DC Trip

Ok, a little back-dated, but this is the biggest trip (oh wait, only trip..) that Rob and I have been on, and so I thought it would be perfect for my first post! (well first with pictures).. Obviously we went to Washington DC this past September. Best time of year to go!

Rob and I at the capital... taking a breather, we packed as much as we could into three days.. we were running half the time, but it was worth it!

The Lincoln Memorial was by far my favorite. There was just something reverent about it, it was an amazing place. Everything there is larger than life, and for someone who likes history, its a magical place!

Kimi was our hostess and tour guide, and we highly recommend her for anyone thinking of traveling back East, she knows the shortcuts to everything, she made our trip so easy and so nice! Not to mention we just love her company!

National Air and Space Museum was awesome, yes this is the Top Gun Plane... we saw a lot of cool stuff there including the Enola Gay, a Hellcat (which my grandpa flew in WWII), and the Space Shuttle Enterprise

Arlington was awesome, we got to do this with Rob's family, and it was nice to have someone else who enjoys history, so thank you Marti! Rob was pretty good about all the sight-seeing really.

The temple was a major highlight, it was just as beautiful as everyone says, and just kind of jumps out of no where.. Next time we'll have to go inside.

And... the real reason we went to DC... not because I love history and majored in Poli Sci... but rather because for the first time in 25 years the Motocross of Nations was held in the US, in Buddscreek Maryland. (You've got to love those hidden motives!) The race was great though... I won't give a re-cap because I got totally made fun of last time I did that.. but, needless to say the US won, I was happy to see Ricky Carmichael the GOAT, Alyson was happy to see Ryan Villopoto, and the guys were totally in their element and loved the whole thing... even the post-race festivities were fun(ny), such as getting our rear-view mirror torn off and sitting in LOTS of traffic..