Busy Saturday

This Saturday I was able to spend the day doing all kinds of DC things with Corey and other friends. Corey and I started by walking from his place up to the tidal basin and all the way around. I had not yet had an opportunity to check out all the pretty blossoms and they were already past their peak so it was either then or I wouldn't have seen them at all I'm afraid.We also saw that they have started work on the Washington Monument.

 After we finished our walk around the Tidal Basin we went back to his place for lunch. We were joined by a couple of his coworkers and a friend of Corey's from Calvin. We all grabbed a bite to eat and then we walked over to National's Stadium for a game. They were playing the Braves and even though they lost it was a lot of fun to see the game.

 Corey and I ended the day at a concert at Black Cat on U street with Cara and Benjamin. The band was Cloud Cult. It is one of Corey's all time favorite groups (from Minnesota) and this was his first time seeing them. During the concert there were a couple of painters on stage and they painted while the band played. At the end of the concert they were auctioned off. I am not sure what the final price was but when we saw the one was at $1100 and the other was around $500. The band is not for profit so all the money from the paintings go to some environmental cause I believe.
The concert was awesome and I am really glad we made it, even though we were really exhausted by the end of the day.