Mount Vernon Harvest Day Festival, DC Night 10/27

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First off, I want to say Happy 16th dating anniversary to my wife!  Yep, 16 years ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life, and asked my wife to become my girlfriend.  It all happened at a Lyon's restaurant.  Well, 16 years later, we love each other even more.
We started this day off by heading over to Mount Vernon's Harvest Day Festival.  It was such a great event.  I wish everyone I knew could have been there today.  Especially, those of you that have kids between the ages of 2-10.  They had Apple Roasting, The General in person, Hay maze, Potomac boat cruises, Carriage rides, Corn Husk doll making, music, etc.  There were SO MANY people there today.  We absolutely enjoyed ourselves today.  My daughter loved all the activities, and they do a great job as I mentioned quite a while ago, at hitting all ages interest levels.  Hightlights for me, were watching my wife dancing with George Washington (have it on tape), our Potomac River Cruise, the wreath laying ceremony at the Washington Tomb (On tape), and watching my daughter navigate the Hay Maze.  We had a total blast.  I hope that everyone of you someday make it a point to come out here in October.  It is a wonderful time of year.  The video tonight has a good amount of the actor that plays George Washington.  Very instructive.  Also, I'm happy to report, that after four weeks of wandering, exploring, working, and learning, I have officially seen every part of Mount Vernon.  Yep, it took that long.  This place is remarkable.
Then, we headed out to the city again after dinner to take in the sites we didn't get to the other night.  We walked a ton.  We did the WWII memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial.  We also saw the President come into the White House, but couldn't see it land.  Three helicopters come in and two fly off at the last second, and the official Marine One lands at the White House.
It is absolutely a fantastic night here in DC.  The calm before the storm.  Many of you have asked if we are going to be affected by Hurricane Sandy.  The forecasters are saying we are going to be a direct hit.  We are planning on heading up to Philadelphia Monday and Tuesday, but are assessing that in the light of this storm.  We are all prepared though, if it is a big storm.  We have sought counsel from veterans in the area today, and we are ready!  We just pray for those the Hurricane has already affected, and pray that it becomes a minor storm.
On a light note.  Just watched the Giants score the first run of Game 3!  Nice.  Go Giants!