You know...get out and experience life. Especially before I get married, whenever that is. My first year of teaching I went to San Francisco with the fam; the next year was NYC with two girlfriends; then Chicago with two roommates; last year was a cruise to Cabo and Ensenada, and this year...Washington, D.C. Three years ago when I went to NYC we were going to spend a day in D.C, but during the week my grandpa passed away and so I flew back to Utah for his funeral. I always wanted to make it back to DC, and this year was it! I was able to go with my friend, Carrie! It was a blast! We went everywhere. The week started off with our flight being cancelled. Snow in Denver. Lame. We were too tired to care--it was 5:45 in the morning. We ended up taking a red-eye out that night. We slept most of that Sunday, and unfortunately, I missed most, if not all, of General Conference. Good thing for Ensigns!
While we were in D.C we went to Ford's Theatre where Lincoln was shot. We went to the Museum of American History, the Archive's Museum (where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights can be found). That was all on Monday.
Tuesday we took a guided tour out to Mt. Vernon;
Christ Church; Alexandria, VA; the Pentagon and Air Force Memorials; Arlington Cemetery, 
where the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers takes place. I was also able to see JFK's grave there as well. We also went to the Iwo Jima memorial. It was an incredible day.
Christ Church; Alexandria, VA; the Pentagon and Air Force Memorials; Arlington Cemetery, 
where the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers takes place. I was also able to see JFK's grave there as well. We also went to the Iwo Jima memorial. It was an incredible day. Wednesday we went to the Holocaust Museum. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I was bummed. We went to the Tidal Basin and saw all the cherry blossoms. We also went to the White House Visitor's Center.
Thursday was Gettysburg. Being a 5th grade teacher and doing a Civil War Reenactment every year, I was looking forward to this day the most. 
It was a lot different than I thought it would be. It was a lot of open land and farming area. A cute little town. We weren't able to get out of the bus much. Never got to see Cemetery Ridge where Abraham Lincoln gave the famous "Gettysburg Address" November 19, 1863. We did stop at Little Round Top, which is little hill and not a mountain.
It was a lot different than I thought it would be. It was a lot of open land and farming area. A cute little town. We weren't able to get out of the bus much. Never got to see Cemetery Ridge where Abraham Lincoln gave the famous "Gettysburg Address" November 19, 1863. We did stop at Little Round Top, which is little hill and not a mountain. Friday was out last day there. We saw all the monuments and memorials and then some! We saw Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, FDR Memorial, WWII Mem, and the Vietnam and Korean Memorials. We drove by the National Cathedral which is absolutely breathtaking. We went to the Capitol Building and the White House. It was my favorite tour by far.
