Not too Comfy!

I guess I have to admire that they are dedicated to their cause but 20 degrees would have me protesting in the summer, uh, if I didn't have a life.

I love the photo of the statue in front of the Whitehouse as the birds are flying away - it looks like they got spooked by the 'horse'. CHARGE!

The White House

Ok, so if you've been to DC you probably have a shot similar to this! We were freezing as it was about 20 degrees!

Marcy & Co.

Byron and I pose at a little hole-in-the-wall Asian restaurant. Later we went to a bar with my high school friend, Jules, and her husband. I've known Jules for nearly 22 years! Man we're old - well, compared to 14!

The Library of Congress

This library aint just books! It's actually one of the most beautiful interiors I've ever seen.

Help, indeed!

Sometimes, when you drive around, you just see something funny! Who can't relate to this after a late night?

How ya like them ROCKS?

This museum houses the very famous Hope Diamond and several other beautiful gemstones & jewelry. The Hope Diamond was the referrence for Rose's heart-shaped diamond necklace in the movie Titanic. The collection was donated by the sons of the last owner - of course, she had sons because I'll bet a daughter would have KEPT these! LOL

Museum of Natural History

If you like animals and stuff found in the earth, this is the place for you! The Easter Island statue reminded us of the movie Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller, where he plays a museum guard, remember, "Gum, Gum from Dumb, Dumb".

Presidential Collage

I really don't know why this was hung up or what it was but we found it wondering the halls of the Archive building.

Well, WE Declare!

The Declaration of Independence. There are a few copies. Too cool to see them THAT close.

Smithson Tomb

This is the guy who started it all. A little creepy knowing that's where he is and it's a not a cemetary or anything.

Tour of the Info. Center

There are a lot of Lincoln 'death masks' taken BEFORE he died. This one contains the reflection of the windows above and in front of the glass. I love this!

Inside the Info. Center

A view of the Mall

Smithsonian Info. Center

Merry-Go-Round

The last of Space stuff

Babe Ruth

I'm not a huge baseball fan but who wouldn't want to own a baseball signed by Babe Ruth? You know it's not a fake if you can see it here! Really cool!

The Lone Ranger

I haven't seen the Lone Ranger in years. Do they run it on TV Land? Well, who could forget the Lone Ranger's mask? That's what's so cool about the Smithsonian, you get to see things that are original and often remind you of your childhood. Hey, when are they going to come out with the Lone Ranger movie?

60 Minutes

Did you know that silly ol' 60 Minutes clock was a real live stopwatch? It was so tiny in real life! My parents watched that show every Sunday night and that's back in the days when there wasn't a TV in every room so that's what the whole family watched.

M*A*S*H

Byron and I love to watch old reruns of MASH! It seems like there are always episodes I've never seen before, I guess because the show ran for so long. I loved Hawkeye's one-liners and how they were able to make a show about war still be funny while still showing the serious side.

Archie Bunker's chair

I was born the year "All in the Family" premiered but I do remember the show and certainly have seen the reruns many times. The show still is classic. I saw this chair for the first time in 1987 so it's been in there for a long time.

The Puffy Shirt

We are huge Seinfeld fans so seeing this little piece of history was really cool. I guess you don't have to be that old in order to see something that reminds you of the past! If you don't know about the Puffy shirt episode I'm not sure where to start!

I grew up playing with Barbie's so this was a fun display for me. I wish I had the original like this one!

This was an original "Teddy" Bear from 1902, named after Pres. Teddy Roosevelt who once refained from shooting a bear cub on a hunting trip. A reporter got ahold of the story and that began America's love affair with the cuddly stuffed animal.

This was Louis Armstrong's original trumpet.

Out of this World

American History

Now, this was my favorite part. I love pop culture and it was so fun to see things that you've seen many times before on TV or in the movies, etc.

Now for some FUN!

You know you are in D.C. when literally EVERY museum has something about Abe Lincoln in it - even the Air & Space Museum! Actually, they were remodeling the Museum of American History so they had a temporary set-up here.