2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

pics from meandering around the Mall with Julie and E Fine during the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Fountains in front of the Capitol

took this one for Grayfer!

the Smithsonian Castle

the National Archives decked out for Independence Day!

even Union Station was looking good

Fourth of July... Finally!

Rainy afternoon here in the District.... perfect time to finally post pics from July 4th!

Roommates on the West Lawn (missing Tanya)

the crowd in front of the Capitol

A few of our favorite things: America, MSU, elephants, fans

the guy with free flags-- most popular guy at the concert.
(Check out the little girls behind him!)

Even babies love the Fourth of July!

can't forget the Mississippi cheese straws (courtesy of Mom)

the Capitol Dome at dusk

Tim and Jimmy... just loving America

the stage for a Capitol Fourth

Happy Fourth of July!

I Gotta Move....

If you're looking for some new tunes to run to, these are some of my favorites! So far, this has been a good combo for me. They have a fairly steady tempo that helps me with pacing. They're also just good songs in general. Enjoy!

1. The Idea of You (Live)- Dave Matthews Band

2. Marching Bands of Manhattan- Death Cab for Cutie

3. Send It On- Disney's friends for change (go ahead and make fun-- I really like this song haha)

4. Run With It- Easton Corbin

5. Do You Remember?- Earth, Wind & Fire (Always helps me remember JMC's bday!)

6. Wait Til You See My Smile- Alicia Keys

Editor's note: I originally had "Stronger" by Brittney Spears here... Poor decision. So now I skip to:

7. Crawl- Chris Brown

8. Fader- The Temper Traps (an iTunes freebie!)

9. Superstar- Lupe Fiasco (for a little end-of-run swagger)

10. Your Love is My Drug- Ke$ha