Today was a learning day. We drove to the closest metro station and took the metro into DC. It was a long commute, but we had reasoned that the metro would get us to DC in about the same time we could drive there and find parking which can be costly and difficult to find. Lesson number one, take the car, enjoy the scenery. The metro is dark and boring.
The first museum we arrived at was the holocaust museum. We learned that there’s not a lot to see without a ticket admitting you to the permanent exhibit. The best way to reserve them is online at 6:30 am the day you want to visit. The ticket is free, but you will be charged a $1 transaction fee. The museum has some that they’ll hand out at the front door, but they run out fast and we had missed it for the day. Lesson number two, play it safe and go prepared by ordering online.
It was cold and extra windy today. We just learned that the forecasted cherry blossom bloom has been pushed back a week. Lesson number three, cherry blossoms don’t always bloom on schedule.
We walked to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History where we paid $3.50 for one snickerdoodle cookie we split between us. The price of food in the cafe was outrageous. A tiny cupcake $5, a snack bag of chips $4.95. Lesson number four, if you have a car or a bus pass you can drive to food on the fringe of DC for healthier choices at a better price.
Back to the exhibits... we started perusing sea creatures and realized we were not feelin’ it. We went and checked out the Hope Diamond then proceeded to discuss whether any of the other museums really mattered to us. We’re still figuring that out and hopefully, we’ll have an answer soon. Lesson number five, it’s okay to not want to visit every museum.
Cold and hungry we headed to the metro. We arrived at our vehicle and traffic was now pretty heavy as it was just after 4pm. We stopped for a bite to eat at Unos Pizza. Pizza Skins, Goat Cheese Salad, and a Brussel Sprout Pizza with Alfredo Sauce and BBQ Drizzle. The skins and salad were great, but lesson number six, when ordering pizza stick to the tried and true basics or, at the very least, make sure drizzle means the same thing to the restaurant as it does to you.
After refueling our bodies, we headed to Walmart with visions of Pizza Factory cookies and Apple Crisp dancing in our heads. On the road to home, our navigation app said it would take over an hour to go the needed 20 miles by way of Route 66. Maps decided to take us on an alternate route through a backcountry road, and it was absolutely beautiful. Alecia brought up John Denver’s song “Country Roads”, found it on the internet, played it for Brooklynn (who had never heard of him), Alecia and I sing the whole song with him and then are deflated to learn John Denver did not make her favorite artists list. What?!?! Just kidding, hahaha. Lesson number seven, oldies are often only goodies to the old.
Back home, we watched the sunset from the porch and had a great time visiting with Uncle Jim, Aunt Grace, Matt, and Aaron. Family day is tomorrow and we’re super excited to be all together!!!
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