I originally thought to make the attempt to put the pictures in order, but after adding all the pictures in I decided that I'm lazy tonight and will simply show them as they got added. :-)
Nate and I in front of the Supreme Court chamber
Red Bull was sponsoring a display in Union Station. The art was made entirely out of Red Bull cans. I thought that it was really neat.
Arlington Cemetery - So many graves.
The Changing of the Guard - these gentlemen were amazing. When they turned they would click their heels and make a loud click sound. Their precision was so awesome that when all three turned and clicked their heels you only ever heard one click.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers
I thought this was so neat. The grocery store had a scanner that you checked out when you got into the store. You then scanned all your items as you walked through the store. To leave, you merely handed your scanner and your credit card to the checkout person, paid, and walked away. If you were thinking ahead you could bag all your groceries as you shopped in the store. I can't wait for this to come our way. Here, Ryan demonstrates.
The Hope Diamond and the necklace that she originally sat in. 
My ring compared to the Hope Diamond. I still like mine better!
A REALLY neat display at the Museum of American History. They had the First Ladies' dresses, dishes, jewelry, and other items on display.
One of my FAVORITE pictures of Nate. Standing next to the anti-nuclear protest sign near the White House. As Nate is very pro-nuclear, being a nuclear engineer and all, I got a kick out making him stand next to the sign.
Nate and I in front of the White House.
While visiting the World War II Memorial I noticed these placards all around the entrance. They show the depiction of the war from start to finish. The first image shows the reaction at the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbot to the last image showing our soldiers returning home. The interesting thing about this memorial when compared to the Vietnam and Korean Memorials, is that the WWII memorial celebrates America and Americans coming together in our countries, and our soldiers, time of need. The memorial isn't so much about the war as it is about America's reactions and agricultural/industrial involvement. A very different idea from what I was expecting.
In front of the Lincoln Memorial. People, this is why I LOVE to travel in the off-season. I saw what this memorial was like in the summer when the Duggars (love my 18 Kids and Counting show) traveled to DC. The TV show showed the Duggar family having to wade through a sea of people just to get close enough to see the Lincoln statue. By traveling just a few weeks outside of tourist season - I believe DC's tourist season officially ended in the beginning of October - you pay less, have smaller crowds, and only have to deal with a little bad weather. Rain jacket and you're good to go.
Fraternity and Sorority houses. Much different from Sigma Kappa's house at WSU.
My first visit with a dinosaur. I'd never seen real dinosaur bones before. They're HUGE!
The Declaration of Independence. Did you know that if you touch the glass to point out the grammatical error the security guard will continually yell at you until you stop touching the glass? Who knew? Now, in my defense there were no signs saying 'don't touch the glass' (at least none I saw) and spotting a grammatical error in one of our country's most important documents is kind of a big deal. What I want to know is how did he know I was touching the glass? Did a sensor go off? Did he have super human vision? I still want to know.
The Jefferson Memorial (at least I'm pretty sure this is it)That's all, folks! I hope you enjoyed looking at my pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.
