Enjoy the parade, but don't get your hopes up on the blossoms. They're coming on fast. Peak bloom is supposed to be next Monday, and they usually only last about 2 weeks. It's supposed to be in the 70's all next week too, so I don't think they'll stall out.

On the WH tour, a dumb story from me. I was on the list for the WH tour in 2004 or so, but hadn't spent much time on the mall. Hadn't used the metro before either. I took the metro to the Smithsonian Station, and realized I was late for the tour, so I started to jog toward that big white building. Turned out I ended up at the Capitol instead of the White House. The guard at the gate looked at me like I had two heads when I asked him where the tour started...