Colin's mom is part of the Uath Education Association and every year the National Education Association has a convention. This year the convention was in Washington D.C. His parents planned to take the whole family to this event and boy was I excited! We were to fly East on July 4 and then head back home on July 9.
The weeks leading up to the trip were pretty hectic with finishing up wedding stuff and we found out that my Grandma Dooley was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She had a tumor the size of a cantaloupe with a 17 cm diameter. Decisions were having to be made if she was to pursue chemotherapy (which would have given her up to 5 years) or let the cancer take its course (2-6 months). My grandmother decided to do chemo but later discovered it was too hard on her fragile body and she came home. 1 week later she passed away. The funeral was set for July 9 (the day we were flying home). Due to conflicts with flight times and what not I was not able to attend her funeral, but I know she would have wanted me to have fun and live my life.
FINALLY the day had come to head to the airport. This was my first flight that lasted longer then 45 minutes and I was STOKED!! Colin was just glad that it wasn't an 18 hour flight like his was going to and from the Philippines. We got there and were headed through security when I was stopped for a random security check. They asked me for my shoes which were in a bin that had rolled through the security machine. They took my Chacos over to a check station and then gave them back to me...I never knew that Chacos could be a national security risk!
We landed in Washington DC and I have NEVER experienced humidity before, I just kept having to tell myself that Colin has been in worse. We then flagged a taxi that took us to our 4 star hotel called the Omni Sheridan! WOW what a nice hotel! Afterwards we walked 2.5 miles down Connecticut Ave. to the National Mall and parked ourselves on the 'grassy' area just 100 yards from the Washington Monument so we could watch the Fourth of July Fireworks. Which. Were. Awesome.
The next day we went to the Holocaust Museum and the Natural History Museum. Afterwards and to kill time in between we browsed around the Smithsonian Castle. Friday was Tour day. The first tour we went on was the Capital Building which we were able to get a private tour that was just the 6 of us and was VERY informative. We never knew all of that stuff about our nation's capital. After that we went on a tour of the White House which was cool but not as informative because it was self guided, but we were able to see the China Room, Library, Dining Area, Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, First Lady's Sitting Area and so on and so forth. The tour ended with us walking out the front doors of the White House. After that we made our way back to the hotel and then decided to go on a night tour of all of the monuments. The night tour took us to the Capital, White House, Vietnam War, Korean War, World War 2, Lincoln, and Iwo Jima monuments. Saturday we went to the Arlington Cemetery in the morning and then through the American History Museum and most of the Smithsonians including the Air and Space Museum which took up most of our day. We did eat at one of the biggest Mcdonalds we have ever seen! It was 2 levels! After all the museums we walked the long way to the Jefferson Memorial and to part of the JFK memorial.Sunday we went to a Washington Nationals game and Colin, Scott, Terie, and I went back to the Lincoln Monument to get some stuff at the gift shop. Monday before we had to head to the Airport we went to the National Zoo which the Panda Bears were my favorite! Colin LOVED the orangutangs because of the way they allow them to climb this tower and walk across these ropes that stretch across the top of the entire zoo! it was really cool to see!
We finally boarded the plane to head home...we were thus thankful for the dry weather here that is much more bearable!
Jul 26, 2012
Washington D.C.
Colin's mom is part of the Uath Education Association and every year the National Education Association has a convention. This year the convention was in Washington D.C. His parents planned to take the whole family to this event and boy was I excited! We were to fly East on July 4 and then head back home on July 9.
The weeks leading up to the trip were pretty hectic with finishing up wedding stuff and we found out that my Grandma Dooley was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She had a tumor the size of a cantaloupe with a 17 cm diameter. Decisions were having to be made if she was to pursue chemotherapy (which would have given her up to 5 years) or let the cancer take its course (2-6 months). My grandmother decided to do chemo but later discovered it was too hard on her fragile body and she came home. 1 week later she passed away. The funeral was set for July 9 (the day we were flying home). Due to conflicts with flight times and what not I was not able to attend her funeral, but I know she would have wanted me to have fun and live my life.
FINALLY the day had come to head to the airport. This was my first flight that lasted longer then 45 minutes and I was STOKED!! Colin was just glad that it wasn't an 18 hour flight like his was going to and from the Philippines. We got there and were headed through security when I was stopped for a random security check. They asked me for my shoes which were in a bin that had rolled through the security machine. They took my Chacos over to a check station and then gave them back to me...I never knew that Chacos could be a national security risk!
We landed in Washington DC and I have NEVER experienced humidity before, I just kept having to tell myself that Colin has been in worse. We then flagged a taxi that took us to our 4 star hotel called the Omni Sheridan! WOW what a nice hotel! Afterwards we walked 2.5 miles down Connecticut Ave. to the National Mall and parked ourselves on the 'grassy' area just 100 yards from the Washington Monument so we could watch the Fourth of July Fireworks. Which. Were. Awesome.
