V.I.P./ A.M.I.

If you want to celebrate with the VIP's at Arthur Murray International's annual VIP Weekend, it helps to be related to the organizer! Such was my good fortune to be Tara's shadow for a few days at this year's event in Washington, D.C. at the fabulous Four Seasons Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.
We enjoyed strolling the streets of Georgetown's historic downtown, and even found the Francis Scott Key park and monument. The hotel was only a couple of blocks from the Potomac River and a beautiful waterfront park with fun shops/restaurants.
Tara and I had the best time jogging together every morning along the river and past the national monuments or across the bridge to the Arlington Cemetery. We said "good morning" to President Lincoln every day! The first morning we ran all the way to the capitol, then walked back taking photos along the way.Tara had arranged some guided tours for the VIP's, so we got an in-depth visit to the capitol, the Library of Congress, the White House, some of the Smithsonian museums, and the Arlington Cemetery.There was one slight downside moment of the trip when we were jogging Saturday morning and I tripped and skidded across the pavement! Luckily Tara was the only witness, and we were close to the hotel so that we could get the blood cleaned up. (My leg reminds me of when I was in third grade and wore dresses to school and had a skinned knee most of the year!)We had a wonderful time together...being VIP's, being tourists, being connoisseurs of fine food in fancy restaurants, being joggers along the national mall, being grateful citizens, being girls, but mostly just being together!