I went with the sisters on splits and I had multiple flashbacks of my mission and I felt great joy!

To continue with this week, my friend Lisa, who is from Bountiful, was in town on Friday night. We went to the Portrait Gallery and I met this awesome old woman just eating her food in the gallery, just kidding...she's not real.  

On Saturday I went to Mount Vernon for the third time, Lisa really wanted to go there.  It's a good thing that I have a season's pass.  Let me just say that it was quite an adventure to get to Mount Vernon which involved:  a long metro ride, a woman from Louisiana named Melody, one bus ride, a fake bus ride, a veterinarian clinic, and a nice woman who loves dogs.  After two and a half hours we finally arrived at Mount Vernon and I had met an amazing woman who wants me to marry her son.  I might have to pass.