Day 1 in DC!

After freshening up at the hotel, we were pretty hungry so we headed to this place that Dannah recommended called "Good Stuff Eatery." My goodness they had the best burgers and fries! Oh, and as we were walking out Senator John Kerry was strolling in... and so we went back in and asked for a picture... He was so nice and even shook our hands afterwards and told each one of us "Merry Christmas!" So you could say we were off to a great start! After filling our stomachs with that wonderful lunch, we decided to walk to the Capitol and take some pictures. Being the comedian that he is, Bobby said, "Hey look, that's George Washington's cherry tree." (WHY do I initially believe everything he says...) Dustin then says, "Wait... Didn't he chop it down..?" It's conversations like these that set the Conway men apart as just plain ridiculous haha and yes I am referring to my little brother as a man because although he is only 16, he has a beard and looks like he is 25. This would not be so odd to me if I had not been told recently that I look 15. COOL


I don't know why, but I did not expect Washington, DC to be so spot on from how the movies portray it? Of course I have only been here one day, but still there were the long black and brown coats, briefcases, American flags everywhere, black SUV's with government license plates... I mean, the usual, right? I am such a sucker for movies involving the FBI or some government branch because I am just fascinated by all the millions of things that go on every single day. This place seems to have such a system down that only an outsider would notice because everyone else simply falls into where they need to be. scenery wise, I think DC reminds me most of London. The texture, color and overall setting of the buildings is close to how they are in London and since I fell in love with those, I am most certainly enjoying the architecture here as well.
It was beginning to get a little more chilly, so we decided to hop in a cab and head over to Georgetown. My mom and I watched the TLC show, "DC Cupcakes" so we wanted to go and see the actual place known as "Georgetown Cupcakes." Surprisingly, all the workers from the show were in the back baking and the two owners were there as well! So we got to take a picture with them and enjoy their DELICIOUS cupcakes. I am not normally one for the decorative cupcakes with the huge thing of icing on top, but these were the perfect size and actually tasted homemade. They went down great with the hot tea I got at Dean & Deluca across the street.





After our little break, we decided to browse the Georgetown Plaza next-door, especially the H&M and such, but for some reason Dannah and I just could not find one single thing to get. Maybe because we had New York on the brain and we were still a bit jet lagged? What we did find was a threading place. Have you ever heard of threading your eyebrows? I had once before and heard it was actually really awesome, so Dannah and I decided to stop by the random little booth in the mall and get that done! haha I know, so random but turns out- that little lady made my eyebrows look better than they ever have before! OoOo I tried so hard to not accept the fact that it hurt like the dickens... but it did. Beauty is pain. I literally do not understand how she did it though, it was just so quick and.. I just am amazed.
After that we were feeling a bit tired, so we headed back to the hotel for a "little nap." What was meant to be a short breather actually turned into us sleeping for a solid 4 hours right through dinner time. So, we decided to order good ole Papa Johns and enjoy the complimentary drinks from the 10th floor lounge. Oh, and after 9pm theres free milk and cookies! YES! I think my Dad is most excited about that... because he has reminded us about 50 times.
Needless to say, our trip has started off pretty great deapite my terrible case of the hiccups... Stay tuned- plenty more adventures to come!

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Location:Washington, DC