So I turned 25 and history was made

So it has been months since I have last posted--sorry! I suppose a lot has happened in that time. I am no longer working at the CPA (THANK GOODNESS!) and my life has been a lot happier since. I took a few months off and just served. Now I am back on track looking for a new job. I have decided that I have no desire to stay in the DC area so I am looking at jobs predominately in Boston, New York and Chicago. I would love to return to the Northeast. I also turned 25 on January 19th. It is hard to believe that I am 25 already. I remember Marya, Seth and Hannah all turning 25! I kept my birthday fairly low key since the inauguration was the next day. However, since it was inauguration weekend the bars in DC stayed open until 5 am :) Casey, Kaylea, Clinton, Carlee and I went out for drinks and dancing. I also ran into some friends who were bouncing at the bar we went to. Being responsible adults we took a cab :)



















OH and perfectly Pete came to town!! He is a friend from YYLC that I haven't seen in about 5 years!

Prom photo:)

Now while I don't agree with Obama's politics I was really excited to go to his inauguration and see the first black man sworn into office. My friends and I got up at 5:30 am and walked from Arlington VA across the Memorial Bridge onto the National Mall. It was an amazing experience. The crowd was great-everything was very peaceful and happy. I was behind the Washington Monument. We didn't want to have to pass though security. We were only about 50 yds from a jumbo tron so we saw and heard everything. I think it is pretty amazing how far the country and the people have come in just 50+ years. Obviously there is still progress to be made but my friend Kobe was telling us how he talks with his mom and she remembers not being able to drink out of the same water fountains as white people. I guess I most appreciated inauguration because for the most part, my experience, was that it was a celebration of history being made not about politics or policy. I also have transition lenses and thought that they had frozen in the sunglasses state. It was quite upsetting--they hadn't. So that all being said I hope everything is going well with y'all! Here are lots of photos. I know some of them are blue but I wasn't paying attention the setting on my camera and I have had time to fix all of them. Ps. it was reallllly cold!

Starting out in Arlington VA

Lenses had juuuust started to change.


Walked past Iwo Jima Memorial and the Arlington National Cemetery.

Yay, we made it to the Memorial Bridge. It was closed strictly for foot traffic. That is the Lincoln Memorial behind me.


Casey and I.

Looking across the bridge.

Say wha?!

Sun rising over the Potomac on the bridge.

Amanda, D, Casey and I. Backside of the Lincoln Memorial.



...we made it to the Mall!!!

Hi Kobe!

Jason.

Casey and I by the World War II Memorial.

Clinton and Noah.

Our view. We brought a blanket and got some hot chocolate :)

God Bless America.

More people.

Peace on earth and goodwill toward men!

More pics of the cutest boy west of the Mississippi.

Baby Taco

LOVES his baths

No pants...playing the piano....definitely Seth's son

First time in the saucermobile....super fun!

Handsome little guy...what more can you say?!

Scary Santa. Caleb wasn't a big fan.

Seth Payeur Family Pics

We are finally posting the pictures we got taken of Caleb's first Christmas. He just turned six months on January 6th and at his check up we were told he had an ear infection, which we had suspected due to his ear drum bursting and bleeding at the airport in Boston while we were waiting for our flight to return home. Other than that, his head is now in the 97th percentile and his body weight is in the 3rd....which basically means he is just a skinny little guy with an enormous sized head. His height remains in the 50th percentile so we think he may have a fighting chance to play basketball. He is as happy as can be and loves to laugh. He is also starting to use his jumper and has been rolling over quite a bit. He rolled from his back to his belly and then continued rolling to his back again in a full circle and managed to get from once side of the bed to the other...guess we won't be leaving him on the bed anymore! We also signed up for a gym membership and Caleb had his first 'play center' experience. All the kids loved him and the staff, too. When I went to pick him up after class I was told that he was the BEST baby ever. (As if we didn't already know ;) )