This time we decided to make our way to Washington DC. We decided to take the shorter (though pricey) toll roads that took us through New Jersey and Delaware and on into Maryland. Okay, my real motivation was that I wanted to say I'd at least been through those states. So as night fell I strained my eyes to get any glimpse of the NJ or Delaware landscape. Wood laughed at how excited I was, even at the little I could see in the dark. Some day I'll make it back for a real visit, but until then, this will have to do!
Thursday night we stopped when we (I) got tired and found an Inn that gave us a 40% discount for being in the military - I must remind myself of these perks the next time we're dealing with the red-tape!
Friday morning we headed to the DC temple. I've never been there before and the last time Wood was there it was for Lady and Man's wedding. What a beautiful temple!! We had a wonderful time and neither of us wanted to leave.
Friday evening we drove into DC and checked out the Washington monument and the WWII memorial. One thing I enjoyed about DC was how well-done everything was and how beautiful the mall and that whole area is!
Saturday we went to the Holocaust Museum. That was sobering, but well done. There were only a few images that I had to turn away from, but that was profound in and of itself. The people there at that time could not turn away. And it was not merely photographs - it was life. I cannot comprehend what really took place then, but both Wood and I appreciated the exhibit.
Next we breezed through 2 art museums in record time and headed for the Air and Space museum where we caught a cool planetarium show on collisions. After that it was off to the Vietnam memorial and the Lincoln and Jefferson monuments.
As you can tell from the picture taken from the Lincoln monument the weather was a little cooler then we were hoping for. Good thing we brought our winter gear!
By this time I was tired and cranky and in need of sustenance. Unfortunately, we also discovered that parking near restaurants in that area is nigh-unto impossible. We spent 30+ minutes just driving around and around looking for anywhere to park (within reasonable walking distance due to the tired wife in the passenger seat). We finally gave up and headed farther out of the city and found a little cafe` to eat at.
Sunday morning we woke-up and lo and behold the Easter bunny found our motel room. How does he do that? He even left a cute little outfit for our daughter - wow! Then we headed to PA and joined the PennHens for church and crashed Lady's family's Easter dinner and had a great time with them. Lady's family always makes us feel - like family. We enjoyed visiting with the PennHens and of course see MacGregor's new smile - now he can really sing all I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth!
We had a great time!
4 comments:
I know Wood really enjoyed D.C. when he was there a couple of years back, and probably loved having his Woodine along this time. It's always more fun to travel with people, especially people you like :)
It's so great that you guys take these fun excursions on your long weekends! You gotta enjoy this time with just the two of you!
I am also glad you took this excursion. We are so glad that we got to see you. We love having you guys and we want to do it as often we can before you leave us for the opposite coast!
I really love the picture of you in front of the temple. (Woodine's belly looks so cute too)
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