Happy Halloween everyone. Be safe out there and remember too much sugar can cause diabetes (your public service announcement). Looking forward to hearing about everyone's costumes.
This morning we got up and headed to Washington DC. I wasn't working at Mount Vernon today, so we wanted to maximize our time in the city. The place was a ghost town. The Potomac was super high with lots of leftovers of trees branches from up stream. We saw a few downed trees, but all in all, DC weathered Hurricane Sandy pretty well. Today we wanted to catch a few more memorials and go to the National Aquarium (The oldest aquarium in the United States). We parked in our secret spot (it will cost you money to know where it is), and walked to the Department of Commerce, where the National Aquarium is located in the basement. We basically had the place to ourselves. Some great exhibits. We then walked to the White House, down Pennsylvania Avenue. You really can't get enough views of the place. Very nice. Then off to Caribou. You know we go there too much when my daughter says "that's Caribou!" when she sees it. Then we walked to Pershing Park (dedicated to the American General in charge of our forces during WWI). Then we saw the Wilshire Hotel (where we got the song "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the term "lobbyist"). We then walked through the DC war memorial, which you see pictured above.
We were going to try and hit the Arlington National Cemetery again, but it didn't work out. One of the cool things today was that it was cold. We have experienced three seasons since we got here. When we arrived it was HOT! Then it was very Pleasant Fall weather! Now it is COLD! Very cool. I then spent some time talking with a class of history students at WCI. That was great. Super good questions about George Washington.
Then we spent some time getting ready for Halloween. My daughter wanted to be a Ballerina for Halloween. So we bought a tutu. She loves it and has been wearing it the past three days. We got ready, listened to the Nutcracker, danced, and then we headed out. She loves Halloween. The concept of "Trick or Treat" and you get candy.. She digs that. I went around to several houses with the girls, and then headed back to man the house to pass out candy. The girls continued on!
A great day! Two more days to go, and flying home on Saturday.
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