Stand up & Speak: 4th of July in Washington, D.C.!

So! Washington, DC was amazing! There are tons of pix, so i tried to limit how many i put up. hahha.. still alot though! We got to the airport at 10pm in vegas, and we got on the plane and i started doing my nervous laugh cuz i was afraid of the plane ride. hahaha..it was too funny. But, i realized that i actually LOVE riding planes! Its so much fun! really, even turbulents i love. I must be crazy. Anyhow, I didnt sleep the whole time. We got to Wisconsin around 5am, and I was tired, but i just couldnt sleep! Too excited i suppose!
Heidi and I took pictures with cheese on our heads! Woohoo! We got back on the plane at 6:30am, and we landed in Baltimore at 9:30am! Matt's dad picked us up from the airport & we took a detour to his house so we could get a good view of the temple! It looks amazing! You're just driving along the freeway and then BOOM there it is. Incredible. It just might be my favorite temple. When i saw it, i literally forgot how to breathe. Heidi was like "ashleigh, are u ok?" hahahah.. amazing what temples do to you right?!
So finally, we get to Matt's house, and his dad gave us a tour & then headed to work! Their house is AMAZING. really. & so we showered & got ready for the day. matt got home from work at 2:30 & then we all went to the mall area, where the monument & abe lincoln is and stuff. We did tons of walking & saw SOO MUCH that day! We even got lost, cuz matt thought he knew how to get home by foot instead of taking the metro...turns out he didnt. haha. I got blisters pretttttty bad. & then we had a joke that he is "Matt Quest" if you wanna get lost, just go to Matt Quest. Hahah.. I thought it was fun to be lost though =] A good adventure!
Anywho, Matt bought us crepes for dinner, and they were FANTASTIC! The next day, Matt had work, so Sarah, Heidi & I went to visit Senator Orrin Hatch's office, cuz Heidi is an intern for him right now, & it was cool to see the office! Then we went to the smithsonian museums! & to the botanical gardens. All of which were awesome. We went to china town for lunch & they made me try sushi! It was good, except the raw stuff...i thought too much about it, so it made me wanna puke. Hahah. But then we met Matt at the Holocaust museum & toured it, then went to this nice park & chilled. Later, we went to the National Archives to see the constitution. And when we got out, it was POURING rain! I loved it! It looked like we had just taken a shower. hahaha.
Mmm, Friday & saturday we did a lot more of seeing thins & hanging out with Matt's family! We even got to see a MLB game on friday! Braves vs. Nationals! We had awesome seats! I Loved it! Braves won 9-8.
On the 4th of july, saturday, we went for a bike ride in the morning, which was SO NICE, and then we went to lunch with Matt's mom. Then we came home & played the card game canasta. Matt & I were on a team and we won! WOOHOO! hahah..
then we met up with Matts friends for the fireworks. We got to see them from the Holocaust museum, which is incredibly close. It was amazing. Best fireworks I've ever seen for sure.
Sunday, we went to church in Virginia...and MAN virginia is BEAUTIFUL! I was dying.
Sadly, we had to leave after church. The flight back seemed like the longest flight imaginable. But finally, we made it home! I had soooo much fun! =]