Friday, February 20, 2009

A night at Union Station in DC


January 30, 2009 was a night to remember! A black tie affair in DC. It started off a little rough as we got stuck in the never ending DC traffic. We'll remember and suggest to anyone, when going into DC by car, always plan for almost double the time! The GPS doesn't account for that. By the time we arrived everyone was just sitting down to a very gourmet dinner! The event? The 2nd annual national school counselor recognition night. Jeff's company was a sponser and at the last minute they had an extra ticket! Which meant I also got to go. You all know I only go to these things for the food, which was absolutely amazing! Apparently, the chef also catered the Inauguration luncheon. Only the best in DC!! We got a wonderful meal and educated on the process of what it takes to be nominated as the best school counselor in the nation. What a night. Oh, we did get home a lot quicker.

2 comments:

Anne said...

Hi Mis,
You are one sexy babe! I'm so glad you updated your pics -- it is so fun to see everyone. Maia almost cried when she saw Morgyn's pictures because she misses her so much. We sure miss all of you! We're glad you are doing well and having so many fun adventures.
Love,
Anne

Lytles said...

What a great night! How fun! You're right about the traffic in DC and its enough to make your heart rate go up! DC is an awesome place to go- you're so lucky to live close by!

December 28, 2008

We are adjusting to life in Maryland! Morgyn is close enough to walk to school! Jadyn and Torbyn bus it to school! Brittyn and Mommy are home together having fun and Dad is learning the ropes with his new job. Jeff is also starting his second class towards his Masters with Gonzaga.

We had a great Christmas! Only half of our tree fit in the house. But we made it work. In the end it still filled our window and Jeff was satisfied.
Before Christmas we took a trip on the Metro to D.C. and saw our nations capital in person and of course the 76 ft tree from Montana! The kids also loved the Natural History Museum!
A couple of days before Christmas we also drove to the DC temple to enjoy the lights. Not exactly like Temple Square but it worked!
Morgyn represented our family well today with a great youth talk about service. She was very poised for her first talk in Sacrament Meeting.

One state down!

One state down!

Not too interesting

Not too interesting
Glad for the DVD player

The Land of Lincoln!

The Land of Lincoln!
We hit a day of snow!

This is Carthage Jail.

This is Carthage Jail.

Nauvoo Temple

Nauvoo Temple

The Mississippi!

The Mississippi!
Pioneers crossed from here!

Almost there!!

Almost there!!

We made it!

We made it!

This is the place!

This is the place!