Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Washington DC - Day Two and Three

I was too pooped last night to update my blog. Class was brutal and by the time we got out of class, I was fried! I ended up walked a couple of blocks to a Subway, bought myself a sandwich, went to the corner Walgreen's for a Diet Pepsi and came back to my room for the night.

Got a pretty darn good sleep last night and today class wasn't so brutal, so after class a group of us decided to venture to Georgetown for dinner and shopping. Boy, oh boy, could I do some damage with the credit card there...lol. Georgetown has all of my favorite shopping that Des Moines doesn't have....such as Anthropologie, Lush, Kiehl's, Dean and Deluca, a MAC store and that's just one street. I'm going back tomorrow after class to Wisconsin Avenue where the vendors sell fake purse...LOL!

We made it to the Paper Source. Cool store!...I bought a couple of sheets of some very cool paper and a couple of fun gift items. Anthropologie got the bulk of my money and I'm going back...I bought the yummiest Gardenia candle, a very cool "K" and a new coffee mug for the office.

We walked almost to Georgetown University because when we stopped in the Ugg store (I must own a pair of Ugg boots), the very cute saleman told us that the stairs from the movie "The Exorcist" was right down the street close to the university.

Here's a photo:



Here's a few more photos from the Georgetown area:

The home decor area of Anthropologie


Inside the Paper Source



Along Pennsylvania Avenue in Georgetown


A residential street in Georgetown


Well, I'm pooped and I gotta get some of my suitcase packed tonight if I'm going back out tomorrow night. I'm missing my boys!

6 comments:

Judy said...

Glad that you're having a good time. Brain overload is never good. Good thing you got a good nights rest so you could load up again. Great pictures. Sounds like your trip has been a good one and the weather looks like it has cooperated. Thanks for sharing and keeping in touch. Safe travels home.

Cheri said...

Who knew all THAT was in DC along with all the politics and history?! Now that I've seen Mary K's Paper Source wedding album for her daughter, I want to go to a store too!

Hope you're still getting enough sleep, and a little time to play/shop/sightsee in the evenings:)

Joellyn said...

Ooh, I love your pictures, and it looks just like I imagined it would, old-worldish. I'm glad you are getting to have some fun and see a few sights, shop etc. besides just going to class.

janalee said...

Oh I bet you're glad to be home! I don't think I could have kept my mind on work with all those wonderful stores and places to see in DC :)

Janet said...

Oh, we were in DC a couple of summers ago and spent the evening in Georgetown. Jay's cousin lives in DC so she showed us a lot of cool things (she works at NPR and even gave us a tour!!!). PaperSource was closed so I didn't get to go there but Dean & DL was open and I decided I could move right into that store and never leave!

Gina said...

It was great to see you on Saturday. Sounds like you had quite a trip and I wonder how you worked up the energy to pack for Saturday.

Anthropologie is totally cool, isn't it?!?!