D.C. Trip

This is the Treasurey Department.

1600 Pennslyvania Ave. will soon have a new occupant. There is no telling what will happen on Nov. 4!

I was so excited to see the new WWII monument. These pictures don't do it justice. There are hanging wreaths dedicated to every state along the outside of the monument and in the middle there is a huge pool and fountain. It's beautiful! I would suggest seeing it at night for the full effect.

No matter where I live I will always be a TN girl!

Julie is from the great state of Kansas!

Me and Jules walking toward the Lincoln Memorial

Honest Abe

Apparently, the new way to see D.C. is by Segway?

At the end of July I (Ashlee) went to D.C. for a fundraising conference with my work. Even though I've been several times before, this was the first time I was actually able to stay in D.C., rather than in Viriginia. My hotel was in the Georgetown area, which I love. A lot of the embassies are in and around this area. The old brownstone row houses are beautiful and it's fun to imagine all of the special meetings between dignataries and elected officials that might have taken place over the years behind their walls. The best part about the trip was getting to hang out with my dear friend Julie, who was one of my roommates in the Czech Republic in 2004-2005. She is in law school and was working for a human rights organization over the summer. We were able to hang out a lot over the 5 days I was there. It was so great to catch up and hear about the awesome work she is doing with refugees. She is going to be a great public interest lawyer!

I never get tired of visiting our nation's capital. I wish that every American would go there and just take in all of the monuments and history that is there. Especially for the majority of people in Seattle, I think it would be good for them to go there and experience how great our country is, despite it's flaws. No, things aren't perfect, but we have so much here to be proud of!