Recapping Washington DC

I told you it was coming. Let's begin with no further ado, other than saying it was one of the Top 10 Trips of my life.

Monday: Woke up at 5:30 and arrived at the school for an 8 1/2 hour bus ride. We watched Happy Gilmore, The Benchwarmers, The Goonies, The Longest Yard, etc. We stopped at the same New Jersey rest stop as the one in Florida and then one in Delaware. When we finally arrived in DC, we went to Country Buffet and then the supermarket for groceries. Many regrets there. We returned to the hotel, and hung around before going to bed.

Tuesday: Bright and early waking up to my Community alarm. The group traveled to Arlington National Cemetery for four hours where we saw our Class Officers lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. After, we ate at the Ronald Reagan Center and quickly made our way to the Capitol Building. We got a tour of the building and then viewed the Library of Congress and the exterior of the Supreme Court. Through the rain that night, we went to the Udvar-Hazy Center to view Dark Shadows in IMAX. That was awkward, but enjoyable. We got back to the hotel. Beat.

Wednesday: That morning we made the long trip to Mount Vernon which was stuffy to say the least. One again, the Ronald Reagan Center for lunch where I dominated in Duck Duck Goose. After lunch, we went to the National Zoo which was loads of fun and freedom. After, we went to the Jefferson Memorial and saw that. The Iwo Jima, Netherlands, and Air Force Memorials followed. What views there were. We ate at the Pentagon City Mall for dinner. Then, at night, we saw the breathtaking Lincoln Memorial and then trekked to the Korean War Memorial and the World War II Memorial. It was quite the packed day.

Thursday: This day I felt very sick. I was weak, tired, had a sore throat, headache, stomachache, nausea, dizziness, and many other symptoms. However, I powered through as we walked from the Washington Monument to the White House to Ford's Theatre to the National Art Gallery to the Air and Space Museum, then the Museum of American History, the Natural History Museum, and then the Pentagon City Mall once again. Back at the hotel, there was supposed to be a karaoke contest, but it was postponed indefinitely. It still has not happened. We had an exorcism to rid Satan from my body and went to bed.

Friday: Bright and early once again. Before we made the long ride home, we saw the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial once again, and then back home. On the bus ride home, we stopped in Maryland and New Jersey and watched movies like Anger Management, Big Daddy, etc.

It was quite the awesome trip. I'd do it all again (even the illness part) if I could. I posted photos on my Facebook page!