Washington DC part 1

 

You wait and wait  for vacation and then “POOF” it’s over!

I have lots of fun pics to share of the lakes but I don’t have them on this computer yet  and since I have been such a loser at posting I though that I would try to post some pics more often over the next few weeks.

So we had 2 great weeks at the lakes, great weather, great fun and great family not to mention 2 of the most darling twin baby girls ever!! We can’t wait to go back again next year!!

I noticed that my niece Ames had some photos posted already of the lakes so if you just can’t wait head here and here to enjoy a few, although I did notice that there are none of me… HMMM

Not to fear I will post some of myself even though the camera makes me look older and heavier :)

So we got back from the lakes Friday night and then Saturday we attended the funeral of my cousin Jean Anne. She was in her early 60’s and died from Cancer. She will be greatly missed in the Kaehr family.

Sunday was Church so then on Monday I had planned to really hit the enormous pile of clothes, sheets, blankets, towels that had to be washed still or folded and put away.

I knew Tim had a run to Virginia on Monday night but when I got the address to run a map for it we realized it was actually Washington DC.

200 Constitution Ave. to be exact, a block from the state capital. Tyler was planning on going with him and they wanted me to come and see DC.

Now I am really not much of a rider and the prospect of being in the pickup for 11 hours one way  driving through the night was slightly daunting to me.

But a free trip to DC finally won me over at about 4:00 in the afternoon.

I found a reasonable hotel online for Tuesday night and we left around 8:00 pm.

So Tuesday morning around 7:00 we delivered our load to our destination… The basement parking garage under The dept of Labor building.

Being the true tourist here I snapped a picture right before we turned into our delivery address.

 

By 8:00 we were unloaded and ready to see the sights.

WOW!

First of all driving around DC is a nightmare, And I wasn’t even driving, I was in the backseat. Poor Tim :)

Have you ever tried to find a parking place in DC??

Especially for a truck like this….

We were lucky and found a free parking space along the Tidal Basin.

Across from the Jefferson Memorial.

From there we walked…. and walked and walked.

Lets just say we did a lot of walking!!!!

We saw many sights…

The Washington Monument…

 

Yep that’s me, looking slightly wrinkled and travel worn.

Remember I just got out of the truck after traveling through the night.

Wait till you see some of the pics of Tim. At this point he had not slept for 24 hours.

Here is another pic of the monument taken from the WW2 memorial.

WW2 memorial

Tim and I in front of the Indiana marker in the Memorial

He is still looking somewhat chipper here :)

Tyler

Reflection pool and Lincoln memorial

Some of the tamest ducks I have ever seen.

 

Why they call it the reflection pool. Cool HUH?

The Lincoln Memorial

I believe I counted 92 steps to the top!

 

Okay so now it is only about 9:45 am in our day. I think I will stop here for now. You can see why I am breaking it up into a few posts!

We weren’t there long but I believe we squeezed as much into a day as possible! We left our house on Monday at 8:00 pm and were home Wednesday at 11:00 pm. We were only gone for 51 hours. 22-23 of those hours were spent in the truck.

Shockingly, I would do it again…. But not right away :)

Have a great Day!

Suz