On Sunday, we decided to go to D.C. Maryann, Theresa, and I drove two hours from Lincoln University to the city around 11 AM. The drive was nice, but apparently traffic going in and out of D.C. is brutal during the week. We walked from the Capital Building to the Washington Monument. It was a pretty long hike, but there was a lot to see. The long, straight path with grassy areas reminded me of Paris. The monument is on a hill, so we saw the White House and a few of the Smithsonian Museums. We spent some time in the American History Museum, but left early to catch a 4:30 mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It was a beautiful and sparkly church. When we got back to Maryann's, we found Steve standing in the driveway holding flashlights. Apparently, a bad storm had come through and the power went out. While we were getting out of the car, the neighbor came over and talked to us for an hour in the driveway. In that hour, she managed to insult much of my being. Luckily, I have an ungodly amount of patience for old people. She hates Italians and wants to get rid of them all (awwwwkward), she's not a fan of the gays, and Catholics can suck it too. Yikes. We went to bed early because of the lack of power and Maryann having to get up early the next morning. I woke up at 5:30 AM to say bye to Maryann and take a shower (because the power came back on). Around 8:45, we packed up the car and took off towards MD. We made a stop in Frederick and walked through the tiny, old town. The area reminded me of the little towns up north... only older. We grabbed some candy from a little chocolate store and drove to Gettysburg. Gettysburg is ginormous so we picked a few spots to visit. We saw the Eternal Flame, climbed to the top of the observatory, and visited the round tops. To get to the top of big round top, we had to hike up a beautful path. It was another long trek, but one of my favorite things that we've done during this trip. We headed to Theresa's family's house after Gerttysburg. We ended up talking and hanging out with them for the rest of the night.
Today, we drove out to Boyd's. It's a pretty big deal if you like teddy bears. Boyd's is a huge three level teddy bear emporium. While we were there, we ran into five priests and some church staff that Theresa's family knew. We ended up going to lunch with the whole group. I saw next to a 90 something year old priest who was a riot. Having lunch with five priests was definitely a first. Now, I'm attempting to study as much as I can before my midterm tomorrow.
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