DC  is full of runners. I see them every where, no matter the time of day.

It’s making me sad. I really wanted to run here.

I just got done charging another classmate’s 405 (she forgot her charger), then I showed her a bunch of little tricks in the settings. We brought our 405. It will be used for WALKING. LAME-O.

Anyway.

Steven arrived here on Monday night and spent Tuesday exploring the Mall…

The White House

The Washington Monument & Reflecting Pool

The Lincoln Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Capitol

… while I was in class. My evenings have been more focused on the “culinary” side of DC – both good and bad.

Last night, we visited Sticky Fingers, an all-vegan bakery. There must be places like this in Chicago too! I just need to find them.

Sticky Fingers

We got a chocolate chip cookie, an oatmeal raisin cookie, a brownie with nuts, a brownie without nuts, and a white cupcake with strawberry frosting. I had a migraine and only ate part of the chocolate chip cookie (Steven ate some and the nut brownie). It tasted really buttery. I am looking forward to trying some of the other treats while I am here.

Vegan Bakery Selection

After we went to Sticky Fingers, we had to stop and get custard for my coworker who claims to not like any sweets except ice cream. WEIRD!

I don’t know how these food bloggers do it. Whenever I take a picture of my food, my coworker is asking why I am doing it (none of my coworkers know I have a website), so I tell her it’s to show to my mom. I can’t imagine taking pictures of every meal and having people constantly ask me that. Well, I can’t imagine taking pictures of my every meal for A LOT of reasons.

I feel like I have been all over DC and have a really good feel for the layout of the city, but I wish this wasn’t such an artificial trip. I think I would (obviously) enjoy it more if I was here on holiday, rather than business. At least I get to live vicariously through Steven!