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All four of you out there might have noticed that I haven’t been posting lately, and there is an obvious reason (excuse) for that, I have been super busy these past few weeks. I’ve been traveling (Penn State) and entertaining. Last weekend my parents came down to visit on their way to Virginia Beach. I took them to the new Smithsonian Air & Space Museum by Dulles. It is very cool place, and I wish I had more time to explore. I forgot to take my camera, but luckily I borrowed my Dad’s to take some pics of the SR-71 Blackbird and Enola Gay in five megapixel glory. As soon as my parents manage to figure out how to email pictures, I will have to post a few here. We also went out to dinner (mmm, Maryland crab) with my Aunt and Uncle, who I hadn’t seen in forever.

This past weekend John and Tom drove down, and Andy stopped on his way back from Myrtle Beach to visit for a couple days. Friday night was just a chill and play cards night after John and Tom showed up. Saturday was a big day of exploring D.C. We took the Metro in around 3 p.m. and went on a massive sightseeing tour starting out at the National Mall. In all we saw:

• Capitol Building
• Washington Monument
• Rubble of construction that is Pennsylvania Avenue
• Front of the White House
• Back of the White House
• Reflecting Pond
• Lincoln Memorial
• The little bit of the Vietnam Memorial that wasn’t fenced off
• Korean War Memorial
• The new World War II memorial
• The liquor store across the street from the American Bar Association (how fitting?)
• The 2 miles of sidewalk between downtown and Georgetown
• Old Glory Restaurant
• More sidewalk up and down M Street NW
• The Third Edition Restaurant (where Erin and some of her friends met up with us)
• Rhino Bar

Needless to say, we were all exhausted by the end of the night, so we slept in ’til noon, had a steak dinner with pototoes and green beans, and my friends were on their way back to PA.

Somewhere in between those two weekends, I did a little work to put food on the plate.

Happy Fourth of July! This is my first Independence Day right outside the nation’s capital, so I’m planning on heading in for the festivities and checking out the fireworks. If you’re in the area, stop by and try a hamburger or hot dog from my new grill. It’s also the first without my friends back home and at PSU, so I think this quote is quite fitting.

“To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.” - Bertrand Russell

If you’re not using an evil browser, you probably noticed the 4th of July colorscheme that will stick around for a few days.