May Madness!

Where do I start?? It's been 1 month exactly since my last post, but what a busy month it's been!
I guess it's logical to go chronologically so first thing is first: Our Trip to D.C!
We were fortunate enough to be able spend a whole week back east visiting Del's sister and her husband who live in Virginia just outside of D.C. At the risk of boring you with too many details I'll just hit the major points...Day 1 and 2 were pretty laid back with a shopping trip, a peak at the National Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport, the Holocaust Museum and a short walk around downtown.

In front of the Washington Monument (kinda grey)

Clark Siblings

Takin a breather at the Botanical Gardens

 Afternoon of Day 3 we went to Georgetown Cupcakes, on a cruise along the Potomac, and drove up to Great Falls National Park.

Yummy Georgetown Cupcakes!

Waitin' for the cruise on the Potomac

Peter and Wes

Great Falls Nat'l Park

  Day 4 was our most exhausting day with about 6 miles of walking! We started at Arlington, made our way by the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials, up to the White House, then metro-ed up to the Zoo and back.

At Gen. Robert Lee's mansion at Arlington Cemetery

Coolin down on the marble of the Lincoln Memorial

Sayin hi to Mr. Prez

Panda at the Zoo

 Day 5 was recovery day and on Day 6 we went and saw where George Washington lived at Mount Vernon.

Sibling love at Mount Vernon

The "Clark" Kids

View at Mount Vernon over the Potomac

D.C. was a blast for sure but it was only the beginning! Del and I flew back Thursday evening and Friday morning we took off with Boise in the rear-view and Olympia, WA up ahead. We spent a short weekend at my parent's house soaking up our last few moments together before he started a new chapter at his internship in Bothell, WA (about 1.5hrs north of Olympia.)
Last Sunday night (not yesterday), I returned home husband-less but still excited for his new opportunity. Del made it through week 1 last week and is really enjoying it! He's had nothing but great things to say about all the people and the project itself. And again, not wanting to overload you with details, his main job, so far, is to put together a database that will evaluate the completeness of the project (which is scheduled to end in September.) So his time has been split between the office and field visits trying to get enough info to start piecing the database together. His boss is also already throwing extra tasks at him that are keeping him on his toes!

Lastly, after just 1 week apart I made another visit to Seattle to make the most of this Memorial Day weekend and had some fun with Del and my parents. On Saturday night we went and watched the Mariners beat the Yankees in a grueling 12 innings (we didn't stay the WHOLE time.) Sunday afternoon, Del and Dad were dedicated to checking off some of my dad's "to do list" while mom and I resumed a sewing project we had started last weekend. (I will post my results when I have the finished product in a couple weeks!)

Greetings from Safeco Field!

All-in-all it's been a crazy few weeks for us, but all good things! Well, maybe living 500 miles apart isn't ideal, but in the scheme of things it'll hopefully be good! My next visit is in just under 2 weeks, I hope I can make it!!