In the past month...

We said goodbye to the shack (I think if we had waited any longer, we wouldn't have been able to get our stuff out of the shack's back door)...

and hello to our niece! We celebrated Shelby's one month birthday with cupcakes and photoshoots.
In an effort to recreate a picture of my sister in the same nightgown at the same age, Shelby got a little overwhelmed...
We made up for it by a trip to the Capitol (where she promptly peed in the Senate floor).
After an exciting visit, it was back to MS and AL. Then another long drive to DC for job interviews, apartment hunting, and celebrity spotting! We went to the National Book Festival where we heard Ken Follett. It was perfect timing as we had just finished watching The Pillars of the Earth. I had read the book awhile ago and, based on my hazy memory of it, thought the series did a great job of recreating the book. On our way out, we saw Spike of Top Chef fame. For lunch, we just happened upon his restaurant, Good Stuff Eatery. I had the farmhouse burger while Nick had Colletti's Smokehouse. It was by far the most delicious burger and fries I've ever had - and don't even get me started on the mango mayonnaise (and I don't even like mayo)!


Next week, we permanently move to DC (be on the look-out for pictures of our new apartment)!