Last Day in DC

We packed a lot in on our last day in DC- what a doozy!! We had a reservation to see the capital building first thing in the morning- what a grand and eye opening experience. It was so neat to be in a building that holds so much history for our country (past and present). I loved seeing all the sculptors.

 The Rotunda was awesome

 

Bust of Lincoln in the Capital

 Baptism of Pocahontas

 Thomas Jefferson

 Rosa Parks

After breakfast and a little rest, we headed for our tour of Lincoln's Cottage up at the Old Soldiers Home. This is by far my most memorable time in DC. We had a great tour guide who led us through the home and what it would have been like for Lincoln to live there, to make historical decisions

 Lincoln rode his horse from the cottage a few miles down

to the White House when they were staying out of the city.

Dan and Lincoln were about the same height!

 To top off our Lincoln day, we headed to Lincoln's Memorial at

Sunset. This was a great ending to our trip.

 The man was a genius when it came to speeches

Goodbye DC- see you again!!

Dan & Mel's 2014 DC Adventure

Last Thursday Dan and I took off for a week in our nation's Capital- Washington D.C. We had both been there before, but not together. We had dreamed about going back with each other and thanks to Delta miles and our fabulous moms, we were off!!

We found a great rental in the Capital District and stayed for 6 nights- just the right time to see and do everything we could think of.

                                               

Our Home away from home- 

The Stanton Park Flat (bottom floor)

 View from our room

 A visit to Eastern Market our first morning

 Capital Building

 One of many "selfies" on the trip

 Washington Monument

 Lincoln Memorial

 Vietnam War Memorial

 Martin Luther King Jr. Monument

 Jefferson Memorial

 Arlington Cemetery 

Iwo Jima Monument

 The White House

 Chilling with Albert Einstein

 Robert E. Lee's House at Arlington

 Capital Bike Share-

our choice of transportation

 Our bikes on the C & O canal- Georgetown

 We had three beautiful days and then the weather turned cold and it snowed. After the snow storm, the city stayed in the low 30's (feeling like the mid 20's). We still managed to get out and about, but it was a lot harder.

                                           

trying to Catch snow 

 Our night time snowy walk- brrrr

 Ending on a Sweet Note

Homemade Pop tarts from Ted's Bulletin- yummy

Happy 16th Birthday Mike Slevcove!

Mike Slevcove is 16! We gathered at Grammy's home for fantastic celebration. The gifts? 16 of everything! He got balloons, bracelets, cupcakes, bouncy balls, etc. So much fun!!

Where It Began

12 years ago I met a wonderful man in San Clemente and would meet him for lunch on the benches down Avenida Del Mar. I love that I am working here again and get to see our spot every day when I get the mail at the post office. Happy 12 years Dan!!

Long Awaited Reunion

Today was a pretty special day for me as I was reunited with my brother Mike. We haven't seen or spoken to each other for a few years and its been over 4 years since we were together with our dad. Mike called last night to ask for forgiveness and mend broken fences. I desperately want him to be a part of my life and my kid's lives- I am hopeful that the healing will continue and we can move forward. At the end of the conversation he mentioned that he was going to see our dad the next day and would I like to go. Of course!! Dad was thrilled and surprised to have us together (something he has been praying for, for years). Chloe tagged along to see "Papa" and to meet Uncle Mike for the first time. She was quite the hit with the residents of the assisted living home.