i am visiting our nation's capitol this weekend and let me tell you that the pictures you see on t.v., in magazines, in movies, do not even begin to do this place justice. it's just amazing. i don't think i stopped smiling all day. i'm still smiling now. :)
this city has got it down...from memorials that give you goosebumps, monuments that make you feel so physically small that it's hard to fathom, and just a genuine national spirit that i don't think you can really pick up on quite like this in many more places.
seeing kermit the frog, dizzy gillespie and louis armstrong's trumpets, and george washington's uniform all in one place was completely mind blowing. seeing a memorial of the war that my grandpa fought in and that my other grandparents were children during was soulful. we were totally bloated after having an amazing lunch at a D.C. "must go", Old Ebbitt's where i ate amazing crabcakes, canneloni and an incredible piece of cheesecake. but getting to do all of this with my best friend was probably the best part of the entire day--i have a feeling it will be the best part of the entire trip. :)
i was thinking today about how happy i've been lately and how you can be different kinds of happy. being here in D.C. with my best friend makes me happy (she said matter-o-factly). i cannot think of another person that i would rather see this stuff with. we had so much fun today and laughed so hard and walked so far that on the way home we were so completely and utterly exhausted that all we could do was sit on the metro in complete silence. that is how you know you are good friends...when you can sit in complete silence with someone and still be having a conversation. that is a bond that no one can break.
good night d.c. see you in the morning.
jefferson memorial--amanda and karen '07
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