My prior blog was called "Anything Once" and included my thoughts on new things I tried. I'll continue that tradition here. You should try new things too and tell us about them!
A tip for you, lobsters: Don't go to Washington D.C. when you're eight months pregnant. It's just not that fun. Jeff's family was in town this week, and that was one of the trips that we took. It was kind of fun, but also rough. I am totally okay just walking, walking, walking, but standing still for more than a few seconds is seriously a challenge. So when we went to Arlington Cemetery at the end of the day, I knew I'd be better off just sitting on a park bench instead of trying to rush the group past monuments.
I had no idea that sitting there was going to be so amusing. These are the things that happened:
1. Some people felt the need to speak to me, which was nice! I got "Nice to kick your feet up, eh?" "You've got it rough." "Mama got tired?" And a deaf man who was drenched in sweat asked if I was okay and said that his feet hurt.
2. Another pregnant woman sat next to me on the bench and her friend took a picture of us. I'm still wishing I had asked her to send it to me.
3. A college student with a knee brace sat with me for a bit. I asked her where she was from, and she said she was from Texas A&M, visiting D.C. with her Country Western Dance Team. No, seriously.
4. I heard approximately five different languages pass me.
5. Most of the children who passed by gawked at me. I'd like to think that in a few years, they'll look back on their time at Arlington Cemetery and remember the lines of white headstones memorializing our nation's heroes...and they'll remember my monstrous belly.
I also learned that if you serve in the military and are later appointed Supreme Court Justice, you are eligible to be interred at Arlington. And there are only two presidents buried there. (A tour guide paused near me.)
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View from a bench |
In conclusion, this was a peaceful, albeit slightly creepy, way to pass an hour.
I think you got the "not being able to stay still for long" gene from me. And I was thinking, let's get a country western dance team together when we come out there. Yeah, right.
ReplyDeleteI bet she was with the Aggie Wranglers! It is a big deal @ A&M :-) Oh how I miss my Aggies and my country western dancing being up here near D.C.! And take heart that the gawking children will quickly turn into excited children who run across the park to you and shout "baby!!" in a few months.
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