Dawn's Blog

It's my mom's birthday today!   You should probably tell her Happy Birthday if you get the chance.

As most of you know, I'm spending the week in DC with Ashleigh and Arick.So here's a little update on cool things (or not so cool things) that I've done and seen the past few days.

Flight
My flight left Atlanta at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday morning. So rather than sleep for a few hours and get up super early (not to mention making someone else do this to drive me there) I just went to the airport Saturday night and spent the night there. Not a bad experience. I was definitely not the only person doing this, and it was kinda cool to be part of a temporary community of people trying to sleep in chairs or find a good spot on a carpeted area. I've decided that sleeping on the floor every now and then is good for a person, helps you be thankful for what you have. Anyway, I got a bit of sleep, got on my plane ok, yadda yadda, ended up in DC, and there was much rejoicing.

Sunday
Sunday we went to Easter church (where there was also much rejoicing), and came back and made Easter dinner for the three of us. It was awesome. We had ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, rolls, pasta salad, and peach cobbler. We all chatted with our families a bit and then all fell asleep for several hours. This was also awesome. Apparently I hadn't gotten that much sleep at the airport.

Monday
Arick had to work (who does that?) so Ashleigh and I took the Metro into the heart of DC and walked around all day. We went to Ford's Theatre (no spellcheck, I meant to spell it the British way) and the Petersen house, the White House, the Decatur House, the WWII memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. Huh, a lot of houses. And we didn't get to meet any of the people that lived in them. We did, however, see some protesters outside the White House, which I thought was pretty cool. I'm not even sure what all of them were protesting, and it may not have been the most effective method, but its good to see people standing up for what they think is right and doing more then just complaining about what they think is wrong in the world.

Tuesday
Yesterday. Ashleigh had class (who does that?) most of the day so I went on what I called a "running tour" of DC. I ran from the apartment over to the Mall, where I checked out the Korean and Vietnam memorials, then went down to the Capitol building and got in line for a tour. I made friends with the retired couple standing in line with me who turned out to be from Philadelphia. They thought what I was doing with Americorps was pretty cool and told me I should get more involved in politics. Maybe I will. After the Capitol, I went to the Supreme Court, which I think is one of the coolest places to visit in DC because you actually get to go into the courtroom, hear a lecture by a cool old lady, and the wait isn't very long. Anyway, I also stopped at the Library of Congress and the Botanic Gardens and then realized that I only had about 30 minutes to make it back to the apartment before Ashleigh got back. She had given me the keys because I thought I would get back before her. I was pretty exhausted already from running in the morning and walking around in the heat all day, but I walk/jogged the 3 miles back and made it just in time to meet Ashleigh at the door.

Ok, that's about all I have to share right now. That was really long, I hope I didn't lose too many people in there. I know when I start reading someone's long blog I like to skim over things. So its OK if you do that to mine. I'll just put something in bold at the bottom to regain your attention, something you might see in a postcard.


TRIP IS GOOD. ASHLEIGH AND ARICK ARE AWESOME. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF COOL SITES. MET SOME COOL PEOPLE. HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL.

Dawn