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For the Sake of Posting...

I really don't have much to say but I've not written in a while and I'm not quite ready to go to bed. I worked every day last week (which hasn't happened since maybe October.) Sure Monday and Thursday were just half days but still it's better than nothing at all I suppose. Today however, I didn't work. Tomorrow I will work for 4 hours; again, better than nothing. I went to the Eye Doctor today for a "regular" check up. Although I'm not sure how "regular" it is if you haven't been in over a year and a half. Anyway, she came to the conclusion that my current contact prescription is TOO STRONG for me.....yeah I thought it was weird too. But, I've got six months of contacts left and I don't want to waste them (or have to buy new ones) so I'll just have to deal with it...not that it even bothers me. Well I guess that's it for now. I plan on being in a creative mood tomorrow when I get home from work so I can scrapbook; perhaps an interesting blog will come along too... :o)

We're back!

Well it's official, Levi and I have been married for over a year! I still can't believe it and not sure I ever will. We had an amazing time in DC. We got to our hotel around 3:00 in the afternoon on Monday; went upstairs to our room to change our shoes and off we went. Our major mode of transportation was the Metro system, which we got pretty good at using. We ended up going to the National Archives museum and out for our anniversary dinner. At the museum we got to see (among other things) the Declaration of Independence, The US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclamation (which was still very legible) and the "Two if by Sea" letter. (I now have seen the letter and the bell they rang in Boston.) Below is the Declaration of Independence. Tuesday we got up early to hop on the Metro to get to Union Station for our bus tour. I am SO glad we decided to go on this particular 9.5 hour long bus tour. It enabled us to see so many things that we probably wouldn't have on our own. We went to Mt. Vernon, Lincoln Monument, Korean and Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorials, Arlington Cemetery to see the Tomb of the Unknown soldier and Changing of the Guard and the Kennedy gravesites. From the bus we got to see lots of buildings that we normally wouldn't have. We saw the boyhood home of Robert E. Lee, the church George Washington would frequently attend and some other interesting houses in Old Town Alexandria. We drove right by The Pentagon, The Capitol, and The White House. Also, when we stopped at the Lincoln Memorial, we just happened to be in the right place at the right time to see the Presidential Motorcade drive by. We are pretty sure it was escorting The Pope back to the White House. Below is Levi and I with Abe, The White House and Levi touching the top of The Capitol.

When our tour was over we got had the chance to see The Mall area at sunset. It was SO pretty (and the weather was GREAT all weekend.) We walked down to the Washington Monument and then over to the WWII memorial. I took WAY too many pictures of the Washington Monument in 3 days but you can see it every time you turn around and for some reason I just find it visually interesting. Here is my favorite...Thursday was Museum day. We ended up going to the Bureau of Engraving, The Holocaust Museum, The Air and Space Museum and The Museum of Natural History. (No, we didn't make it to the Spy Museum for two reasons...one, it wasn't free, and two, after four other museums we were pooped!) We were both disappointed in The Holocaust Museum but the others were great! Below is Levi standing by 1 million dollars in $10 bills, The Hope Diamond, and me getting eaten by a bazillion year old dinosaur.

We missed the Cherry Blossoms by about a week. We saw a few but most of them were dead, or on their way to death. Although, as you see in the first picture below, they still look pretty on their death beds. Even though we missed the cherry blossoms, there was no shortage of other flowers, especially tulips. They were everywhere! We found one very interesting one...the second picture down....it was EXACTLY half red and half yellow. I even touched it to make sure it was real. And the last picture was taken at Mt. Vernon. I just really like it.

So, if you are actually still reading, thanks for coming along on my trip down memory lane. Love you all!!!

Spy Museum

Well, we're headed out tomorrow morning for D.C. We'll be back on Thursday. I got bummed out a few days ago when I found out that the Smithsonian that houses all the stuff I really wanted to see (Kermit the Frog, Dorothy's ruby red slippers, Abe Lincoln's hat etc.) is closed for renovations. Then I got my hopes up again when I found out that the most popular items from that museum were on display in another museum. Then I bummed again when I found out that that exhibit will be closing the day before we get there (today). But now I am excited again because I went to the library and got a travel book on D.C. and found lots of other cool things; like the Spy Museum! Anyway, I know we are going to have a blast. I'll eventually post some pics!

Lights Out!

I have been reminded today of how much we rely on electricity. No lights, TV, Internet, refrigerator, AC. Levi took a shower in the dark as we have no windows in our bathroom. Luckily we have a gas water heater. I got dressed with the bedroom windows open but hiding behind the closet door. Our neighbor tried to ring our doorbell (without thinking that it wouldn't work) and had to stand on our porch for a few minutes. We got really bored.....and the power was only off for an hour!

One Week Until a Year!

I'm glad to report that I am FINALLY feeling better. Actually Sunday I started to feel better but not 100% and I'm still pretty much sittin' at about 90%.

Today starts Levi's stretch of 19 days off in a row! We are planning our first family vacation (since our delayed honeymoon). We plan on going to Washington DC next week for our anniversary. Yep, next Monday it will be a YEAR since we got married! We were talking last night about how crazy that is....where did the time go? Wherever it went, I don't want it back! I have LOVED being married! Although, it doesn't seem too different than when we were dating except that we live together (and all that goes with it). People always asked me after we got married if I had discovered any little things that he does that drives me crazy and I always said no. I still don't think I've found any. There may be a few that I already knew about but no new ones...hehe. I told someone the other day that if Levi and I had known how much fun being married was we would have done it a long time ago! (Or maybe I wrote that in a previous blog...I don't remember) I can't imagine the past year (well, almost 10 now) without him!

It hurts to think...

So I started writing a blog about our trip this weekend to San Angelo but then I deleted it because it wasn't really making sense. My brain is not really functioning at it's highest level today. Why you ask? Well I'll tell ya.... Levi and I went ALL winter without getting sick. Even with (basically) our entire family sick with one thing or the other at Christmas. But this weekend my luck ended. I'm sick...coughing, sneezing, runny nose. I'm hoping its just allergies but who knows. Hopefully I'll be able to work tomorrow 'cause today, not so much.