Well, Arlington, Virginia really.

The time for my business trip that was planned months ago finally arrived! This was the first time I was going to be away from home for a few days since Mads was born!

I arrived at Reagan airport moments before a nasty snow storm settled in – thankfully I did pack my winter coat, gloves and hat!

My home for the next few days would be the Westin – known for marketing their “heavenly” beds. I can attest, the beds are indeed heavenly and I slept so well the next few nights.

I definitely made the most of my time away – the first evening I went to see a movie. (It had stopped snowing by then, but it was still quite cold.)

The second evening took me to The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. (The Westin was situated near a metro station, so I was only 10 minutes away from the District.) I hopped on the metro, took the free shuttle from the Foggy Bottom station to the Kennedy Center. The Millennium Stage offers daily, free performing arts events – they were in the midst of their Arab arts festival, ARABesque. So, that evening was a piano duet by Rami Khalife & Francesco Tristano. It wasn’t quite classical piano, but it was very interesting how they got their pianos to sound like a bass. After the hour long performance, I was able to walk around, check out the JFK bust, the arabic clothing on display, etc.

My last evening, the seminar ended early (thank goodness!) and under the advice of an FDA employee, I made it to the National Museum of American History. Recently renovated, the museum was great and I was able to adequately explore in a hour and a half! I especially enjoyed seeing Julia Child’s kitchen, the First Lady exhibit – complete with inaugural gowns, portraits, accessories, and the 1814 flag flown at Fort McHenry.

All in all it was a great few days away from home…but as always, coming home to smiling faces and a wagging tail was even better!

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