Mommy Musings

Thursday was our last full day in DC and our anniversary!  We started off the morning at Arlington {what, you don't like to sob uncontrollably on your anniversary?} Words cannot describe what a somber, beautiful place it is.  We saw the eternal flame where all the Kennedy's are buried and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  We waited to watch the changing of the guard, and it was so worth it. After that, we went over to section 60 and visited the graves of two guys we knew. It was a morning I will never forget. From Arlington we drove to the Marine Corps Memorial.  I couldn't believe how enormous it was! The rain started to fall just as we were leaving, so we headed back to the hotel and ordered room service for lunch. Once we were done, we headed back out into the city.  We couldn't leave without seeing the White House!  We had applied months ago for a White House tour, but sadly were turned down.  We made sure to stop in the White House Visitor Center....

After our whirlwind day on Monday, we decided to take things a little slower on Tuesday. We started off with a tour of the Capital.  We had set it up through our Congressman's office a few months ago.  Because Skip is a veteran, we were able to take a private tour.  Not only did we get to see the underground subways that the Congressmen take when they have to make it in time to vote, but we also got to see John Kerry!  I'm not a fan of his, but it was pretty cool that he was arm's distance away from me. Sadly, a lot of the Capital was closed off because of all the construction they're doing.  But we still enjoyed the experience. We even got to go see the floor of the House of Representatives.  I was excited because they were voting that day, but sadly they broke for lunch just before we got in there.  Maybe next time! We took pictures outside when the tour was done, and in front of the Supreme Court and Library of Congress. We met up with a friend afte...

Thankfully, once Skip and I finished up at the National Archives, it stopped raining.  We walked back to the hotel to change into drier clothes and plan out the rest of the day. Our next stop was the Air and Space Museum.  I'd heard fabulous things about it, though I'll be honest, I was a little overwhelmed by it.  Though in full disclosure, I'm really not interested in airplanes or space apparently.  But if you are, then it would be fantastic. We ate a quick dinner in the cafeteria there, and then headed out in the direction of the Jefferson Memorial. On the way, we saw the World War I memorial for the residents of Washington DC. Next was the Korean War Memorial. We got to see the new Martin Luther King Memorial, which overlooks the Potomac. Next we walked upon the FDR memorial park.  It's a lot bigger than I thought, and beautiful. Then we crossed over the Potomac and saw the George Mason memorial. Finally we reached the Jefferson Memorial. It was so much bigg...