I keep forgetting I have these crazy awesome suede pants in my closet. I just gravitate toward my jeans so often that I don't think about my other pant options. I call these my swishy pants because they make a funny noise whenever I move, ha ha. This top was a buy during Piperlime's closeout sale. It was the piece in the order I was most excited about but it gets the least wear. I've only worn it one or two other times. But I'm liking the mix of textures when you mix the velvet, smooth "silk" and suede!

Cardigan: Banana Republic c/o Westfield Trumbull, Top: Piperlime, Suede Pants: Blank (South Moon Under), Sandals: Franco Sarto (DSW), Necklace: Madewell

I wore this a couple weekends ago to do some shopping with my mom. I wasn't planning on buying anything but came across a really pretty dress (that I almost didn't try on) and it was on clearance for $60. I had a $50 gift card, so how could I resist?! It was a nice warm day and this dress is long-sleeved, so I didn't really need the sweater on top, but I'm still layering while I can!

Cardigan: Lauren by Ralph Lauren (Lord & Taylor),  Dress: Edun c/o ThredUp, Over the Knee Boots: Audrey Brooke (DSW), Bag: Emm Kuo (Roundabout Resale)

Get ready for a photo overload! I narrowed down quite a bit, but I always take and love too many photos. Plus I can't not share a picture of the White House, right? Most of these are in order, except the White House because I wanted that to be first! I spared you my boring museum photos.

The White House - definitely smaller than you'd think (just like the Mona Lisa)

United States Capitol Building

Flags surrounding the Washington Monument

Washington Monument (with snazzy Snapchat filter)

A fun wall at Plan B Burger

They had rosemary fries as part of the specials, DELISH!

Zootopia was amazing and everyone needs to go see it! Was way funnier (and socially important) than I thought it would be

The AMAZING chicken & waffles from Founding Farmers

Kind of fell in love with the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

At the World War II Memorial

World War II Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Snazzy shoes! (minus one pair not in the photo)

Lincoln Memorial

My friend Kristen taking a photo!

Washington Monument

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Drunken noodles before heading to the zoo!

Washington National Cathedral

CHERRY BLOSSOMS!

One of the beautiful buildings at Georgetown University

On Theodore Roosevelt Island

Iwo Jima Memorial (we have a replica of this near where I went to school)

*Download an agenda of my day of sightseeing in Washington DC

Now that outfit photos are done it's time for touristy shots. Aren't you guys excited?  I fit a lot into 4 days so there are a ton of photos to share! I took way too many at the zoo so I'm separating my photos into zoo photos and regular photos. Today is zoo day!

This is my last outfit from the trip because I was too lazy/tired to take them of my real last outfit. Don't worry, it was just a sweater, jeans and these boots. Nothing too exciting. On this day we visited the Smithsonian Zoo hoping to see some pandas (red and regular.) Sadly the red panda habitat was being refurbished so he wasn't out.  But there were plenty of other animals to occupy us, most notably a crazy bear trying to get through the glass, a weird bird and some elephants taking a sand bath.

After the zoo we visited the Washington National Cathedral and walked around Georgetown. I even got to see some cherry blossoms on campus, which was a nice surprise because I knew I would be too early to see them! This day we were super tired so after dinner we headed home and watched Family Feud for 4 hours! Ha ha. It was a perfect end to the day.

Sweater: J. Crew (Roundabout Resale), Tee: Everlane, Jeans: J Brand 'high rise Maria' (Gilt), Boots: Vince Camuto (Marshalls),  Bag: Emm Kuo (Roundabout Resale), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika' (Ditto)