January, The National Mall — Frigid temps, hot chocolate, ridiculous amount of humanity, long waits, epic treks on foot ... Totally worth it.

February, College Park — Brittany starts her second year of classes at UMD and proceeds to keep the "Doctor Legacy" alive for the next generation of Bramletts.

March, Downtown Washington — Unbeknownst to us, we begin our last (currently) days of living in the city. I don't know if we'll ever live somewhere with a view like this again.

April, Tidal Basin — We brave the sweaty tourists, swallow our pride, and decide to wade in to look at the cherry blossoms.

May, Logan Circle — We're still on our quest to find our new favorite eatery. Café Saint Ex is not it.

June, U Street — We brought Dad to our favorite Saturday morning haunt, Busboys & Poets. He flipped out, much to Brittany's dismay.

July, Amelia Island — We spent some time down on the beach with the complete Bram Fam. It was a great time aside from the fact I was in a boot on the beach (totally beach bummed). Again, I'll spare you a photo of the toe (you're welcome, America).

August, Greenbelt — Thanks to the quick reflexes of Jean Baldwin, the Bram Fam added a new addition, Margot Moses (you're welcome, Bob).

September, The Lincoln Memorial — My parents came up and we decided to hit the last few D.C. tourist spots they had not been to (at least, since eighth grade).

October, Staunton — Brittany planned a great little trek for us to the heart of Virginia wine country. We took a long weekend to not take ourselves too seriously ...

November, Annapolis — Brittany's parents came up and we ventured over to our state capital to mill around some pretty interesting (and free) homes, museums, and of course, the Naval Academy.

December, Greenbelt — Our first real snow since the Blizzard of 1993 (The Storm of the Century?). It was also my first experience shoveling snow (Blergh).