[DC.] Did you watch the inauguration? It was probably the first time I’ve sat and really watched and listened to the inauguration of a president. It was wonderful. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t cry a little bit during the POTUS’ speech. And love FLOTUS’ haircut.
And it made me want to go to DC.
I’ve been twice. First for senior class trip in high school. My classmates and I boarded coach buses and drove thru the night to the city filled with history and culture. We stayed through the week, filling our days with historical monuments, museums, and flying kites on the national mall. [We had a free afternoon to explore the Smithsonian buildings but we were so tired of playing the tourist. So we played the weirdos who flew kites on the mall.] It was a wonderful trip. My friends and I made memories we still talk about today.
The second time I was a junior? senior? in college. Being at the liberal arts college I was, I joined the Student Global Aids Campaign. We were all about AIDS awareness and advocating for available treatment and prevention. In one weekend, we road tripped – again in a coach bus – to DC to march in an AIDS march. It was an incredible whirlwind trip of which we spent 40 hours on a bus and only 10 hours actually in DC. It was crazy and a great college experience. March in DC for a cause dear to my heart? Check. [Above is the only photo I could find on my current computer. Proof that I was there, along with my friends Kara and Deb. Also proof my hair used to be really long and kinda gross.]
DC. I’m ready to go back, explore it again, and immerse myself in the history again. Add it to the travel list.
there's no place like gnome. 
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