last few weeks

woooo! done with 11 days in the field with 337 high school students running a leadership conference and now i'm spending my day off sick in bed. i haven't moved from my bed and i've been reading, watching episodes of tv on netflix and sleeping. what a way to spend my day off...  i should be doing laundry, putting away all my stuff, maybe enjoying a day in the district, going to a place on my to do list or sitting out along the potomac at great falls.

it was an interesting 11 days - most night i was lucky if i got 5 hours of sleep and on too many to count i only got 2 hours (and we wonder why i'm sick) i realized the whole role of my job was problem solving. well maybe not the whole role - but pretty much what i was doing 95% of the time. i think i handled some of the crazy stressful times ok, but there were a few times i was kinda snappy at my staff (but if they would use their resources and not ask the same questions) but those are things i can work on next session. i had some fun with the students playing a joke on them with lifejackets and the farewell boat cruise. but despite the sleep deprivation i had a great time and i'm glad i took the challenge and step up in running conferences this summer.

so here are some fun pictures from the last two weeks and the fun i had at jones's wedding and then some fun in and around dc! 

jones's wedding was so much fun! since her husband is also from wac - it was a great wedding because it was a mini college reunion in the process! loves it! the crew girls and i had a blast and it was the first time since graduation the 5 of us were together!

prom style pic at walburn's parents house where we got ready

the wac photo - yay for the college magazine! 

us with jones when we serenaded her with our song "for the longest time" by billy joel

the happy couple during the first dance

amy and i 

my hott dates :)

the wedding was a blast and it was great too see my lovely ladies (and travis) but it was a bit of a crazy start to the session as i was up at 5:45 to get to the hotel by 7 to start work... but i wouldn't have missed her wedding for anything! and now some pics from the week! i got to go to a few new places and a few old favs!

with my lover george washington (and martha too) at mt. vernon

the joke i played on the students - we joke that on the dinner cruise they have to wear lifejackets - and so i actually showed up at bus boarding and wore my pink lifejacket most of the evening (and it matched my dress!)

little washington nationals action - they beat the o's the night we went! and i also got completely soaked! 

view of the capital from the newseum - which i LOVED 

went to ashton kutcher's restaurant - ketchup in the national harbor - not that great... but the truffle tator tots were yum!

the awakening - in the national harbor 

iwo jima at sunset 

view of the potomac from mt. vernon - made me miss the last time i was there for the book prize!

little college admissions tour at georgetown

i can't wait for this weekend - a mini college reunion in chestertown with many of my fabulous worcester girls and i get to see aubrey after 4 long years! eeeeee :)