the library of congress, signs of spring and other weekend things.

hello! how was your weekend? 

most of sunday we stayed in and watched the blacklist for too many hours. i still don't know how i feel about it even after finishing episode 10. {does anyone else watch?}

on saturday we drove out to dc with some bossa nova playing in the background {yangkyu's favorite rainy weather music} and hung out at the library of congress. 

the library of congress is actually located in four buildings in washington d.c. and virginia. we only checked out the thomas jefferson building, which is the oldest of the four. 

i think my favorite part was the old maps and globes. it's part of the mapping a new nation and exploration exhibitions. it was so amazing to see how cartography evolved and how states and countries have changed in such a huge time span. both yangkyu and i also enjoyed thomas jefferson's library exhibition. it was incredible to see - works of cicero, virgil, shakespeare and more. oh and one more highlight, the ceilings inside the thomas jefferson building are beautiful. we spent a lot of time looking up and admiring all the details, words and colors. 

 // we had to get on a quick moving line to see this reading room. you don't get a whole lot of time in this overlook area because you have to keep on moving. i think we were literally in there for 10 seconds! // 

after the library of congress, we strolled around dc for a little bit before heading back home to pick up piri from his grooming session. oh he looks like this by the way {so cute, no?} 

we've been talking for a while now about actually moving to dc when our lease is up. i think yangkyu wants to stay where we are now, but i'm itching to be in dc. when we lived in silver spring, maryland, we were right on the border so it was easy to go into the district. not so easy now. but while dc is tempting, it's also hard to give up all this green we have and the large space and storage in our apartment that comes with reasonable/affordable rent. we have a few more months to decide, but we're gonna have to figure out what we're willing to give up.  

 // i can't get enough of this dc charm. // 

 // oh hi there, us capitol. // 

 // signs of spring! i think the latest on cherry blossom peak bloom in dc was from april 8 to the 12th. we can't wait! // 

hope you have a great week. i'm cooking up lots of korean side dishes and meals, scrubbing the tub and taking longer walks with piri. it's supposed to be 70 on wednesday!