One such excitement came this weekend as one of my best friends, Aubrey Potter, came to visit! Even more exciting, her freshmen roommate and let's face it, pretty much my freshman roommate too was also in town! Well, clearly a reunion of sorts was in need! Aubs arrived Friday night and we hurried over to one of our favorite restaurants to meet up with Bean! Dinner Friday night was so awesome! We laughed and laughed and laughed some more! It was so great to just remember the good old days, the crazyness of freshmen year and the strong bonds we three created! I feel like Broc got a good glimpse into what my first year of college was all about thanks to this little rendezvous!
The weekend excitement did not end there! After enjoying dinner, we got to bring Bean and Aubs home with us! I've found it to be one of my favorite things to bring good friends into our home! Although we only had an air mattress to offer my wonderful friends, it seemed quite fitting and appropriate considering the freshmen year set up! ;) All three of us piled into the bed to reminisce of Chipman Hall funness!
Saturday morning we started the day right with some yummy waffles and then hit it hard in the city with some touring! Broc and I had never been to the Old Post Office so it seemed only fitting that we start the day with a beautiful view of the city! It was an awesome view from the top of the bell tower and certainly a new favorite! After the bell towers, milkduds, 133 steps, meeting Obama and more we set out to see the Constitution and other important documents at the National Archives! Although the Archives were busy we were able to get in to see the documents relatively quickly which was nice!
Post archives, right as Bean was getting ready to leave us it started to downpour! We deemed it as divine intervention because it meant we got to spend more time with Bean! We hung out in the cafeteria at the Archives complete with cold, leftover pasta (whoops...sorry I forgot the granola bars and apples!)plus cell phone games, girl talk and of course more laughter! When the rain finally dried up we said our goodbyes to Beanie and continued our touring ways!
We took Aubrey to see the National Museum of American History, the Washington Monument, the White House, the WWII monument and the Lincoln monument! Although we could have kept on going, we all decided that this should only be the first of many visits from Aubrey! Therefore, in order to save some sights for her next visit, we called it a day and returned home!
Let's just say it was such a perfect night! We ate some Maggiano's leftovers and then took a little drive around our parts of town! We gave Aubrey the grand tour complete with a drive by the tennis courts, down 23rd street, past Fort Scott Park and last but certainly not least we made a quick stop at Giant to grab a redbox! We then returned home for a quick nap, a pool dip (Broc got all the way in while Aubs and I just dipped in our feet), cake making in honor of my father and Betsy's birthdays as well as movie watching! Can I just say I love miss Aubrey Potter! It was just like having another family member along for the weekend! Love it!
Sunday after church and yet another round of Maggiano's leftovers we had to drive Aubrey back to Union Station to catch her bus home! :( I've always known that I love Aubrey but this weekend reminded me just how special our friendship is to me! I guess you could say... "A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have"! Thanks for being my four leaf clover Aubrey! Please come back soon! We miss you loads already!
i am SOOO honored to have made it onto the blog! this was such a great recap of our weekend! best trip ever - you're NEVER getting rid of me :) sure love you gnats!!!!! you're the best. xo!
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