I just got back from a wonderful trip to Washington DC with my children. I had been wanting to go there as long as I can remember. I am not great at history but I have always been interested in looking at historical things and being around history. I also love grand expressions of things. It makes me realize what a fantastic world we live in. We were all lucky to have my brother there with us to give us the information and history on everything. DC is vibrant and pretty. There are people everywhere walking and running. The kids had a blast with their cousins! We walked miles and miles and saw everything. I am sure that it was our fault that my brother didn't meet his PR in the marathon. How could he when he walked a marathon in just 24 hours. On Friday we walked around 15,000 steps and on Saturday we walked 20,000 steps. We walked another 15,000 on Sunday. I was exhausted! The food was also very expensive so it was easy for me to stay on my meal plans and diet. I very much appreciate my brother's family for helping me so much with the vacation. It would have been much more stressful if it weren't for his support and help.
I wish that we could go back there and do it all again. It was deflating to return home to my mundane life in the country. I felt a drastic contrast to life in DC versus here. I know that city life would not be the same to me if I lived it. But it is exhilarating to experience. It was also striking to me to recognize how much I enjoyed just having family in my presence. It is sad when I think about how I walk through life alone of peers, family, love. I am so thankful for my children and I worry about life in the future when they have their own stuff going on. But I have to keep my chin up and pray that God will place people in my life.
Anyways! It was great and I loved the trip. I am thankful for it. For the memories, lessons, experiences, sites.
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