Last day in DC Day 46

Today was boating to National Harbor. It was probably one of the best days I've had since I was here. Shirley Gillen (I reconnected with on Facebook {Thank you FB}) and her husband Greg, took us boating today. It was so much fun. We went to the National Harbor and ate lunch. Lunch was at Elevation Burger. SO much better than 5 guys. And there is a Peeps store. Yes, an entire store dedicated to Peeps.

The water was so fantastic. Today was a a very compelling reason to be close to water. I had forgotten how much I missed being close to it, smelling in, hearing it.

The Lincoln Memorial from the Potomac. The Kennedy Center and the Watergate Hotel view from the Potomac.

Can you see the Washington Monument way back there on the right side of the photo???

So we arrived at the National Harbor. I was overwhelmed by the boats that were moored at the harbor. OHMYGOSH! Where do people make all their money? There is so much money in this town. There were several boats just like this one docked.

This boat was so big, I couldn't even fit it in the entire frame of the camera. HOLY COW!!!

This is Alexandria. 6 story homes. And they come with their own slip for your yacht!!! What a deal!

Now on to the peeps store. You can see that these peeps make GREAT art on your wall. And up side is this....Peeps, like Twinkies, will survive an armageddon. On the left of the picture, almost out of the frame, is an art sculpture full of Peep bunnies!

This is Shirley and Me. One of my favorite sculptures was recently moved to the National Harbor. It looks like a giant coming out of the sand. Google it.....its so very cool!!!

This is the view of the National Harbor. It was a beautiful day. Thanks, again, Shirley and Greg.

Sadly, this will be my last blog. I have really enjoyed chronicling my trip. I leave tomorrow for home. Thanks to everyone who has read and given me feedback. Goodbye DC. =0( Hello home, work, and school!

DC day 45

Today is (was?) my last Friday in DC. When I found out that I was accepted to the Master's program, I had to cut my trip short by 3 days. It became DC in 47 days. Not DC in the 50 days I originally thought. I knew that before I left, I knew that I had to see the Monuments by night.

So tonight was a walk around the monuments for 3 hours. It was SO beautiful. My only complaint were all the DAMN tourists. The amount of people in this city (as I have said before) kinda creeps me out. They are rude and stupid and, basically, tourists. I did get to hear a family speaking French tonight. This is the first time I have heard French. I have heard Spanish (duh!), some German-type, some Eastern-block-type, Italian-type etc. But tonight was the first time I heard something that sounded French!

Anyway...Sunset was at 8:15 so we set off at 7:00. Mostly, because I was bored but off we went. Since it was dark, and I was stuck with my iPhone camera, the pics are really bad. But, that's why you have me....I will tell you what you are seeing in the photos! This is a picture of a black squirrel. He (she) was playing with your average, normal, run-of-the-mill brown squirrel. But you can see, the black thingy in the photo???? Its a black squirrel. I have never seen a black squirrel. Anyone????? Ever???

This is the first picture I have taken of the White House. The crane looks like its above the White House, but fear not...its really blocks away.

So who knew there was an Albert Einstein monument? Really? Well, I sat on Einstein's lap. How many people can say that? It a really cool monument. Constellations placed in the granite below his feet. He is wearing sandals, and on the tablet are 3 equations. If you want to know what they are, let me know. I'm sure you can guess one of the 3, at least.

We walked from the Einstein to the Vietnam, to the Nurse's then on to the Korean. I must say that, the Korean is still my favorite. It is surreal in the day, at night, in the Summer, Winter, Fall. It is my favorite.

Then it was 10:30 and I was sinking. We walked down Pennsylvania. This last picture is the White House from the other direction. Walking down the Middle of the Street is the best. (Rouge Segway riders excluded!) They are very quiet and you had better look behind you before you change directions....I'm just saying. What a beautiful night. Its sad to think, this time next week, I'll be sleeping in a hotel in Las Cruses makes me .....well, never mind.

On a brighter note......as you may or may not know, I spent almost $1200 dollars on books for my first semester of grad school. This has traumatized me. But the brighter note is this.. 14 of the 17 books have been shipped! woohoo. AND...Jessie told me that my first book was delivered to the house today! I'm on my way!

DC day 45