Dan’s Weather Dialogue

Last week we took a trip back East to visit friends and relatives and wrapped up our vacation in Washington, DC. No doubt, the highlight of the trip was my family's visit to the White House! A friend who works on Capitol Hill arranged our tour. While we didn't catch a glimpse of President Bush (he was out of town), we did get to see perhaps the most famous office in the world...The Oval Office. By the way...Did you know that President Bush uses the same desk that his father used and that President Kennedy used? Yes, the same one you've seen in the famous picture of John Jr. crawling through the door underneath the desk. In fact, beautiful photos graced the walls of all the hallways we walked through. The pictures are changed on almost a daily basis, highlighting the President's daily routines from meeting foreign leaders to shaking hands with a school teacher in Omaha. We also got to see the famous White House Rose Garden...I was surprised to see the lack of rose bushes! It  still made for a great photo op. Coincidentally, there were only 2 places "inside the White House" you could snap photos...The Rose Garden and The White House Press Briefing Room. We took a picture of our 3 year old sleeping in her stroller! Now she can always tell her friends she got to sleep at the White House! We spent the next day strolling around the Monuments and ended our day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery where we witnessed the famous Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. What a powerful, moving ceremony! Friends, if you haven't made a trip to D.C., I highly recommend it!