True Story

Once upon a time there was a little country girl with curly locks who moved to the big city. She was given a security pass to get through the locked doors at her office building and was warned not to use one of the staircases, because the security pass didn't work on that staircase. One day, she decided to be very brave and use the stairs even though she had previously always used the elevator because the warning about choosing the right staircase or being locked in forever scared her to death. She was feeling confident that day because she had just finished a project that the big trendy boss man had been impressed with. In her confidence, she felt she was finally ready to use the stairs. She remembered the warning, and with logic that only she understands, figured that if she got to the top of the staircase and realized there was no security swipe pad, she would simply go back down, admit defeat, and take the elevator. However, the ominous clunk of the lock behind her as she walked into the stairwell gave her chills, which proved valid when she got to the top (no swipe pad) and found a locked door, then turned and realized she couldn't get back out either. Ten shaky minutes and several hundred futile breaths later, she had sore knuckles from knocking on both doors, and she realized that she could die here and nobody would ever find her body! Shaky turned to pure panic as she started experiencing claustrophobia, a rare condition for someone from the wide open country air. Then, she made the life and death decision that she would walk all the way down the staircase to the lobby and pray for a way out. Let me tell you, that receptionist has never looked so good! haha. moral of the story... as an intern, you are always the dumb one. Never forget it.

Pic Posts...Revised

Here we are on the Metro on our way to the Eastern Market...so fun!

Eastern Market: TONS of little shops set up selling everything imaginable!

Overlooking the Potomac right before we went kayaking! It was a perfect day!

At George Washington University! They were having their graduation services on Saturday and we were right in the middle of everything!

Pic Post

Here are just a few more pics from our adventures on Saturday. As you have probably read from Becca (seeing as she thinks she's an official blogger now...) we went to the Eastern Market in the morning and walked all around the flea market and grabbed some lunch around the area. Then we went kayaking on the Potomac around Roosevelt Island. Then we went and cooked dinner together in a big group and watched a movie. It is great living in our own apartments and being able to come and go as we please.

Kayaking on the Potomac

On Saturday we planned on seeing an Air Show but ended up Kayaking instead since the Show was full. I have to admit, I'm kinda glad we never made it to the Show...I kayaked on my first try! The lifejackets are quite a fashion statement, don't you think? Meg, why did you unzip yours? You could die! Especially since you and Randy tend to run into bridges with the side of your boat. . . hope they don't charge us extra for that! (Left to right: Clark, Maggie, Diane, Me!, Randy, Meagan).

My Turn

Okay. Meagan has been doing all the blogging so far but guess who got a keyboard? That's right. So here's life according to Becca as of our first Saturday morning in D.C. :

We just got back from a jog around The Mall (all the monuments ...so pretty!) So you can rest assured, we are getting our exercise. All our other attempts crashed and burned because we've been so tired in the mornings after our late night adventures. It was nice to get out and run. (That was for you mom! Have you been going?)

After a week in D.C. I have learned a few things. Number one on the list is NEVER walk to work in your high heels. Take flip flops and switch them out on the elevator. Number two- forget about personal space when it comes to riding the metro during rush hour. Number three- jaywalking is not against the law here. Number four- Stand on the right, walk on the left unless you want to get yelled at on the escalator. haha. And number five- it definitely rains in D.C.!

And Dad, just for you, I'll tell about how I know everything you could possibly know about the EECBG (energy efficiency and conservation block grant), Hillary's big win in West Virginia, Bush's remarks in Israel that infuriated democrats (and some republicans) and all about "going green," along with many other (useless? haha) facts that I never would have known at home.

D.C. is an amazing place to be. There is still SO much to see, but I've loved everything I've seen so far. I'm getting used to working in an office too. . . Yesterday we sent our paper to the printer so I got to do some editing which was exciting and scary. (I had to take one of the Senior Staff's copy back to him and point out all his grammar mistakes that I had caught. hahah!)

Okay, I'll wrap it up, we're heading out to Eastern Market and then to an Air Show. Should be fun! I wish I could put my pictures up but Meagan's camera cord doesn't fit in my camera...I'll work on it! Don't worry, I'll be blogging more now- I finally learned our password!

Monument Escapades

Hello everyone!!!

Tonight a few of us went to see the monuments at night all lit up. We ended up seeing the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and World War II. They were absolutely gorgeous! It was a beautiful day today, the sun was shining and it was so warm! Surprising, seeing as there were flood warnings out because of the rain the last two days. But...we are loving it all and don't ever want to leave!

The District

Well...we made it to the District! We arrived in a whirlwind. Here we are in our first apartment of our whole lives! Becca and I lucked out, because we were the first ones to the apartment, so we got to choose our rooms. Needless to say, we got the master bedroom (with a walk-in closet and connected bathroom). Tonight we met up with all of the interns and went to dinner and grocery shopping. We now know what it's like to live in a city and carry your groceries two blocks home. You would not believe how heavy spaghettti sauce is! We also got lucky with wireless internet in our apartment...so we don't have to install or pay for it- yes!!! Feel free to e-mail us at beckynmeg@gmail.com; because we can check it for free :) We'll check in later. Ciao!

Packing Up and Heading Out

Saturday is the day our adventure starts. We have Sunday to get settled into our apartment , get to know our new stomping grounds and get geared up for our new jobs, which start on Monday.

Wish us luck!