Trip to D.C. - June 2007

So, Jason and I decided to close up shop and head to the big city. Jason had a opportunity to work in an office in Washington DC and I had possible job openings so we decided to check it out.

Jason wanted a dog he could wrestle with (Toby is too little) so we went to the Humane Society and he fell in love with Maya. She is a 4 month old pit bull puppy. So, now we have 2 dogs. She is a great dog though. Still frustratingly a puppy so she has her moments, but for the most part she is much better than Toby was at her age.


Mom and Dad came in town from New Mexico and helped us load up the truck. We took one last adventure to the mountains before we headed to the coast. We spent the day in Eleven Mile Canyon with Mom and Dad and the pups. It was gorgeous.


Then, we went to Miranda's house to see her and the kiddos. We had a nice dinner with them and Maya and Trinity wore themselves out in the back yard. Then, it was time to head out.

We had some time before we had to return the truck so we decided to visit Bryce and Ed in Illinois on our way cross country. We left Miranda's at 4:30 a.m. and got to Ed's at 11 p.m. that night. It was a loooooong drive, but we made and the pups were great all the way there. Toby slept all the way and Maya slept or chewed on chew toys. Maya rode part way there on the dash. Silly Pup!


We spent 2 or 3 days at Eds and had a blast. Olie put Maya in her place and they had a blast chasing eachother around the yard. We did a lot of relaxing and drinking and swimming at Eds. It was great to see Bryce! We went and visted Grandma also. It was a great time!


Then, it was time to go again.

We left for DC at 5 a.m. and got in around 10 p.m. We stayed outside the city at Jason's bosses house that first night. The next morning we drove into the city (traffic was crazy) and found the apartment. We were taking over Jason's bosses (Chris) fiance's (Katie) apartment. It is right in the middle of DC so it is close to everything, but it is insanely expensive! It is a tiny, 1 bedroom for $1550. I think it is insane and having two dogs in there is crazy, but oh well. At least we have a place to live.

We unpacked the truck and remembered what humidity was. I got so spoiled in Colorado. The humidity here is about the same as the humidity in Texas, but I had forgotten what it was like.

So far the city is awesome! I love being so close to everything. Not such a fan of parking, I am not very good at parallel parking. The history on the east coast is amazing though.

We have been wandering around the city getting aquainted. It is going to take some time to get used to city driving again.