Sunday, August 22, 2010
DC Adventure: Gettysburg
We had a good experience visiting Gettysburg about a month ago. A co-worker of mine let us use his car audio tour CD. We don't have any great pictures because Gettysburg is now just a bunch of fields, but we did take some fun pictures of us at the gift shop. There were a lot of cool monuments throughout the area. Doesn't Leslie look cute in a top hat?
Monday, July 12, 2010
Happy 4th of July!
Daniel and I went to the National Mall on Independence Day after church in the morning, just for the experience of it. It was CRAZY! There were thousands of people there, waiting to see the fireworks. We sort of wondered how long they'd all been waiting there.
After a while, we took the metro to the Iwo Jima Memorial to meet up with Bowman and Stephanie there to watch the fireworks. The memorial is on a hill over the city, so when we found a good open spot (there were hundreds of people staked out there as well), we were sure we would be able to see them. The fireworks were shot right over all of the monuments, and it was so neat to see the fireworks and the monuments in the same view!! It was wonderful!
At the mall; there were SO many people!
In the metro station, waiting to go to Iwo Jima.
Up at Iwo Jima; you can't see the memorials very well, but they are in the background.
Lincoln and Washington Memorials, and the Capitol.
Fireworks over the memorials ... kinda blurry...
After a while, we took the metro to the Iwo Jima Memorial to meet up with Bowman and Stephanie there to watch the fireworks. The memorial is on a hill over the city, so when we found a good open spot (there were hundreds of people staked out there as well), we were sure we would be able to see them. The fireworks were shot right over all of the monuments, and it was so neat to see the fireworks and the monuments in the same view!! It was wonderful!
At the mall; there were SO many people!
In the metro station, waiting to go to Iwo Jima.
Up at Iwo Jima; you can't see the memorials very well, but they are in the background.
Lincoln and Washington Memorials, and the Capitol.
Fireworks over the memorials ... kinda blurry...
Tour of the Monuments
A few weeks ago, Ernst and Young took all of the interns on a tour around DC to see all of the monuments. Daniel asked if I could go with them and they said that I could! We all got on a bus, with a tour guide to tell us stories as we drove around the city. When we arrived at a monument, we got out to look around and take pictures. It was really fun!
Afterwards, they took us to a ritzy bowling alley for lunch and bowling. I felt a little out of place, being the only one not with Ernst and Young. But I had a lot of fun, and I thought it was great they let me go!
The National Marine Memorial, AKA Iwo Jima.
In front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Daniel, in the Memorial.
Daniel in front of the Vietnam War Memorial.
Daniel and I in front of the White House.
This is me, waving a hello to Ol' Barry!
In front of the Capitol Building.
In front of the Korean War Memorial.
Afterwards, they took us to a ritzy bowling alley for lunch and bowling. I felt a little out of place, being the only one not with Ernst and Young. But I had a lot of fun, and I thought it was great they let me go!
The National Marine Memorial, AKA Iwo Jima.
In front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Daniel, in the Memorial.
Daniel in front of the Vietnam War Memorial.
Daniel and I in front of the White House.
This is me, waving a hello to Ol' Barry!
In front of the Capitol Building.
In front of the Korean War Memorial.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
My New Favorite Bug
I hate bugs! But there are a select few that I do like: ladybugs, butterflies, rolly-pollies, boxelder bugs, etc. You know, all the cute, pretty ones.
But, now, I've found a new favorite bug: Lightning Bugs!!
When Daniel and I come home in the evening from some of our adventures, lightning bugs are always out, and they are so cute, twinkling in the twilight. One night, we went out to the backyard and laid down in the hammock for a little while, just to watch the lightning bugs blink. They look like little Christmas lights in the trees and it's so fun.
I was thinking one day that God probably planned out certain things, certain creations, just to make us happy and to make us remember Him. Like sunsets and rain. Well, I'm convinced that God put these little bugs on the earth just to make us happy and to remind us of how good life is! They sure do cheer ME up! I love them!
But, now, I've found a new favorite bug: Lightning Bugs!!
