In honor of our 32nd wedding anniversary Marc and I booked an overnight stay near Washington DC to do a bit of shopping and to visit The National Catherdral. Every since Marc's professor mentioned it as a place that everyone should visit he had talked about it so I started doing some research so that we could visit during our anniversary week! Of course since we were going to Northern VA I knew I would try to make a stop at my two favorite stores in the area. We don't have an Ikea or Container Store nearby so when I get a chance I have to drop in! lol
When we booked our hotel I didn't notice that the address was directly across the street from the Container Store. Funny thing is that I didn't actually notice until the next day when I looked out the window.
We also did a bit of shopping at the local Target which was accessed from a garage and then from there you took escalators up to the 3rd floor.
I will be doing an Ikea, Container Store and Target store haul within the next few days.
Marc's favorite part of the tour was the view from the observation tower.
If I didn't already know where I was I could have easily imagined I was in England!
I also loved visiting the shops because each section had an area that also reminded me of England. I don't have a lot of things on my bucket list but a trip to England and Paris is definitely at the top of my list!
The last few weeks have been tough ministry wise and Marc and I have been reflecting on how much time we have actually got to spend as a couple and with family and friends. We are not getting any younger and we are starting to realize we have to start taking out some time for us or we will look up one day and life will have passed us by!
The National Cathedral is breath taking and I would recommend visiting it at least once. In the next few days I should have a mini trip report up on my travel page along with the shopping haul. I also have an Ipsy bag due in the next few days!
So where is anyone else headed for vacation?
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