חנוכה

Story by Nicole

We were planning on a second, Hanukkah-themed Thanksgiving on Friday evening, but Jason, Christina, Maia, and I all went to the National Mall during the day. It was clear and very cold. We took the metro to the Smithsonian stop and detrained to visit the museums.

A stoplight blocks the sun in Falls Church, Virginia. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

The Washington, D.C. Metro Smithsonian stop. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

Christina examines a silver tree in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

The half-frozen pool in front of the U.S. Capitol. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

Mist envelops a bridge railing in the U.S. Botanic Garden. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

Sunlight illuminates a purple orchid at the U.S. Botanic Garden. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

The interior curve of the Hirshhorn Museum building. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

Nicole, Maia, and Christina near an exhibit in the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

A train rushes by the Federal Triangle stop of the Washington, D.C. Metro. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

After we returned to Marc and Anne’s apartment, the festivities began.

The crumble topping on Maia’s unbaked southern apple pie. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

Kristin and Anne raise their arms to…something, while Maia and Emilie look on. (Photo/Jason Rafal)

Harley the Boston Terrier inversely examines the camera. (Photo/Jason Rafal)