Hello spring! Why don't you stay for a while?

Spring is here in the Nation's Capital! Well, at least trying to fight winter and show it's here. It's been so nice to break out the skirts and wear short sleeves again (in all reality, I still wear a cardigan because office life tends to be on the cool air conditioned side). It's made me so happy to see warm weather and greenery appear again. So happy, in fact, that I had Kyle meet me for lunch near his work, next to the park by the White House. 

They have the cutest little stone tables and chairs with an engraved checkerboard
just if you happened to bring your checks or chess set along to play.  

This lunch was so good! Corner Bakery Cafe never disappoints.

Hi pretty flowers outside my work! Thanks for popping up to say hello.

Oh I love Capitol Hill row houses. Always so colorful.

We drove into Georgetown one afternoon to explore Dumbarton
Oaks Park. I want to go back once everything has bloomed. 

We also took a trip out to the Potomac Waterfront for a stroll.
There was a family of Canadian Geese that had the same idea.

My absolute favorite thing so far this season has been a pair of eagles (appropriately named "Mr. President" and "The First Lady") who made their home at the U.S. National Arboretum. They noticed them making a nest and then discovered two eggs were getting ready to hatch. A camera was set up and I found most of my coworkers had the live feed on in the top corner of their screens. They eventually hatched and there is a contest in naming the two eaglets. 

Angry mom!

The first baby.

So fluffy!

I was surprised to see how quickly they started eating whole foods
including the fish that Mr. President would bring into the nest.

A second eaglet! I think he had just fallen over on his back.

Mr. President eventually discovered the camera and wasn't too happy about it. 

Wings around each other. I died when I saw this. 

A happy D.C. family!

Another spring to the district means another season with the Cherry Blossoms! I love them every year. And every year we learn to avoid coming during the day to avoid the crowds. It's funny how a year can make you forget things because we always end up showing up during the day again! We can't stay away!

I even met Kyle after work one evening where we rented bikes to go see the blossoms by sunset. 

So beautiful!

And of course, we made a stop at our favorite gelato
place, Pitango (more about this heavenly spot HERE).

Chocolate and banana for the win.

I'm sure there will be a couple of teaser rain and snow storms, but
I am so happy to see you spring and hope you are here to stay!

The Renwick Gallery, Across From the White House

Kyle and I took a trip to see the Renwick Gallery and it was BEAUTIFUL! I will let the pictures do the talking but I'm so glad we went and took our time. I love expressive art like this and it's neat to think of what the artist was trying to portray. We will definitely try and make it back sometime soon!

We ended our day by visiting Pleasant Pops and had ourselves the yummiest coconut and chocolate popsicles. 

A Night Out with the Wizards and the Jazz

I love my work and how wonderful they are to share their box office with us from time to time. I got tickets to see the Washington Wizards play the Utah Jazz because....well, go Jazz! I think being from Utah they were always my favorite team but it was also fun to go and see the Wizards play for the first time. We invited our friends Nate and Michelle who definitely outdid us in the outfit department. Kyle, we'll have to remember our jerseys next time.

I've been on the Whole 30 program to make sure I get good nutrients in and to

add a little discipline to what I am eating. A big thing of fruit is always a nice treat.

We had some other friends who were also at the game and had scored tickets down by the court.

We went to visit them and watched a bit of the game from their view.

Love this guy.

We finished off with Pink Berry and I enjoyed yet another serving of fruit. 

And here's looking at you Kyle. I love fun nights out with you.