Surprise Surprise...

(Warning: Overload of pictures below)
Alison and I had a wild weekend in Washington DC this past weekend with Kate. Back in December we decided that we wanted to surprise Kate for her birthday in DC. I love parties and LOVE surprises. I got in touch with her mom who gave me Jennifer, her roommates number and I was kind of creepy and got Walter her boyfriends number without her knowing in Cabo. I worked with Walter and Jenn for the last few months planning out all the details and when Thursday finally came we were so excited! I left out of College Station early Thursday morning and waiting for Alison to get to DFW. We had a few hours to kill between flights so we went to Chilis Too in the airport and had some drinks and lunch. I met the most fantastic lady on the flight from DFW to DC. Her name is Karen, she is such a hoot and absolute blast to be around! Alison was sleeping the whole way while Karen and I shared stories. Karen and I found Alison a boyfriend, Karen's son Josh, a person to send her resume to at Harris hospital in Dallas, Karen's friend that is a NICU nurse there... The things I do for you Ali! Once in DC I was beside my self, I felt like a little kid at an amusement park! When we got our suitcases I was a little angry because they had beat my luggage up terribly... my GIRLS WEEKEND suitcase now has a small hole in the top and black streaks all over!!! We hit our first speedbump once we got in the cab... we were so excited to get to Walter's and to be in DC behind Kate's back that we did not check to see if the cab took credit cards. Once halfway there I see a small yellow sign on the seat in front of me that says Cash Only Cab... UH OH... I wispered and pointed it out to Ali, we both quickly dug through our purses and pulled out all the cash we had... 7 or so dollars... PERFECT since our fare was already up to 11 something! I told the driver and appologized to him numerous times. I also explained to him that we are small town girls who jump in their cars and go where ever they want so cabs are not a thing we know tons about... cut us some slack Mr. Cabdriver! He took us to an ATM at the Congressional Exxon, little did we know this would become a major marker in our DC trip. The Exxon is next door to Kate's place but we had never been to there so we didn't realize it at the time. Once we got some cash we were back on track and so ready to be at Walter's so we could meet him, get ready for the night and go surprise Kate! She was going after work to have some drinks with her coworkers at a little place called Union Pub so we went to meet her. The whole walk there I could not stop talking about how excited I was and how shocked she was going to be... and shocked she was! Walter went in first and told her that he had a gift for her down the hall and when she looked down the hall there we were! She screamed with excitement and ran towards us! It was perfect! Her poor coworkers had no clue what was going on they just knew we crashed their happy hour haha. Thursday night we went to dinner with a group of her friends at an Italian food place, had such a great time but decided to turn in early so we would be refreshed for Friday.

We woke up to Walter baking Kate a red velvet cake from scratch! What a good guy! He then walked with us to Kate's office and took us on a tour of The Capitol. It was amazing and I got to take numerous pictures, which I loved! We ate lunch at a french cuisine place called Bistro Cacao and I would recommend it to anyone. We spent the rest of the afternoon seeing other touristy stops like the Whitehouse and stopped in for a Midnight Mimosa at Old Ebbett Corner Bar... I just love Corner Bar here in CS so much I couldn't pass up a chance to go to one in DC!

Walter had asked us to take Kate to dinner and then bring her back to his house for a surprise party that he was throwing for her. The dinner we took her too was probably my favorite part of the trip. We drank wine like it was going out of style, shared delicious appetizers and meals, talked about life and love, and reminisced about the times we've spent together. I love the friendship we share and I sat there and enjoyed every minute... it was perfect! After dinner we went to Walters for the party and then to play putt putt at this bar they like to go to. Putt Putt inside the bar! Crazy I know!

Saturday we went to and amazing brunch and then on to the Leprechaun Bar Lap and boy was it fun! I was so excited to go on my first pub crawl. Ali was in heaven surrounded by beer and red heads... what more could she ask for! We made it home to shower and regroup before we hit the piano bar that night... who doesnt love a night at the piano bar!

Sunday came too soon and it was time again to say goodbye to Kate. Come back to Texas Kater we miss you and love you! Thanks for being the perfect hostess and showing us a great time in DC! Thanks again to Walter and Jenn who helped us out with all the little details and made the surprise possible!