The 4th of July, DC style
IT WAS AWESOME. Let me back up- on the evening of the 3rd I walked the Mall with a friend who was in town visiting and it was amazing. The monuments are even more beautiful at night. This entire city is almost too much for a set of eyes. It is overwhelming! Anyway, lots of good pictures, I will post shortly!!! Probably tonight actually.
So on the 4th – Mt Vernon in the morning. I have to pause to say this, I am not a history or language scholar. Math and Science and things of this nature, physics, engineering, computers, etc. these are things I am good at, the “humanities” not as much. There are a few things I have always wanted God to just bless me with (you know the magic kind of blessing where you just wake up and it is and you didn’t have to work for it??? haha) and two of them are 1. The soul (and thus writing abilities) of a poet and 2. a singing voice that didn’t make me (and anyone else) cringe. I am a terrible singer- really- I don’t ever sing in front of anyone because I don’t want them to have to hear it, but in my car or the shower, I can make some JOYFUL noise unto the Lord!!! =)
Anyway, I like history, but it certainly hasn’t been an area that I have devoted any real study to. I read A LOT in museums, on tours, etc. I like to really get the feel of a place. So Mt. Vernon was wonderful for me because George Washington is so interesting… and there was a History Channel presentation on that morning while I was getting ready. It was like Founding Fathers 101 if you will. Anyway, Mt. Vernon- cool, George Washington- AWESOME.
So, it was hot outside that day and there was a lot of walking, which can only mean one thing: Disco Nap. So that’s what happened, Disco nap before the fireworks. BIG fireworks in the city, lots of sparkly things being shot behind monuments- beautiful!!! I would like to give better descriptions, but I’m sure this one of those cases where words can’t do it justice but a picture is worth a thousand of them…
