One of my roomies Justin and I got up early and went to the National Cemetery Monday morning. We were hoping to see Pres. Obama lay the wreath on the tomb, but unfortunately they were only letting you go up to the amphitheater if you took the special bus. Stupid, but whatever. We walked as far as we could and laid a couple of roses on graves (that they gave out for free!), and Justin found a tree we could sit under. We happened to be right in the line of sight of the tomb from the backside, so we could see everything going on. We heard the Star Spangled Banner and Taps, but we couldn't hear Obama speak. We also were doing so great until about 15 other ppl came and took our spot, too, so Secret Service freaked out and made us all leave. Half of them were kids, and they were sitting on the headstones. I about lost it. The guardians made them get up, but they just went to another one. So incredibly distasteful and inappropriate. I wish people would learn how to behave in a cemetery - especially when there's a ceremony going on.
We didn't walk around too long afterward because we wanted to beat the rush, but we did see the motorcade on the way out. The Army guy on patrol told us which car he was in (ummm...???), and sure enough he passed by us. He nodded to us since there was a Marine near us, but we didn't get to say hi or anything. Justin and I were literally five feet from the leader of the free world. I don't care if you like him or not; that's cool.
Afterward we mulled around til the Man Cave downstairs had a BBQ. We had a BYOM and BYOB-style party so there were lots of margaritas and beer and delicious smelling meats to go around. All of us just hanging out together enjoying the weather and the incredible place we're at was the perfect way to end the long weekend.
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| Our view of the Washington Monument from our tree |
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| Justin laying a rose on a tomb |
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