Another reason why I have been so busy to post is the visitors i received from a little town in California known as San Pedro and a well known town in Illinois, Chicago. It was the whole family, mom, dad, Nana, Ryan.....and even Michael (big deal during baseball season and all)!
It was a great trip. This was out first full family vacation in a long time and it was really nice to make some great memories in a city I have come to love.
The main mission of the trip was a Christmas card picture. I think that mission was achieved! You will all see the finished product this December...
Highlights of the trip:
- showing the family around the Capitol (my home turf) and knowing what i was talking about
- being driven around by a Virginia state trooper with a cool hat thanks to a random connection my Dad made at a conference. Trooper Dean made it really easy to see the things off the beaten path like the National Cathedral, Iwo Jima Memorial and the Pentagon
- seeing an actual space ship at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Annex
- Knowing where I was going and Michael not (great power trip)
- great dinners at restaurants I have been dying to try
- having the whole family together
- seeing Marine One randomly land on the White House lawn as we were walking back from the monuments
- Sharing all of these amazing memories with Nana
- THE COOLEST opportunity was our private tour of the Secret Service headquarters (an unmarked building in DC). There we saw Obama's motorcade vehicles including the Beast (his limo), Bush's limo and all of the support vehicles. We got a great history of the department and learned a LOT about what actually goes into securing the president. Quote from Obama's driver, "He is the most intelligent, humble and 'cool' president. Exactly what you would imagine."
OMG so cool that you got to go to the Secret Service Headquarters...would have been cool if you took me there... ;-)
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