Week 1: Stalking Celebrities

Well, as many of you have already seen from my facebook status, I had a pretty amazing Sunday! After Meredith and Alan got to DC, we walked down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House and ate lunch at Old Ebbitt Grill, an iconic DC restaurant! After they got all checked in, we decided to check out Chinatown, and on the way home decided to go by Ford's Theatre (which is where President Lincoln was shot...you all remember the 7th grade tour!). Little did we know (well actually, Alan knew) that the president and countless other Washington notables were attending an event there, and the president's motorcade was getting ready to depart, much to the distress of several hungry, irritated tourists who just wanted to go to the Hard Rock Cafe. After waiting on the curb for over an hour and hanging out with some Obama die-hards, we finally got to see the motorcade! As in, I actually saw the back of the president's head through the window, which I wasn't expecting! Crazy!

So naturally, after the motorcade passed everyone dispersed, but we decided to hang out outside the theater for a while to see who else would come out. Sure enough, several notable legislators, including Majority Leader Harry Reid and Congressman John Dingle, along with several other cabinet members, came out! More importantly, I got to meet Colin Powell! And by meet I mean chase him down the street asking if I could shake his hand (he politely told me he couldn't stop but extended his hand anyway! Awesome.) Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, Dick van Dyke came out! And let me just say, he is probably the most pleasant man to walk the Earth since Mr. Rogers. We also got to see the guy who plays Phil Dumphy (the goofy dad) on "Modern Family," which is one of my favorite shows! Robin Roberts from "Good Morning America" was there too, as were George Lopez, Lionel Ritchie, Kelly Clarkson, and Woody Allen. By the end of the night, I'm pretty sure I was more excited to see Powell and van Dyke than I was to see the president...maybe.

Well now I must go to work! Coming up next: the RNC v. DNC softball game...