Last night in the District

looking up Pennsylvania Ave. towards the Capitol building
After a very long last day of con-gen for me, R made good on his promise to take me to see the White House Christmas Tree. We had planend to go a couple other times, but bailed at the last minute. I was exhausted but it was well worth the trip just to say good bye to DC on our last night.

just a building we passed on our way to the White House
 The whole city is aglow with Christmas cheer. R could hardly make it half a block without me saying- oooooo pretty, let's take a picture of that hotel or building. It definitely made up for not being able to decorate our own home for Christmas.

Eisenhower Executive building next to the White House
It flurried a tiny bit as we walked and I felt like it was a display of God's mercy that DC's November and December have been relatively mild just before we head to Shenyang.
North side of the White House
We finished the night by getting pizza at our favorite spot in town- District of Pi. They have incredible "St. Louis" style pizza (deep dish and thin crust are both great)!


On the south lawn of the White House they have not only the ginormous White House Christmas Tree but also 50 individual state trees. We both took pictures with our state's tree.


the Oklahoma state tree
We couldn't exactly tell what the theme of the Oklahoma state tree was. Each tree had these clear plastic globes that were filled by something different to represent the state. I think a middle school in Tulsa was assigned to decorate this state tree.

the Florida state tree
I LOVED the Florida state tree because they were a little bit creative by turning the globes into oranges with blossoms to decorate the tree. It looked great!
white house from the south side

All in all, we felt like it was the perfect evening to reflect on these last 3.5 months. Stay tuned for a post or two from Indian Shores! To friends here in DC thank you again for the time you've shared with us- please keep in touch. We know we'll run into each other again one day!
Merry Christmas!

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