I’m one of those people that become a tourist wherever I live, and, what better place to be able to do that than in DC. The city and surrounding areas have so much to offer. Just within the last two weeks I’ve been to a play at the Ford’s Theatre, sat in the stands at a Nationals game, and survived a pretty rowdy soccer crowd while watching DC United become victorious over their opponent.
Washington DC offers a wide variety of free activities from museums to historical sites, the zoo, botanical gardens and more. So be sure to take advantage of everything the city has to offer.
If anyone has fun ideas for things to do please let me know because I’m always on the lookout for something fun to do with my family.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Spring is Here!
Spring is Here!
Today I look outside and really appreciate springtime. The weather is beautiful, the trees are blooming, and I hear birds chirping as I walk outside. This is by far my favorite time of year.
The weather makes it so easy to want to be outside and do activities. I love playing tennis, going for a bike ride, or even playing catch with a baseball. I hope everyone gets the chance to be outside and enjoy the weather this weekend.
Today I look outside and really appreciate springtime. The weather is beautiful, the trees are blooming, and I hear birds chirping as I walk outside. This is by far my favorite time of year.
The weather makes it so easy to want to be outside and do activities. I love playing tennis, going for a bike ride, or even playing catch with a baseball. I hope everyone gets the chance to be outside and enjoy the weather this weekend.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Vacation Stories
I always look forward to upcoming vacations. You plan and plan and then finally your departure day arrives. I recently took a weekend trip to Orlando and loved every minute of it.
After a lot of careful consideration we decided to spend our one full day going to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We arrived 20 minutes before the park opened and to our surprise they let us in. We ran to the first roller coaster and walked right on…this is unheard of. So we pressed our luck and went to the second ride and again walked right on. This turned out to be the story of our day. I went on several Orlando vacations growing up and 90% of the time ended up standing in long lines for every single ride.
So after spending a memorable twelve hours riding all the rides we wanted we went home very happy travelers.
Please let me know if anyone else has any memorable vacation experiences; I would love to hear them.
After a lot of careful consideration we decided to spend our one full day going to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We arrived 20 minutes before the park opened and to our surprise they let us in. We ran to the first roller coaster and walked right on…this is unheard of. So we pressed our luck and went to the second ride and again walked right on. This turned out to be the story of our day. I went on several Orlando vacations growing up and 90% of the time ended up standing in long lines for every single ride.
So after spending a memorable twelve hours riding all the rides we wanted we went home very happy travelers.
Please let me know if anyone else has any memorable vacation experiences; I would love to hear them.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Orlando Here I Come!
Orlando, Here I Come!
I am very excited about my upcoming trip to Orlando. No matter what you enjoy doing there is something for everyone there. I should know since I’ve been researching for my upcoming trip.
I remember several family vacations where we would all hop in the car and drive to Orlando to go to Disney World. No matter how old you are you can become a child again in this magical place.
Does anyone have fun stories about their trip to Orlando?
Any favorite rides or attractions at Disney World?
I hope to have lots of fun stories after my brief but much anticipated vacation this coming weekend.
I am very excited about my upcoming trip to Orlando. No matter what you enjoy doing there is something for everyone there. I should know since I’ve been researching for my upcoming trip.
I remember several family vacations where we would all hop in the car and drive to Orlando to go to Disney World. No matter how old you are you can become a child again in this magical place.
Does anyone have fun stories about their trip to Orlando?
Any favorite rides or attractions at Disney World?
I hope to have lots of fun stories after my brief but much anticipated vacation this coming weekend.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Becoming a Local Celebrity
According to my neighbor who happened to see me do one of my 9AM Monday morning segments on WUSA9, I have become a local celebrity. That may be stretching it a bit but I have really enjoyed getting the opportunity to appear and prepare for our regular Monday television segments.
This past week I had the opportunity to have a few special guests with me - my coworkers children. It was such a great experience to develop crafts that the children were excited about and that would help the environment. We had two activities that the children could easily do. They both incorporated reusing items commonly found in your home.
The first is to take an old pasta sauce jar and some seashells that you collected on one of your family vacations and make a nice little decoration out of them. Then the second is to take a paper egg carton, fill it with some soil from your backyard, and plant a seed in each compartment. As soon as planting season comes along you can cut apart the sections of the egg carton and plant the whole thing in the backyard.
Make sure to tune in at 9AM Monday mornings on WUSA9 for more great tips.
This past week I had the opportunity to have a few special guests with me - my coworkers children. It was such a great experience to develop crafts that the children were excited about and that would help the environment. We had two activities that the children could easily do. They both incorporated reusing items commonly found in your home.
The first is to take an old pasta sauce jar and some seashells that you collected on one of your family vacations and make a nice little decoration out of them. Then the second is to take a paper egg carton, fill it with some soil from your backyard, and plant a seed in each compartment. As soon as planting season comes along you can cut apart the sections of the egg carton and plant the whole thing in the backyard.
Make sure to tune in at 9AM Monday mornings on WUSA9 for more great tips.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
New Web Site to Launch
We are working really hard to finish up our new web site. It is a huge job! We never thought it would be this much work but when we got into it, we found out that we really have a tremendous amount of information in our company.
Parents are going to love this new site.
www.WashingtonFAMILY.com
Annette
Parents are going to love this new site.
www.WashingtonFAMILY.com
Annette
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