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Washington DC - Final Day

9/26/2010

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Well, the friends we were with last night were kind enough to allow us to have the last month of our mail sent to them from our other kind friends in Florida so we could pick it up when we saw them.  They showed us the package when we got there last night and set it right by the door and guess what we forgot?  So, after a wonderful morning of little church (finally!!) Nicole and I jumped in the car and drove 30 minutes to pick up the package and hug our friends' necks again.  I was considering going to Mt. Vernon, but the website said it cost $15 a person, so I opted for Arlington National Cemetary instead.  The view from the Arlington house (Robert E Lee's former residence)  is spectacular; the the changing of the guards was very moving.  I didn't know Jacqueline Kennedy-Onasis was buried next to JFK on the right, and I didn't know they had a son who only lived 2 days the same year Kennedy was assassinated, who is buried on the left.  But the real story lies with all the service men and women buried there - so many sacrifices for our freedom - I wish I could have known each of their stories.  We left there and drove only a few minutes right into DC and back to the Museum of American History, where I got a parking space right in front of the entrance - check it out:
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I'm telling you - we have been very blessed with our parking in DC.  So, we only had about an hour before closing, so we went up to the 3rd floor since we never got up there when we were there a couple days ago, and the very first thing we came upon was...the ruby slippers!
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We crossed to the other side of the 3rd floor, and the next thing we came upon was Lincoln's hat:
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I commented to Nicole that she got the ruby slippers and I got the old hat - kind of appropriate.  :-)  It really was fascinating seeing many of Lincoln's items and learning about a whole conspiracy that resulted in the execution of several people (and pardoning of some).  I think I could spend a month or more here absorbing all the amazing history and science and art.  Maybe we'll stay one more day - not sure.  Most likely we'll leave as scheduled tomorrow.  Tonight is Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian movie night, though, so I'd better go and pop the popcorn!  :-)  Blessings to all.
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Sean Butler link
9/27/2010 01:38:52 am

Arlington is pretty amazing... My grandfather is buried there and I attended his funeral there, and it was very well done.

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LauraYoung
9/29/2010 08:11:12 am

Wasn't Washington DC amazing! I could go again soon. There is so much to learn and learn. Did you make it to FDR Memorial, WWII Memorial and Korean? I'm glad you were able to see the city at night. Touring the city felt like I was part of a movie.
Miss ya!

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Susan Cravens
11/12/2010 06:14:58 am

Did I ever tell you I have a great great ...uncle that was assassinated as one of the conspirators. When Josh was a baby the Smithsonian sent the head (skull) to my Aunt Jewell. We had a memorial service and buried the head next to the body. Kinda weird, some of us encouraged her to display it on the mantel or coffee table but she didn't like that idea. I don't understand why, I thought it was fab.

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    Tim and Jodie have been married since Nov. 5, 1988.  Tim is a retired Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and retired city of Tampa Firefighter.   Jodie is a happily laid off IBM/AT&T 21 yr veteran employee. So I guess you can say they're both retired, but still super busy!  They have four wonderful children:  triplets Nathan, Nicole, and   Noah born 11/16/97 and Nicholas born 5/16/99.  Nathan is at Trinity College, Noah is at Florida Polytechnic University, and Nicole is at USF.  Nicholas is an EDM (electronic dance music) creator and hoping to make a living from that!  We love and are so proud of our kids!

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