Yesterday, we met a family member who was in town working for the past week. He had seen most of D.C. before but he wanted to let my son show him around the Natural History museum since he missed that one. I told him that because parking was so bad down there, that we may just drop them off. Well we got lucky! Someone pulled out of a spot right in front of the museum as I was driving by! Whoot! Whoot!
We walked around the museum, had lunch, walked around outside and went over to the air and space museum. Check this out, he had a pocket knife so he stuck it deep inside his backpack. Well they totally didn't see it at the first museum. Whew! At the air and space museum, they found his crescent wrench (he uses for work) but they totally didn't see the pocket knife. Idjits! I ran off to go to the bathrooms and when I came back, Mr. Belle was standing there and he told me they made him leave. Mr. Belle tried to intervene and get the security people to let him through. They called both of them "hostile" and told him to stand outside and for Mr. Belle to wait in the corner for me. Yes, they made my husband stand in the corner. He's said he almost pulled out his Fed badge. I'm so glad he just nodded and stayed in the corner. Sigh.
All of us had seen this museum before so no biggie. We just got in the car and decided to drive around and go look at the WWII memorial since it's new. I lucked out again! I got another good parking spot! We walked all around the Reflecting Pool and the monuments and really had a blast. Went to The Wall. I got really choked up. Lots of family members there and lots of Veterans. There was a Marine there polishing the brass at the base of the flagpole. People were chatting with him and generally saying "thank you for your service" and whatnot. Not a single DUmmie for miles. We all shook his hand and he was really appreciative.
As we were walking by the Washington Monument, I noticed a big yellow tent on the corner. It looked like some kind of activist organization. Not uncommon down there at all. I got closer and we noticed a bright yellow van parked right in front on the streett. They were the CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY!!!!!!!!!
RUN GUYS RUN!!!!! I tried not to yell Xenu Freaks!!! bwahahahaha!! I also couldn't get my camera out fast enough darn it!!! Plus, Tom Cruise probably would have jumped out of the van and grabbed me.
How many bongs do I get?
