learning to fly: dc!

lindsay and jamie are some of my oldest friends. we all met through ACS, which was basically a week of church camp for nc methodists. jamie (the brunette) and i met the summer after sophomore year of high school and we became immediate friends. although lindsay (the blonde) doesn't remember, we met the summer after freshman year of high school. we didn't hit it off then (lindsay was all cute & mature looking, and i still had braces--we weren't ready to be friends); however, the summer after senior year the three of us were totally on the same page and were fast friends.

fast forward 4 years, and the three of us have stayed amazingly tight. lindsay went to carolina, jamie went to nc state, and i was a meredith girl, but we have made a great effort to keep in touch as much as possible despite our very busy and different schedules. jamie graduated a semester early and has really grown up as she is a homeowner and a real teacher at a school in johnston county. at the end of may, lindsay moved up to DC to start a full time job at a law firm there. so, since i'm moving in a few short weeks, we all thought that spending little bit more time together before we're all separated would be a great idea--and a great idea it was.

i was also excited to catch up with my newly-married friends carol & wilson and my friend adam--but i was a lame photographer all weekend, mostly because of the heat, so my people-pics are minimal.

jamie and i got a bit adventurous and decided to take the train up to DC, and it was so much fun and relatively relaxing, aside from some irritating fellow travelers. it definitely beat the heck out of driving up to the city!

the weekend was so hot that we really didn't do much besides sweat while walking to our destinations and eat at awesome restaurants (which were typically the destination). I'd totally recommend founding farmers (especially for brunch - with reservations!), pizza paradiso, and kramerbooks & afterwords to anyone visiting dc sometime soon! delicious!

on sunday we did make it wearily to one destination--eastern market. were it not for extreme exhaustion from lots of walking in the heat, we probably could've spent hours looking at the jewelry, photography, and other food/craft vendors at the market. i managed to find an awesome bike rack image to add to my collection--these may have to become something!