What a Way to Start the Week

A man came into my office building this morning and shot and killed himself in the lobby bathroom. 

I have never completely understood when some people say that after a burglary or something of the sort they feel violated but after today I do. To have someone come into your building, a space that you feel safe in, in an unstable mental state and shoot themselves was really scary. We were all very lucky that this man was only interested in taking his own life and not the lives of other's but it honestly makes me sick just thinking about it. I knew I should have skipped work today.

Que Guapo

I woke up at 4:00 this morning to be able to see this handsome little guy swim in his first ever Olympics. I hardly got any sleep last night because I was so nervous and anxious for him to swim but I couldn't be more proud of him for working so hard and am so happy he got to fulfill one of his life long dreams. 

Here's an interview with him talking about the whole experience.

E Pluribus Unum

I love everything American so I was so excited when I got invited to go on a tour of the Capitol today. Despite living here my whole entire life, I had never been on a tour of the Capitol before, let alone the VIP tour. Thanks Shelly!

Summer Time and the Livin is Easy

With the official start of summer come the official summer activities. I feel like a lot has happened already and its only the beginning of July.

 I spent Memorial Day in Connecticut with some friends. We lounged by the pool, got manicures and pedicures, went shopping, and laughed a lot.

We slept under the stars before a day of sailing on the Chesapeake near Solomon's Island and I woke up to this beautiful sunrise. 

I was a little surprised when I got this phone call at my office.*

Got to hang out with this little buddy one night. He is honestly a perfect child.  

The storm of the season blew through town knocking out power for nearly 4 days. With no electricity, no air conditioning and having to boil the water supply, we skipped town.

 This view was waiting for me at Seven Springs Resort in Pennsylvania. 

When I had to head back to the city for work I was lucky enough to stay in a hotel right by my office...and Wegmans....and DSW. New shoes make all the world's problems seem just a little more manageable.

Finally to celebrate my favorite holiday of all time, a bunch of friends went white water tubing down the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry then watched the fireworks from the Lincoln Memorial. 

Its been a fairly eventful couple of weeks. 

*Unfortunately THE Michael Phelps was not calling my office.