Skydiving (aka. My New Passion)

I went Skydiving!!!!

My favorite night dreams are those

when I am flying.

Today my dreams became reality.

It felt just like I thought it would feel.

Dreams DO come true :-)

My bishop - the instigator of the whole thing!

THANK YOU BISHOP HAFEN!

Me in the plane against the door we would soon jump out.

Some of the other jumpers and instructors

(we went tandem).

The girls before getting into the plane!

I want to get certified and go as often as I can!!!!!

Anyone want to join me?

Washington, DC Take 3

And finally...

Three "monuments here"-

1. WW2 water monument w/each of the 50 states represented,

2. Reflection pool

3. Lincoln Memorial in far background

(oh, and the cool policeman on horseback)

GORGEOUS DAY in Washington DC.

I'm on the Lincoln Memorial looking out over

the reflection pool,

Washington Monument,

the National Mall,

and The Capital Building in the way way back.

Part of the reason for my going to DC

was to go on a blind date set up by one of my friends.

We ended up going to Mt. Vernon

(where George Washington lived)

for part of our date and I remembered

that when I was 12 I had come here

and taken a picture of this exact tree.

So, here it is folks.... the same tree 20 years later.

(Wish I had the other picture w/me but it's in MT.)

Oh look, it's Montana.

And a really cute girl standing beneath it!

No questions as to why I took this, right?

They were walking out of the reflection pool

in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

Too cute. Couldn't resist.

Washington, DC Take 2

A great exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History

on Lincoln.

His top hat.

One of my favorite presidents.

I had to take a photo op.

This is one of my better shots of

me and the Washington Monument.

Aiming the camera by myself at myself

and a tall background

obelisk - not one of my strong suits.

Garden at the National Cathedral!

An "artistic" shot of the National Cathedral.

A Few More Happenings...

Washington, DC: Take 1

A saying at the end of the main exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial.

Something to remember now and always.

I went to a fantastic and chilling exhibit on

Nazi Propaganda at the Holocaust Memorial.

What propaganda are we hearing?

Julia Child's pots and pans on exhibit at the Smithsonian - amazing number of pans.

They reconstructed her kitchen with

the furniture and etc. from her actual kitchen.

Very homey and warm.

We can all cook delightfully in even the most

modest of spaces.

The kitchen IS the heart of the home.