Back to the Old Stomping Grounds...

I've been in D.C. for the past few days, visiting the old stomping grounds (go GWU!) and working on media for World Vision's Youth Empowerment Project this weekend.

It's been great to show B where I went to school - and explore D.C. with him. He's never seen the sites - so we tried to squeeze in as much as we could in two days. A GWU tour, a walk through Georgetown, the Capitol, the Supreme Court, all of the monuments, and the waterfront down by the Potomac.

Travel tip: the best way to see the monuments is at night. No sun, no tourists. Very peaceful.

Here's a shot of me outside my freshman year dorm, the Hall on Virginia Avenue (also known as HOVA).



Brian explores D.C.'s (super clean!) Metro for the first time.



But one of our favorite memories from this weekend is definitely waiting in line for a burger and fries at the new Good Stuff Eatery restaurant down by Eastern Market. If you're a Top Chef fan like me, you'll remember one of this season's contestants, Spike. He just opened his restaurant this week - and it was worth the 45 minute wait in the hot, hot sun (and no shade!) for his best basic meal. Burger. Fries. Milkshake. Yumm.



I had: the Good Stuff melt (melted cheddar and muenster, carmelized onions & mushrooms)

B had: the Big Stuff Bacon Meltdown (bacon, double cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickles)

We shared: Spike's Village Fries (handcut fries with rosemary, thyme, and pepper - and four dipping sauces!), a toasted marshmallow milkshake