We started our day on the PARTY BUS!


THe driver dropped us off at the Capitol Building and Dr. Hubby wanted to see the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial...at the opposite end of the National Mall! This is the Sculpture Garden entrance and the brick building is the Smithsonian Castle.

The Washington Monument is very tall and very white...not even close to as exciting as the Statue of Liberty was when we visited NYC though. Due to Dr. Hubby's schedule we did not attempt to go inside due to Dr. Hubby's limited time.

The World War II Memorial sits between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

Each one of the pillars represent a state...my paternal grandfather was a soldier in WWII. I look forward to showing him the photos.

This is a photo I took standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the spot where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. I was surprised to see the reflecting pool was drained! It's not very deep at all!

Our family photo with the Lincoln Memorial...Dr. Hubby had to leave and go back to learning at the ACOFP conference. BooHoo...

The Vietnam War Memorial was a very emotional place. All those names! A vet was there answering questions. We saw him greet 2 other vietnam vets...they weren't the only ones with tears in their eyes. My dad is a Vietnam Veteran.

The National Christmas Tree

I was excited to see the White House...however I was not overly impressed. I really thought it was alot BIGGER!

The National Treasury

We toured the Petersen House where they took President Lincoln after he was shot.

This is the bedroom where Lincoln died 9 hours after he was shot. The bed was in the corner to the right...it was not the same bed...the real bed is in a museum in another state.

After the fun we had in NYC's Chinatown I was excited to see DC's version. They are not alike at all....nothing but chinese restaurants and maybe 3 shops. Shoot! I wanted a Faux Louis Vuitton wallet to go with my purse.

MIL wanted to get the grandkids tshirts. The McCain shirts were on sale...this cracked me up!

After our shopping trip in ChinaTown we went back and toured Ford's Theatre. This is the balcony where Lincoln was shot.

I had read an article saying Obama's prescence could be felt all over DC...I now know why! His face and/or name is on everything from earrings to candy bars!

We caught the bus at 5PM and headed back to the Gaylord National.

Manga Dork almost flipped off the bed last night when Anoop was lucky #13 in American Idols Top 13!

This Post is Dedicated

to the memory of

Scrappy's Feet

1974 - 2009