If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you might remember that I visited Washington DC a bit ago. Four other bloggers and I were able to visit our nation's capital on behalf of  American Heritage Chocolate and the National Archives Foundation. It was a great couple of days where I truly learned so much. I haven't been to DC since I was a junior in high school so it's been almost 20 years. Visiting there as an adult was a lot different experience than when I was a teenager :)

the declaration of independence is housed in the national archives in washington DC

I truly have come to believe that travel is the best form of education. There's nothing like seeing the Declaration of Independence in person to get you thinking and wanting to know more about those men that founded our nation. (Okay and I must admit I watched "National Treasure" right before I visited the Archives and I kept thinking about Nicolas Cage and the treasure map the entire time I was there :).

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We got super lucky because the weather was absolutely beautiful. Everyone kept telling us, "you guys really lucked out! It's usually so hot and humid." It felt perfect to me and my hair wasn't even that crazy or anything (having naturally curly hair can get really crazy sometimes in a very humid environment. That's why I live in Utah where there is .01% humidity).
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