Washington DC and Good Friends

This week, while Lohn was sanding the deck, he got a sliver. Actually, more like a toothpick.  It went through the pad of his finger. We spent the evening in Patient First, who then referred us to the ER. Lohn now has 3 stitches. Fun, fun!

We met up with our dear friends, the Nielsens, in DC for the day. It was so great to see them again!

The Lincoln Memorial. There is a sign that requests "silence in this sacred temple." Super cool place.  

Washington Monument. I know nothing about it, since it is under reconstruction because of the earthquake of Aug. 2011. There was scaffolding all around it and no one is allowed near. Also, this is where Forrest Gump made his famous speech that no one heard :)

Up to 78,000 names of those that perished in the Vietnam war. 

Partners in crime: Gunnar, Jack, Graham, Ander, Sylas and Einstein. See Einstein's shiny nose? Everyone rubs it. I never knew of this oddity, but supposedly everyone rubs the noses of statues???

Remember my last post titled Virginia is a Harsh Mistress? More proof.

The federal reserve building. The two Finance nerds really seemed to like this building. 

World War II Memorial. I took pictures of my states that fought in the war.

Agreed.

My world. You wouldn't know I was on day 6 of a migraine, would you.

Scaffolding. And poor people working on it. 

There were picketers at the White House. I wanted to go join them, just to say I did it, but

Lohn said no. Sigh. 

The National Museum of American History was our last stop. I really liked this Museum. Way cool things to see. Here are the kids on a "train" with buddies Jack and Graham.

They had a stretch of road that was actually from Oklahoma US 66.

The robe Daniel Radcliffe wore in Harry Potter. 

I took this for Joseph. It was in the currency section of the museum.

 Did you know that Mormons had their own currency for a while? I didn't. Mormons were actually very well represented in the museum.

This is the coolest thing I saw in the museum. This is the actual sun stone recovered from the original Nauvoo Temple. Blood, sweat, tears, and much sacrifice went into the making of this temple. I felt honored to see part of it.

Abraham Lincolns death mask. 

Dorothy's Ruby slippers.

Pieces of the Berlin Wall. 

Why we had to call it a day. 

I was so glad that I got to see our dear lifelong friends from Indiana. Looks like a trip to Chicago sometime is in order to see them!

Also, in other news, I am having some dreaded reaction to an antibiotic I have been on. I seriously thought that I was going to die yesterday. I am happy to report that I feel like I am on the mend today. Phew.