Before we were to head back home, we had a tour scheduled of the White House at 11:00 that morning. With waking early, getting packed up and having breakfast at the hotel, we had enough time to use our Senate Gallery passes that the folks at Senator Rand Paul’s officer were so gracious to give us. Between the metro, walking and all of the security checks that were necessary, we were able to sit in the Senate Gallery for 20 or 30 minutes before we had to leave to make it to the White House. While we were there, although I dislike him alot, it was neat to see Senator Reid giving a floor speech. As we left the Capital and headed towards the White House, the bottom fell out of it. There became a point just a few minutes in that it was pointless to run, because we were all completely soaked, head to toe. We walked probably a couple of miles or so to make it to the White House, only to be turned away because the tours were cancelled. The 10 hour ride home was done in wet clothes, but by the time we made it home we were nearly completely dry.
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A day spent touring the Library of Congress, US Capital Building and Supreme Court, and visiting Tom Graves and Ron Paul’s Congressional Offices.
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A day spent at the Freer Gallery of Art, numerous Smithsonian buildings and a walk to Ford’s Theatre.
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Arlington National Cemetery, Vietnam Memorial, and other memorials on the walk to the Jefferson Memorial.
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A night walk around Washington DC after the long drive up.
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I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the past few weeks, planning a return trip to DC. I need to get away again, and just let some of the things that’s going on at home go, even if for just a few days. Last time was a spur of the moment trip–a trip to see if it would be worth planning tours and such, which of course it would, but the reasoning fit perfectly at the time. I had no idea where to begin, but I got word from a friend that to plan a tour of the White House, you have to contact your Congressional Representative’s office, and they can set it up for you. I had already had tickets purchased to tour the Washington Monument, but while setting up other tours, they can easily move that time around to fit the scheduling. I was excited on Monday when I got a confirmation email with all of the tours and times that we are set up for: Washington Monument, White House, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and the Capital.
An entire day spent in Washington, DC looking at the various monuments, memorials, museums, parks, and governmental buildings.
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A walk down the National Mall after taking our first ride in the metro to get to DC from our hotel in Fairfax, VA.
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My friends, if we tend to the things that are important in life, if we are right with those we love and behave in line with our faith, our lives will not be cursed with the aching throb of unfulfilled business. Our words will always be sincere, our embraces will be tight. We will never wallow in the agony of ‘I could have, I should have.’ We can sleep in a storm.
— , Have A Little Faith
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