Monday, August 17, 2009

Summer II

In June my beautiful mom turned 60...and in October my handsome dad will turn 60. To commemorate this birthday, they decided on a family vacation to Washington, D.C. While in D.C. my parents also celebrated their 38th Wedding Anniversary, so it was really a joyous trip.

Mom and Dad on their 38th Wedding Anniversary
outside of George Washington's home at Mt. Vernon
John and I drove in with mom and dad on Thursday. We went to Arlington Cemetery, the Holocaust Museum, and Mount Vernon with them. When Colleen and Tom joined us we went to the Smithsonian Museums: American History, National History, Air and Space, and American Indian. We also went to the National Archives building, The Bureau of Printing and Engraving, the Spy Museum, a National's baseball game, and had a personal tour of the Capitol. We also toured D.C. on a Duck Tour and Segway. It was QUITE the trip. John and I had such a wonderful time.

THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!!!!

John, Dad, and Mom on the tram at Arlington
National Cemetery.

George Washington's home at Mt. Vernon

John, Mom, and Dad at FDR's Memorial...
blending in with the men in a Great Depression bread line...
although Mom doesn't look very depressed!

Outside the White House.

At the National's Baseball Game...and they won!!
On the Duck Boat Tour, ready to leave.

Mom and Dad with their quacker's.

Inside the Capital's Rotunda...a beautiful building! Tom learning his Segway, with the help of our guide, Megan. Colleen getting a few pointers. John getting a hang of things.

Looking up at the east side of the Capitol. What a fun way to tour D.C.!

Summer I

The older the get, the faster and faster my summer break flies by. I know that I'm lucky to have a break at all, but geesh...it could slow down, couldn't it?? I haven't felt much like blogging lately, but decided to bite the bullet, before I go into work, and update the past month of my life.

Vegas:
John and I had a great time in Vegas. And I mean a GREAT time. For a man who never really held an interest in the city before, he came back loving the place (and wants to know when it would be appropriate for us to go back). We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and left on a Thursday. We laid by the pool at the Flamingo, walked the strip a couple of times, went to Hoover Dam, had nice dinners out, saw The Blue Man Group, and lost money. Everything was great but the last part...Vegas was NOT kind to us. We even got to see John's sister Kelli, who drove from Phoenix and stayed with us for a few days. It was a great escape from Ohio!
The Bellagio Fountains
John trying to win big!
The Flamingo at night
Me enjoying a beer at the Hofbrauhaus
John and I
Waiting for the Blue Man Group to start...we were in the
first row so we had to wear poncho's.
Hoover Dam

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Must Update Blog

But not tonight.

I'm tired.

Tomorrow...maybe! :-)