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JFK's Residences in Georgetown as Senator

Friday, November 22, marked the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The Georgetown Patch featured a great article that lists all nine of the homes where the Kennedys lived.

Below are three where he lived as senator.

1528 31st Street: Pondered presidential campaign while living here.

3321 Dent Place: Lived as newlyweds here.

2808 P Street: Lived here before launching presidential campaign.

JFK's Residences in Georgetown before Marrying Jackie

Friday, November 22, marked the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The Georgetown Patch featured a great article listing all nine of the homes where the Kennedys lived.

Below are three homes where JFK lived prior to his marriage with Jackie.

1400 34th Street: JFK lived here before meeting Jackie.

3260 N Street: Lived here during senate campaign; met Jackie.

3271 P Street: Planned their wedding in this home.

JFK's Residences in Georgetown from Presidential Campaign to Post-Assassination

Friday, November 22, marked the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The Georgetown Patch featured a great article that lists all nine of the homes where the Kennedys lived.

Below are three on N Street.

3307 N Street: Kennedy's home during the 1960 presidential campaign.

3017 N Street: Lived here after the assassination for a short period.

3038 N Street: Jackie lived here after JFK was killed.

Christmas Decorations at Georgetown Waterfront

Since Thanksgiving is so late this year, it seems odd to see decorations up--but Christmas is around the corner! They have put up lights in Georgetown as well; I'll have to get some nighttime pictures.

Georgetown Waterfront

37 Degrees--Galaxy S4 Performs Well

 It was cold this morning, but my phone survived with no hiccups whatsoever. Yay!

Looking back toward Georgetown, quiet traffic day.

  

60-degrees, Penguin, and Snowman--Really!

Washington, D.C., is cloudy but pleasantly 60 degrees! Although we were planning to go ice skating today, it just doesn't feel right to go in such warm weather. As you can see, the rink is open and people are skating. This is their first big weekend; thus, the penguin and snowman skating around.

Large Coffee, Small World

I am a fan of the Bruegger's bottomless cup of coffee. I am so happy to take advantage of it, with one shop by my home and one shop by my work. My two, new best friends are Rick and George, managers from the two Bruegger's respectively. I didn't think it would be a big deal to be greeted every visit by my first name--but it is!!! I love it.

Admittedly, I now need two 20-ounce coffees…one first thing in the a.m. and another around lunch. Well, at my second fill up of the day, Rick was pumping me for some market intelligence of the L Street Bruegger's (by work). They have been struggling with having enough help and he wondered if it affected service there. I hadn't noticed; however, I don't visit during their peak times (according to Rick). I also offered up some info on my observations of the 9th Street shop that I visited while attending a conference last week.

Rick said that the Glover Park shop is the strongest seller in the area and isn't going anywhere. Good.

We were talking about coffee and Rick said his favorite was a Wegmans brand. I told him I worked at Wegmans in Rochester a long time ago and low and behold… Rick is from Rochester. He grew up in Fairport. It was nice to talk about the city and various landmarks--small world!

Georgetown Ice Rink Open

The ice rink at Washington Harbour opened Monday, November 11. Check out "the largest outdoor ice skating venue," with 11,800 square-feet of space to skate. It will be open everyday, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Adults $10, children $8, skate rental $5. There are also season passes for people like my family--who love to skate! Can't wait!

Happy Veterans Day--Check out the Freebies!

Lovely, crisp morning run on this Veterans Day. There were a few road closures around the Lincoln Memorial that made it extra nice and quiet. 

USA Today featured an article, Vets can Rake in Freebies all day and all Night, listing some of the places that veterans can catch a break. Way to go Krispy Kreme, offering a free doughnut and small coffee. Several chain restaurants are mentioned--Olive Garden, Applebee's, Red Robin, etc.--I hope some of the local restaurants are also offering the same free meals.  

World War II Memorial; Lincoln Memorial in Background

37 Degrees = iPhone Crash

I am not happy with my iPhone. This morning, I was thrilled to be running in the daylight at 6:30 a.m.; however, the 37-degree weather did not agree with my iPhone. This is not the first time that cold or hot weather has caused it to crash. 

Steven traded in his iPhone today for the HTC One. I am seriously considering…iPhone 5C or Android. Hmmmm...

Fill Up the Pool Please

Great run around the monuments today, but happened to notice that the water level at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is quite low. I couldn't find any official news about it, so I guess no one else cares or it isn't really a big deal. ;)

Gorgeous weather in Washington, DC, today--sunny, high 60s, light breeze. The tourists were out in droves. 

Picture from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 

Iced vanilla coffee post-run--yum!

Highlight of Morning: Running to Bruegger's

The temperature felt like it was in the 70s. I don't know why my run was so slow this morning. The pumpkin spice coffee at Bruegger's hit the spot!