Yes, I did it!I laughed, I cried, And it was a blast! I learned a lot and enjoyed the behind the scenes stories the tour guides gave. My favorite stop was Arlington National Cemetery. We participated in a wreath laying ceremony and saw the changing of the guard. I should capitalize that because it was very serious, full of honor and dignity. We also saw the new memorial called "Wall of Fallen Heros" which is small painted portraits of the soldiers being killed in Irag. That was a tear jerker. There were numerous post cards and mementos left at all the portraits, some form their moms and dads, and some from their children. Some of our students have relatives serving in Iraq right now. This was a hard memorial for them to see also.
I could go on and on about what we saw, but I want to remember the fun we also had. My bus had excellent chaperones. I enjoyed a great practical joke on Lisa Layton. I accused her of setting the fire alarm that we had at 4 a.m. at our hotel, with the candles she ahd brought to freshen her room. And yes, we had to evacuate the entire hotel! Mike Slob got in on the joke and at our dinner theater, had Lisa's waiter go and remove the candles from her table saying he had heard she is a fire hazard. She repaid him by having a waitress sit on his lap and sing happy birthday to him. LOL! It was his birthday btw.
Maybe I will write more about this trip later, but right now my 7th graders need some attention! Right Nick?
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