Lovely Weekend

In the midst of the chaos of this season, I had a lovely day on Saturday. I told my hubby I needed a few hours to myself and went to the Shrine for the morning. It is one of the most beautiful places in DC and when I am there I get nostalgic for my grad school days. I was able to go to Confession, Mass and do a little shopping in the gift shop. I also prayed especially for my prayer buddy. It was exactly what I needed.

I love this statue of the Holy Family

I lit a candle for my prayer buddy at the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (the one way at the bottom left.)

Some books that looked good, and I didn't want to forget the titles. :)


Saturday night my hubby and I had a date night. We had a babysitter lined up, but hadn't decided what we were going to do. I was so excited when he told me that he found tickets for that night's performance of Handel's Messiah at the Kennedy Center (another special place because it's where we got engaged!) It was so wonderful to get dressed up and enjoy the gorgeous music. The entire text of this famous work is from Scripture and I was blown away to think that it has been performed every year since it was written.
Inside the beautiful concert hall.

On the rooftop, where we got engaged over seven years ago - you can see the monuments behind us. (sorry for the bad quality, it was with my phone.)


Things are so busy and crazy this time of year. I am grateful for such a lovely day to stop and reflect on the true meaning of the season. I will teach my last class this morning, and tonight we fly to California for Christmas!