A Visit from the Doctor

We were lucky enough to have my cousin, Dr. Deane, in town for a visit this weekend!  Courtenay is currently up in the Bronx on her second of a three year medical residency. She's a busy lady these days so it was nice to get a chance to visit and catch up with my cousin!

Me and Dr. Deane 

Courtenay has been to the nation's capital a few times but we decided to spend the weekend playing tourist and check out a bunch of DC's finest attractions. After arriving bright and early on Saturday morning, we headed to the National Mall and did a walking tour of the monuments. We started down by the Washington Monument then headed to WWII before walking around the Tidal Basin to Jefferson and over to FDR.  Next up was a stop to see the new Martin Luther King Jr. monument. I've driven by it countless times since it opened earlier this year but I was glad to finally have the opportunity to see it up close. 

Moments after taking this picture I informed those kids it was disrespectful to be climbing on the monument. They promptly got down. 

Ray and Court at the Tidal Basin

We continued on to the Korean War Veterans Memorial before a visit to Mr. Lincoln and then to the Vietnam War Memorial. 

Beautiful fall day to tour

Love him

Korean War Veterans Memorial...quite possibly my favorite in DC

We ended the afternoon with a stop by the White House before heading to Capitol City Brewing Company for lunch. We were all starving by then and had managed to walk almost 21,000 steps according to my pedometer. 

While the husband went to a wrestling tournament at George Mason University that night, Court and I stayed in to have some dinner, relax and catch-up! The next morning we enjoyed a big brunch at home before venturing to Arlington National Cemetery and then to Old Town Alexandria to check out the shops and have a late lunch before saying our goodbyes. It was a short trip but we loved having Court here to visit and hope she comes back soon!!!