So this is obviously a website about all things Lana, but I have to leave a note in her journal about our wonderful week without her!  We know it's so important for her to have parents who are head over heels for each other, and spending time together alone always brings us closer.

This week was no exception - we talked and laughed more in the past few days than we've had time to in months.  I am such a lucky girl to have Dan for a husband.  He is my very best friend, and I'm so glad that we are blessed enough to have family members who will take care of Allana while we invest time in each other.

We arrived in D.C. Tuesday night, after stopping at a Japanese hibachi grill for dinner (honoring the first time we ate hibachi together...on our honeymoon!).  Our hotel was amazing - we stayed at the Doubletree in Dupont Circle, regularly $250/night.  We got it for less than $100/night through priceline - hooray! 

Wednesday was gorgeous in the capitol city...the cherry blossoms were gorgeous, the weather was in the 70's, sunny and breezy.  We spent the entire day outside, looking at all the monuments and some of the smithsonians.  It was our favorite day by far.  We had dinner at Gordon Bierche, a yummy brewery/restaurant.  We abstained from the brewery part  but indulged in the restaurant part with a delicious tuna steak. 

Thursday was not so pretty, but we had planned indoor activities.  We hit the spy museum first (which was amazing!), and then had a Capitol tour, which was also very cool.  It's tourist season in D.C., so we had to wait for 2 hours in line at the Capitol...and that was the line for people who had scheduled guided tours!!  It was well worth it, though.

Our feet were so tired by the end of Thursday....we picked up a pizza and an amazing salad at Chop't and headed back to the hotel. 

Friday we leisurely made our way back home, stopping along the way at IKEA, where we found a gift for Allana - the coolest easel ever for only $20!  It's wooden and has a roll of paper that she can use to color on, and a chalkboard and a whiteboard.  We can't wait for her to get home and use it!  I'm sure you'll see it in pictures soon.

Our heart's desire is to model a Godly marriage for our daughter....we want her to grow up seeing us love each other and the Lord so well that she chooses her future mate based on what she saw our marriage look like.  Time like this together is an excellent step in that endeavor. 

Thank you, grandparents and aunts and uncles, for allowing us this bit of time.  We are more grateful than you know.