We Went Vacationing

We went on a trip to the Mid-Atlantic states. Elizabeth's brother-in-law, Aaron, graduated from law school and we decided to fly out for it. Here's the run down:


We flew into D.C. on Friday night. We stayed there overnight, then spent a day on the mall. We went to the Holocaust museum, then met Elizabeth's sister, Lydia, and Aaron and his family. We visited a few monuments and a couple art galleries, then left town.


Saturday night, we arrived in Williamsburg, Va, home of William and Mary Law School, where Aaron was set to graduate. Our friends, Adam and Nora, are also living in Williamsburg, and we were thrilled to visit with them while we were there. Adam and Nora had a son since we last saw them, and it was great getting to know little Samuel. It rained Sunday during the graduation ceremony and did not stop until Tuesday morning. Finally, the sun came out, so we headed for the beach on Wednesday.


We met Lydia and Aaron in Virginia beach. We played on the beach while the sun was out, then went out for Sushi, then dessert, then ice cream, then pizza. Gluttony much? Jeremy woke up with heartburn three times that night. That evening, we also rented a pedal surrey. That was more fun than all the food and heartburn combined. Lydia and Aaron had to go pack up their apartment the next day, so they left on Thursday. That same morning, Adam, Nora, and Samuel came down. We made sand castles and played in the sun. The harrisons left that afternoon and Elizabeth and I caught up on American Idol on youtube.


Friday, we drove to Richmond to visit our friends Ted and Joy. They showed us around Richmond (Monument Ave, Belle Island, Carey Street). The next day, we drove up to Baltimore with them for an Orioles game. On the way, we stopped at the Washington D.C. Temple.


After the temple, we changed into regular clothes, finished the drive, and walked around Baltimore's inner harbor. After a hearty meal of crab cakes, fries, and gyros (more heartburn), we went to the game. Camden Yards is a beautiful stadium.


After the game, we drove back to Richmond. The next morning, we decided to drive up to Wilmington, Delaware, to visit Lydia and Aaron in their new home. We were surprised by how beautiful Wilmington was. That night we ate pizza, then a burger and fries at Five Guys (You guessed it: heartburn). That was pretty much the whole trip. Thanks to our friends for making it a great trip.

Red Rockin' It In Moab

Jeremy and I went down to Moab with part of my family. It was my first trip to what many people in Utah claim as their favorite place on earth. We packed in a lot of hiking and saw a few arches; they were ok. Well, really it was spectacular. I had never hiked in such desolate conditions lots of sand and rocks, hardly any water or vegetation. One of our favorite hikes was to the delicate arch. We were hiking and then all the sudden we turned a corner and came upon it. My favorite part about it was watching all the people on the ridge waiting to take a picture of the arch without people in it. However, there were so many oblivious tourists who continued to pose under the arch. Finally, it cleared out and we intercepted the next eager tourist and pointed out the whole ridge full of people waiting. He said, "that makes sense." Two minutes later the whole ridge was empty.

I had fun. It showed.A curious picture taken by ourselves of ourselves.

Park Avenue

We took a small detour on the way home to stop at Thompson Springs. These petroglyphs are over 4,000 years old (2000 B.C.).