DCLX in a nutshell

I arrived in D.C. at 5:00am on Thursday morning. Picked up my rental at Thrifty, upgraded again at this location because of lack of economy vehicles...henceforth this will become a game I shall play with them. I wonder what car I'll be upgraded to next year. Got to Deb's (my fabulous hostess) at 6:30am. The weather forecast called for rain on Friday and Saturday so I knew I needed to get a nap in. My plan was to wake at noon and go into the city and walk along the Mall. People watch, contemplate and sense memory my past. Having grown up very nearby I spent much of my youth there - all kids in the area go there on school field trips at least once a year through elementary. Add to that relatives visiting the area, snow days and a dad who was a PE teacher that shared summer vacations with me and I definitely have many memories.

I got off the Metro at the Smithsonian stop and walked west along the mall towards the Washington Monument. My main goal was to visit the Korean Memorial as I had never seen in before. Along the way I also briefly looked at the World War II Memorial as well. Massive amounts of people were congregated there so I moved on quickly. I found my way to the Korean Memorial, then Lincoln and finally the tour de force, the Vietnam Memorial. I've been there numerous times and it still produces great amounts of tears. I simply cannot explain the impact one has at viewing a tiny slab of granite grow into progressively larger ones etched with thousands of names.

After that little purging of emotion it was a somber walk back to the Museum of America History for a quick look at the Ella Fitzgerald exhibit and a pit stop.

Back at Deb's I got ready for a dinner outing with Carrie and her mom for some Memphis style BBQ at Red, Hot & Blue. A craving that hit hard and sudden. After dinner it was off to the Jam Cellar in the historic Josephine Butler Center and the beginning of a fabulous weekend. Dancing, sleeping, eating and good times. Late nights were my favorite part of the weekend as usual.

Many thanks to my fabulous leads: Chris, Ryan, Hyong, Donnie, Jason x3, Charlie, Stan, Michael, Dorry, Guido, Mickey, Mike, Kevin, Issac, Nick and James. Without you I'd have just been a lonely little wallflower, instead you all made me feel like a princess.

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Comments

[Alan]

sadness, I didn't even get to dance with you.
We'll have to correct that next time

[Lisa]

where are the pics from DCLX??? dancing?? ha ha ha The ones you took of tourist DC are beautiful though and of course you are the ultimate hotness! I WILL be going with you next year :)

[James]

You're too kind ;-).

[Alyss]

Red, Hot and Blue....oh, mama. I envy you!

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