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Well now that school has actually started I figured I would do a post about all the fun stuff Broc and I have been up to these past few months!

In August my good friend Andrew who went to Catholic University of America for his undergrad took Broc and I on a grand tour of my new campus! It was a great tour (hence the reason I was not lost at all on my first day of school) and pretty much got me pumped for a new adventure! I was glad Broc could see my campus so at least he sort of knows what the next 8 months of my life will be like! Thanks Andrew for the tour!



Another weekend in August we treated ourselves to some tickets to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament! We only paid ten bucks for the tournament qualifying matches but we still got to see some big names on the warm up courts so all in all it was worth it! Broc even got David Nalbandian to sign his shirt! Talk about a successful Saturday!



Then we went on a date to the temple! We love that place! It was our first time driving there from our apartment and although the GPS took us right through the heart of D.C. we made the most of it and enjoyed the scenic ride! We hope to make it a habit to go to the temple as often as we can! What a blessing it is to have one so close to home!



Recently we also went to visit some close family friends the Turley's. Last time I saw their family they had no kids and now they have three beautiful little ones that are absolutely adorable! The youngest was already asleep when I snapped this picture but it was a blast seeing them again and hearing about their lives over the past few years post NYC living!



Then one Friday night we randomly decided spur-of-the-moment to go to a free concert at the Air Force Memorial! (HOORAY FOR MY GRAMPS!) Well this little spur-of-the-moment inspiration turned into a beautiful night! We sat under the Air Force Memorial (click here if you do not know what the memorial looks like) listening to beautiful music played by the Air Force Concert Band a a guest high school band from Japan! As we listened to the music we could look out and see Arlington Cemetery, the Capitol, the Washington Memorial and the Pentagon! Talk about the perfect setting for an awesome, free concert!



That same weekend there was a huge Honor Rally in D.C. put on by Glenn Beck! Beck fans or not we had to be a part of this epic day! Because there were so many people in town for the event the metro systems were backed up for hours! Not wanting to miss the big crowd at the Lincoln Memorial we decided with a group people to walk from Arlington, VA into D.C. for the rally! It was a hot and long day but totally worth it! There were estimations up to 500,000 people in attendance, more than have ever gathered at the Mall in Washington D.C.! Needless to say it was a crazy day!



And then Nils came into town to visit so we met up for half-price burgers at Champs! All the boys got the same burger...The Pepperjack Bacon Stack Burger which is deliciously described on their website as "Two patties topped with pepperjack cheese and applewood-smoked bacon"! I just couldn't bring myself to order the same! I wonder why! Anyway, it was so fun seeing Nils and hearing about his life adventures since freshmen year! We told him we would start saving to come visit him since tickets are only $600! ;)



And last but not least we went with some friends to Great Falls! It was a beautiful sight to see and we are glad we spent a Saturday hiking around! It made us super excited for all the other fun things we still need to do here in D.C. so bring on the funness!