THE MALL!!!

A couple weeks ago, our team asked if we could have practice at the National Mall. We told the girls that they had to scope out a decent grassy area and we would go down there. We met on our main campus, walked down to the Mall (passing a few monuments on the way! :) The girls played 6v6 with an amazing view of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument and the White House, and then they went peddle boating in the Tidal Basin for conditioning! It was a really cool morning! My birthday was the day before this, so I sorta felt like that whole weekend was a celebration. My boss got a couple coaches to join us for a birthday dinner, then we practiced at the Mall the next day, and then I left to go to San Diego to recruit and I spent a minimal amount of time with my family, which was a perk to the trip! I got stuck in Dallas on the way home due to several tornados that had , but I was able to spend the night with my friend Kass, and her husband David...and luckily got a flight out the next day. On Easter morning, I took a recruit to the aiport at 5:45am, and then I stopped by the U.S. Marine Corp Memorial on my way home and took some great pictures of the sunrise over the city! It was just an amazing week!



This past weekend, my oldest brother, Kevin, came into town for a conference for the American Pediatrics Association...or some organization like that. On his last night here, we decided to get some take out from Chipotle and have dinner at the Mall. We parked near the Lincoln Memorial, walked down and ate dinner right in front, with a view of the Washington Monument and the Capitol. Then we walked to the Jefferson Memorial, around the tidal basin to the Washington Monument and WWII Memorial. We drove over to the U.S. Marine Corp memorial...probably my favorite next to the Lincoln and then headed home. It was a really cool way to spend some time with my brother. :) The monuments at night are AMAZING. See pics below!!!!