Gretch-up to 42

Hello friends!

So, first of all. Today is the most gorgeous day of my entire life. Okay that might be a lie, but today has made me realize why I moved south. It's 65 degrees out today! Now that Ben and I have a car, we have gone to Rock Creek Park (the central park of DC) two days in a row. It's been super fun. AND! I have taken up a new hobby. I can now proudly say that I have memorized over 42 senators-thanks to Ben's never-ending CSPAN2 love. I might even be higher than 42 by now. I got the roll call down to at least Senator Gillibrand. I hope to get all 100 by say end of March. We shall see. haha

Anyways, speaking of politics, I don't think I have updated since the inauguration! It was amazing just to be a part of it. We left the house pretty early in the morning; however, it was much later than many people. Due to our tardiness (if 8 am is late!), we found a spot back at the Washington Memorial. (Click on the picture and look for the red arrow to see where we were)This day made me realize how short i actually am. Since we were so far back, I could only see like the top 1/8th of the video screen (we definitely couldn't see the actual inauguration). However, it was so amazing how quiet and calm and united 2 million people stuffed into a tiny amount of space can be. I heard every single word President Obama spoke. It was amazing. I am so glad I was a part of it. So, yes that was pretty cool.

Next weekend, I will be heading to Syracuse to see my family. The weekend after that I am making Ben go to the animal shelter with me. We shall see if I prevail. haha. Also, Ben's mom is coming, so we may put off the animal shelter a couple of weeks. Ben is heading to Montreal the weekend after that. So we have a few busy weekends coming up.

I found a great brunch place that many of you would love, so the next time (or first time) any of you come down, we shall definitely go there!

Miss you all and talk to you soon!