The next day we went to the Holocaust Museum and the Natural History Museum. Afterwards and to kill time in between we browsed around the Smithsonian Castle. Friday was Tour day. The first tour we went on was the Capital Building which we were able to get a private tour that was just the 6 of us and was VERY informative. We never knew all of that stuff about our nation's capital. After that we went on a tour of the White House which was cool but not as informative because it was self guided, but we were able to see the China Room, Library, Dining Area, Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, First Lady's Sitting Area and so on and so forth. The tour ended with us walking out the front doors of the White House. After that we made our way back to the hotel and then decided to go on a night tour of all of the monuments. The night tour took us to the Capital, White House, Vietnam War, Korean War, World War 2, Lincoln, and Iwo Jima monuments. Saturday we went to the Arlington Cemetery in the morning and then through the American History Museum and most of the Smithsonians including the Air and Space Museum which took up most of our day. We did eat at one of the biggest Mcdonalds we have ever seen! It was 2 levels! After all the museums we walked the long way to the Jefferson Memorial and to part of the JFK memorial.Sunday we went to a Washington Nationals game and Colin, Scott, Terie, and I went back to the Lincoln Monument to get some stuff at the gift shop. Monday before we had to head to the Airport we went to the National Zoo which the Panda Bears were my favorite! Colin LOVED the orangutangs because of the way they allow them to climb this tower and walk across these ropes that stretch across the top of the entire zoo! it was really cool to see!
We finally boarded the plane to head home...we were thus thankful for the dry weather here that is much more bearable!
The weeks leading up to the trip were pretty hectic with finishing up wedding stuff and we found out that my Grandma Dooley was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She had a tumor the size of a cantaloupe with a 17 cm diameter. Decisions were having to be made if she was to pursue chemotherapy (which would have given her up to 5 years) or let the cancer take its course (2-6 months). My grandmother decided to do chemo but later discovered it was too hard on her fragile body and she came home. 1 week later she passed away. The funeral was set for July 9 (the day we were flying home). Due to conflicts with flight times and what not I was not able to attend her funeral, but I know she would have wanted me to have fun and live my life.
FINALLY the day had come to head to the airport. This was my first flight that lasted longer then 45 minutes and I was STOKED!! Colin was just glad that it wasn't an 18 hour flight like his was going to and from the Philippines. We got there and were headed through security when I was stopped for a random security check. They asked me for my shoes which were in a bin that had rolled through the security machine. They took my Chacos over to a check station and then gave them back to me...I never knew that Chacos could be a national security risk!
We landed in Washington DC and I have NEVER experienced humidity before, I just kept having to tell myself that Colin has been in worse. We then flagged a taxi that took us to our 4 star hotel called the Omni Sheridan! WOW what a nice hotel! Afterwards we walked 2.5 miles down Connecticut Ave. to the National Mall and parked ourselves on the 'grassy' area just 100 yards from the Washington Monument so we could watch the Fourth of July Fireworks. Which. Were. Awesome.
The next day we went to the Holocaust Museum and the Natural History Museum. Afterwards and to kill time in between we browsed around the Smithsonian Castle. Friday was Tour day. The first tour we went on was the Capital Building which we were able to get a private tour that was just the 6 of us and was VERY informative. We never knew all of that stuff about our nation's capital. After that we went on a tour of the White House which was cool but not as informative because it was self guided, but we were able to see the China Room, Library, Dining Area, Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, First Lady's Sitting Area and so on and so forth. The tour ended with us walking out the front doors of the White House. After that we made our way back to the hotel and then decided to go on a night tour of all of the monuments. The night tour took us to the Capital, White House, Vietnam War, Korean War, World War 2, Lincoln, and Iwo Jima monuments. Saturday we went to the Arlington Cemetery in the morning and then through the American History Museum and most of the Smithsonians including the Air and Space Museum which took up most of our day. We did eat at one of the biggest Mcdonalds we have ever seen! It was 2 levels! After all the museums we walked the long way to the Jefferson Memorial and to part of the JFK memorial.Sunday we went to a Washington Nationals game and Colin, Scott, Terie, and I went back to the Lincoln Monument to get some stuff at the gift shop. Monday before we had to head to the Airport we went to the National Zoo which the Panda Bears were my favorite! Colin LOVED the orangutangs because of the way they allow them to climb this tower and walk across these ropes that stretch across the top of the entire zoo! it was really cool to see!
We finally boarded the plane to head home...we were thus thankful for the dry weather here that is much more bearable!
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