Have you ever had one of those "inside jokes" between family or friends that when other people saw/heard they may think you were crazy? Welcome to one of my family's inside Jokes. It is called the "Big Fig Newton."
It is used to Salute goodbye when going your separate ways after a reunion, or can be used on other "special occasions." I felt like my first time in Washington, D.C. was an appropriate time to bring out this family secret. Where did it originate from you ask? I will post the original commercial below from the 70's for your pleasure... and then it has just evolved within my family from there to include the aforementioned occasions. Watch it.
WWII Memorial..... Doesn't he look handsome? AND he has his eyes open (kind of)? It's a miracle.
Me getting frustrated because people kept walking through the middle of our pictures (and often in front of us). Is it so much to ask to wait your turn? I didn't think so. Then again, I never cease to be amazed by the people I encounter on airplanes who can't wait their turn either. Like they really think jumping ahead of one row of people will really affect how much sooner they are going to get off the plane.... news to them: It doesn't make much of a difference. Anyways... Back to Lincoln Memorial...
Thank you green-shirted lady for scratching your head in the back of our picture, when it obviously wasn't your turn. I guess it could have been worse.... Could have been her backside or something.
Vietnam Memorial. You probably notice it is Jason in all of the "war memorial" pictures. There is good reasoning behind this. It is due to the fact his grandfather fought in WWII, Vietnam, and Korean. He flew the famous P-51 "Mormon Mustang." He is a Brigadier General, and is actually featured in a short 6 minute video entitled "Spiritual Vertigo" that I HIGHLY encourage you to click on the link to view it here. He is such a wonderful person and an inspiration to us all.
This was picture attempt 112 (or at least if FELT like that many). I was trying to teach Jason how to use our camera to not only capture the lighting, but the scenery and the subject..... It seriously felt like it took a million attempts, and he groaned each time I said, "Look at the picture and You tell ME how it could be improved." Jason..... "well I guess half of your face is in the shadows" or "I guess half of your body is cut off..." (Okay, they weren't THAT bad... I'm just giving him a hard time now ;) ). My reasoning behind this exercise was that I wanted him to develop his "artistic eye," because unfortunately just knowing how to click the camera isn't enough. I also taught him about the differences between Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO and how they all work together... however I didn't require him to utilize this information TOO or it would have been way too overwhelming. However, he's catching on.
The White House
Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial
Our Feet's best friend during the course of the week: The Metro. Our Feet's worst friend was the fact there were no familiar mountains or structures we could see above all of the tall buildings to let us know which way was North/South/East/West. Accordingly, on TWO occasions (thank you Jason for misreading the map) we found ourselves walking several miles further than we otherwise should have due to accidental detours. Curses.
This escalator going down to one of the Metro's was the longest one I have EVER been on. We are less than half-way up this escalator when the picture was taken. One time we had the bright idea to figure out just how tall the escalator truly was and "followed the crowd" because there were a few individuals who were walking up the escalator. We counted out loud with each step we took, and not even kidding, we counted 97 steps!!!! Can you believe that?! 97 steps while moving Faster than the escalator (due to walking)! Our quads were BURNING! Who knows how many steps are TRULY on that thing!
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