Washington DC and Me

Is our long national nightmare over yet?

How is this election still going on?

Have you seen how much we have all AGED?

Remember back in 2015 when we were young and pretty and David Bowie was still alive?

Sigh.

That said, ONE good thing that happened this year was my first legit trip to Washington DC. I was there back in 2007 for an afternoon when my husband and I took a cross-country car trip but that was it. We had plans to go in 2014, even bought tickets but then…well stupid cancer!

So clocking in a full week, I have to say I loved it. And could easily have filled another week.

I mean how can you not? It’s beautiful!

We hit up all the monuments:

Strolling around the Mall

Einstein!

MLK Jr:

And of course the Museums. There is so much Art in DC it’s ridiculous. Both inside:

and outside (snicker snicker):

And of course the amazing National Museum of American History which had:

Kevin Arnold’s JACKET!!!! You know I love me some Wonder Years.

The Lady who needs no introduction:

There’s no place like home!

The Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit in Protest

A Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln (more on him later!)

The NBC microphone that broadcasted War of the Worlds

My boys and their duck:

Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves

Apple computer from the 80’s

En Vogue!!! Never gonna get it, never gonna get it, never gonna get it

(you’re welcome for getting that song stuck in your head)

And what I thought was the most incredible part, the hat Lincoln wore to Ford’s Theater the night of his assassination.

Speaking of Lincoln, one of my absolute favorite experiences in DC was the Ford’s Theater Tour.

This is the booth as it was then, still today:

 

And here’s Lincoln’s seat:

After the theater talk you get to go next store to the boarding house that Lincoln was brought to, in there was the bed he died in:

Or NOT because when you read the note next to it it explains that the real bed is in Chicago as part of an exhibit. Grrrrrrrrr. Still Ford’s Theater was incredible.

One of the other museums that I really wanted to go to was the Museum of African American History which opened up the weekend we were there so getting tickets was impossible. But we got to look at how pretty it is.

Hopefully next time.

And of course there was the Air and Space Museum which this little space nerd went bonkers over. First off, you can touch a piece of the moon!!!

That’s the moon and I touched it!

And they had a capsule:

and a lunar module:

And lots of suits:

And one of the coolest things they had was a recording of the noise that Jupiter makes.

I’m 100% not kidding. See:

 

Also the air and space museum has the Spirit of St. Louis:

And the Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega 5B which she flew alone across the ocean and the United States – both a first for women.

Speaking of Earhart, did you hear the new castaway theory?

Anyway, my point is it was a really great trip. And it was incredible to be there while Barry was in office. Speaking of, at one point near the White House they made everyone stay where they were on the sidewalk and they closed off the street and 5 SUV’s came down and the woman next to me started freaking out saying that Barry was in the middle one (which makes sense considering the layout of the cars). To say I was excited was an understatement. You couldn’t see in but I assume it was basically this:

I’m looking forward to going back to DC.

And this time with a woman in the White House.

Cause we’re going to do the right thing on Tuesday, right America?

Yes, we are. Because we are NOT THAT. We are better than that. We are With Her.

Don’t forget to VOTE ON TUESDAY!

Peace, love and starbursts,

Ally