5 Thoughts from the Week
1. My sister is pregnant, so instead of our usual frolicking around DC until 9 or 10:00 pm, we hunkered down in our PJs each night and watched movies. We even let Brooks and my niece, Kate, stay up later than usual to watch some of our favorite childhood movies. We watched Harry and the Hendersons, Curly Sue, and Big. If you’re feeling stressed lately and need to laugh and fondly reminiscence, put on some of your favorite childhood flicks. It works, I’m telling you.
2. Brooks has a loose tooth! He is beyond excited. It started yesterday when he was trying to eat an apple while touring the monuments and said his tooth hurt. So he and I wiggled it and sure enough, it’s as loose as can be. I was the master tooth puller when I was a little girl, so he and I have both been wiggling it to death. I’m getting that thing out of there.
3. We went to all of the monuments and war memorials yesterday. They all affect me differently, but for some reason the Vietnam memorial hit me hard yesterday. I never noticed, but Todd told me how they built the wall to block out Constitution Ave. so it’s really quiet as you walk along it. Just walking in the quiet and looking at all of those thousands of names was so moving. Then at the WW II memorial, a group of veterans were together on a trip. Seeing all of them (many in wheel chairs) with their WW II hats was such a beautiful site. They are so honored to have fought for our freedoms and I was certainly honored to share that space with them yesterday.
4. We have encountered so many nice people over the past few days. People opening the door for the stroller, people giving up seats on the Metro when they saw we had two small children. Folks assisting with directions when we were trying to walk to Chinatown, etc. etc. I noticed this time more than ever how kind people can be. No matter the geographic area or gender or race, people are people and for the most part, people are kind to others. That makes me happy.
5. Spring break is wrapping it up. It’s been so great to be with my little family this week and have some fun together. I really appreciate times like this. I don’t really notice how little quality time we spend together until we slow down and actually hang out. I’ve tried to be mindful of my time with Todd, the boys and my sister’s family. I’ve tried to put work away, to an extent. And if you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been taking lots of pictures. I am a very visual person so pictures always help solidify memories for me.
5 Photos from the Week
We stopped in Lexington, VA on our way up and ate at a really good restaurant. This was our little monkey being silly in the booth and making us all laugh.
My beautiful sister and me in front of the Potomac River after dinner one evening.
This picture was at the Newseum, a museum honoring the history of journalism, the free press and news-worthy national and global events. This picture features the West side of the Berlin Wall on the left and the East side of the Berlin Wall on the right.
The Lincoln Memorial. It never fails to fascinate me.
It was a windy, chilly day when we toured the monuments, but at least it didn’t rain. We had a lot of fun. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background.
You and your sister are so beautiful!
Love those colorful leggings as well.
The Vietnam Memorial hit me hard too. So sad….
So fun you got to go out and visit your sister! My SIL lived in Arlington, VA for almost 10 years and we never made it out there to visit. We would see here in Utah for reunions, but sadly never made it there. So awesome that people are being so kind. Thank you so much for linking up