Exploring D.C.

Robe life!!!

Sunday morning got off to a slow start. I blame the robes for being too cozy. We eventually got around and headed over to the Marine Barracks area of town to get a late breakfast. We were not alone in reading good things about a certain restaurant and ended up with about an hour wait. We did not mind as we wanted to explore the neighborhood anyway. The Marine Barracks were super cool. We even got to hear them practicing for a performance at former President Bush’s funeral.

The Commandant of the Marine Corps' home

Our breakfast place was worth the wait. They were known for homemade pop-tarts which were a bit of a delicacy for me growing up. My Grams almost always had strawberry frosted Pop-Tarts or strawberry toaster strudels for us when we visited. Sometimes tasting a memory is extra sweet. Ted’s tarts did not disappoint. I also had their delicious breakfast burrito while Jackson had biscuits and gravy. We left full!!

Homemade Pop-Tarts? YES! 

We'll be here again...

We decided to just wander around the area and were happy to find an outdoor market that took up many street blocks and had ever kind of vendor imaginable. We strolled the market for a long time just soaking it all in before heading back to the hotel.

A view of the Capitol on our walk

Back at the Peloton

We did another Peloton ride, still loved it, then went down to take advantage of the free drink coupons we got at check in.

I do not drink much so Jackson cashed in. He got a girly drink that went for a cool $18 for free. Woohoo! We had reservations at a Mexican joint down the road from the hotel.

Enjoying his free, girly drink! 

While the food was pretty good, it was a $60 meal that was more of a $35 meal. D.C. is a pricey place! It always shocks me when we visit just how expensive EVERYTHING is in the capital city.

$60 worth of Mexican food?!

The Wharf is a new neighborhood. They redeveloped an old fish market into high end restaurants, hotels, apartments, theaters and so on. The neighborhood association is still trying to attract folks to the area so they got creative and came up with a s’mores station. It was genius. We bought a pack of 4 for $10 and were off to the races.

The s'mores stand

S'mores packs

Jackson used a Reese's Cup instead of a
Hershey bar. What a chump.

You never see me happier than when I'm holding a traditional
s'more!

I don't even care about the mess!

It was a fun and delicious way to end our date night.

We had to retire early as Monday morning was a big one. We were to attend oral arguments before the Supreme Court. In order to do so we needed to be in line by about 5:30 a.m. and early calls mean early bedtimes.