Thursday:
We left at 10am from Columbus. We were making great time until we hit a major traffic jam 2 miles from our hotel. Yes, it was rush hour but there was also apparently an overturned truck in the middle of the freeway. The great thing about this two hour wait was that I had just drank my first tea. Now I do have a small bladder, but I didn't know tea is a diuretic and makes you pee like none other. I almost had to pull over on the side of the road and let it fly. Ugh. So that night we went to Lauriel, an amazing Mexican restaurant. We had some of the best food I've ever tasted and DELICIOUS swirl margaritas!
Friday:
We went to the Pentagon for a behind the scene tour. It was amazing. We even got to go in the press room that only press and Pentagon officials are usually let in. We saw the area where the plane hit on 9/11 and the chapel they built in memory of it.
Then we headed over to the Capitol Building for another tour with Sherrod Brown's intern. I had never seen the building before so it was amazing!
Capitol Building
After the Capitol Building, we headed over to CBS News with Bob Orr. We were able to sit down and talk with him about his career and any suggestions he had for us. We toured the building and were able to sit at the anchor desk.
CBS News Anchor Desk
CBS News with Bob Orr
After that, we went to The White House. This was the highlight of the trip for everyone. We took a tour of the West Wing and saw the Oval Office--amazing! We were able to go in the press room and take pictures, which was cool in itself. The president was getting ready to fly in from Nevada and we were all praying that in a long shot we could possibly sneak a peek of him getting off the helicopter. So we worked our magic and made our way onto the South Lawn with the press to see his helicopter fly in. It was breath-taking to just see all of the pomp and circumstance for him.
Press Room at the White House
President Obama arrving on the South Lawn
Saturday:
We went to the Museum of American History and saw the first U.S. flag. It was "to'e up!" It literally was merely a thin piece of fabric. After that we headed over the Air & Space Museum for a little bit. We took the Metro back to the hotel so that we could get ready to leave for the Nationals game. At the Nationals game we were able to go down on the field for batting practice, which was incredible. I was 10 feet away from Adam Dunn, who used to play for the Reds. We watched the game from the press box. When we asked them how tall the press box was, they answered, "Freakin' High!"
On the field at the Nationals game
In the press box at the Nationals game
Sunday:
On Sunday, we packed up and headed over to our last stop at Meet the Press at NBC. We were able to watch the live show and even meet the host, David Gregory.
Meet the Press with host, David Gregory
Overall, the trip was amazing and I cannot wait to go back. I would love to enventually live in the D.C. area because it is so beautiful. I simply fell in love with D.C.
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