My sissy drove down from Rhode Island, my parents flew in from Idaho, and we all congregated at the Holiday Inn Express for a delightful Memorial Day weekend together.
Well...delightful for some of us. Here's the thing about DC: it's definitely all about the history, no fluff. You must set aside the fantasies of thrills and embrace the gentle hum of history. I embraced the hum. Kitty did not. Even Michael was historied out by our final day. Some guys just can't hang.
It was hot, it was crowded, we walked and walked and walked and walked. I understand why Kitty struggled a bit. But I'm truly glad we went. It was fun to see all of the landmarks and reflect on the greatness of our country. We saw a lot! We went to the top of the Washington Monument, visited the Lincoln Monument, the American History museum, (where I saw my favorite Muppet, the incomparable Count von Count), we stopped in at the Korean and Vietnam War memorials, watched a motorcycle parade that seemed to have no end, and enjoyed Arlington National Cemetery. Whew!
We even had the chance to attend the Washington DC temple open house while we were there. It was a special experience to be with my Kitty in the temple and to be able to talk about the covenants we make there and the importance of the temple. It was my favorite part.
That, and being with my sissy and parents.
But before you think it was all history and no thrills, we did have an incredibly exciting adventure. The smoke alarms in our hotel went off late at night and we all had to leave our beds and evacuate. If there had been a real fire, I would've been in trouble since I didn't even grab my purse on the way out! I clearly need more fire drills in my life for practice.
The weekend went far too quickly but we filled our minutes to the brim. It was a memory-making trip for sure.
God bless the USA!
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