When Daniel and I come home in the evening from some of our adventures, lightning bugs are always out, and they are so cute, twinkling in the twilight. One night, we went out to the backyard and laid down in the hammock for a little while, just to watch the lightning bugs blink. They look like little Christmas lights in the trees and it's so fun.
I was thinking one day that God probably planned out certain things, certain creations, just to make us happy and to make us remember Him. Like sunsets and rain. Well, I'm convinced that God put these little bugs on the earth just to make us happy and to remind us of how good life is! They sure do cheer ME up! I love them!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
DC Adventure: Kayaking on the Potomac
The interns at Ernst & Young decided to go kayaking on the Potomac. Leslie and I have never been kayaking so we just had to go. We invited Bowman, Stephanie, and Rayna to come along for the fun. It took us an hour to get there because I think we missed a turn, then GPS told us to go over a walking bridge, and of course the roads are crazy here. There weren't any rapids which made Stephanie happy and disappointed Bowman. We did have fun though.
These are all the interns with Leslie and I.
Rayna as you can see was really put out that we didn't let her go Kayaking. She had to just watch.
These are all the interns with Leslie and I.
Rayna as you can see was really put out that we didn't let her go Kayaking. She had to just watch.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Adventures in DC: the Traffic
Dear Readers:
The traffic here really really really really really really stinks. On Friday, we both got off work at the same time, 2pm, and we decided that we would like to go to the temple right after work ... so that we could beat the traffic, of course. How bad could it be at 2:30 in the afternoon? Right?
WRONG! So, it turns out, everybody gets off work early on Fridays. The temple is a mere 16.6 miles from where we work. Guess how long it took us? 2 HOURS! Is that not crazy? It was bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way there. It may take some getting used to living here, but we are definitely up to the challenge.
Love,
The Holbrooks
The traffic here really really really really really really stinks. On Friday, we both got off work at the same time, 2pm, and we decided that we would like to go to the temple right after work ... so that we could beat the traffic, of course. How bad could it be at 2:30 in the afternoon? Right?
WRONG! So, it turns out, everybody gets off work early on Fridays. The temple is a mere 16.6 miles from where we work. Guess how long it took us? 2 HOURS! Is that not crazy? It was bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way there. It may take some getting used to living here, but we are definitely up to the challenge.
Love,
The Holbrooks
Adventures in DC: Mt. Vernon ... And Others
Mt. Vernon
One of the places on our list of things to see this summer was Mt. Vernon (It's George Washington's house for those that don't know history or haven't seen National Treasure). I really enjoyed learning more about George Washington and what kind of man he was.
This is a view of the Potomac from Mt. Vernon.
Doesn't Leslie look super good in this picture??
Great Falls
Bowman called us yesterday and invited us to the Great Falls. We looked it up online and they didn't look that amazing, but thought we would go anyway. We always have a ton of fun with Bowman and Stephanie. When we got there we were surprised to see that it is a lot bigger than the pictures make it out to be. We thought it looked quite spectacular.
Heather's House
We spent last Sunday in Rockville, MD at our cousin Heather's house with Aunt Tamara, Michael, Michelle, and the kids. We had a really good time, especially since it's been so long since we've seen Heather. And the food was excellent!
One of the places on our list of things to see this summer was Mt. Vernon (It's George Washington's house for those that don't know history or haven't seen National Treasure). I really enjoyed learning more about George Washington and what kind of man he was.
This is a view of the Potomac from Mt. Vernon.
Doesn't Leslie look super good in this picture??
Great Falls
Bowman called us yesterday and invited us to the Great Falls. We looked it up online and they didn't look that amazing, but thought we would go anyway. We always have a ton of fun with Bowman and Stephanie. When we got there we were surprised to see that it is a lot bigger than the pictures make it out to be. We thought it looked quite spectacular.
Heather's House
We spent last Sunday in Rockville, MD at our cousin Heather's house with Aunt Tamara, Michael, Michelle, and the kids. We had a really good time, especially since it's been so long since we've seen Heather. And the food was excellent!
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