Bibliophiles unite!
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
It is true what they say… The Library of Congress is the most beautiful interior of any building in the city. Sad we didn’t get to touch any books, but so impressive.
Two American Icons.
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Grateful for the shade as we make our way thru FDR and MLK’s memorial. So many of the quotes that adorn these monuments are still so poignant and applicable. Historical is rich, my friends! (LisaRead more
I will survive!
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Due to some events in town, our bus tour got really messed up and six of us had to Uber to get to walk around the FDR and MLK memorials. Where did that leave Chris? Renting a lime scooter! And livingRead more
Julia is the best!
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
So grateful to connect with our dear friend Julia from Longview… And so proud of the work that she has done here in the State Dept. the last couple years. It was so fun being her youth pastor backRead more
Sunset Tour
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Un-believ-able evening to finish a great day! Love our bus tour!
Arlington on the Sunset Tour
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 75 °F
There aren’t really words…. Grateful for their sacrifice…truly Hallowed Ground (amazing pix, Lisa!)
We good taker of pickchures too
May 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Umm, guess this is the blooper reel!
Panda-monium!
May 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
It’s very cool to see the pandas in person here in DC. The weather got a lot hotter and definitely muggy, but that’s part of the experience. (Biiiiggg escalator from the Metro!)
Sweet Sister Reunion
May 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Lisa was so delighted to rendezvous with one of her friends from the Navy Days and a bridesmaid, Heather. Thanks so much for making the drive over friend!
Critters!
May 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Here’s all the animals Joey documented at The National Zoo
See you next time Washington Zoo!
May 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The animals put on a show for us, and we are grateful. (tho some of us needed some homework time in the shade!).
The Best for Last? US History Museum
May 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
OK, OK… Most of our group was too tired today to totally take it all in, and we saw so many other great exhibits in DC, so we ultimately saved the last for last! Lots of cool items from Fozzy theRead more
Enjoying Arlington Vicariously
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Nikki and Lisa were the ones who got up early and took the metro in for a tour of Arlington. Here are some of their reflections about the morning….
It was special family time for the two of them!Read more
The big finish! National Cathedral
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
It was very cool to see that the national Cathedral is a very active congregation. Today they were doing their kids day from 10 AM to 2 PM, so we got a close-up look at some of the cool ways that theyRead more
Do you know the difference?
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Not every gargoyle is actually a gargoyle… Some are called a grotesque! Listen to Tressa give you a great introduction…
So loved being together in DC!
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
What a lifetime of memories we made together… Love being with you guys.
Segment 4a starts !
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Now that we’ve dropped the girls off for their flight home, Joey and I have adopted Nikki for the next three days to Philly and NYC! (and of course all, that means more traffic)
Chris LyonsHaha! It sure smells good, but we’ve only stopped at Cracker Barrels to buy state stickers for our water bottles. It would be tough for us to get Joey to pick Cracker Barrel over Waffle House!
Finally!!! North Dakota!!
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We’ve been playing the License Plate Game for 24 days now and finally found our last plate - North Dakota! (When we left SoCal 2 weeks ago, we were only missing 5 states! Ouch!)
Funny thing, whenRead more
Philly was a bit “Rocky!”
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Such a gorgeous night, heading into Philadelphia. Walked around some of the parks and saw the Rodin statues (and modeled, of course)… Nikki and Joey made it to the top of the stairs to strike theRead more
“Seahawks suck!” - Brotherly Love!
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
OK, so there is not much love between NFC Bird teams in the NFL! Chris wore his Seahawks shirt on purpose today, and had some fun interactions with Folks. One man, without any eye contact or sense ofRead more
Say “Cheese”-Steak!
May 17, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Joey’s response: “Tastes like stroganoff!” And gave it a 7.6 rating
Nikki’s response: “So so good, but also very filling!” She gave a 7.5 rating.
Chris thinks he’ll be tasting theRead more
State 49 for Chris
May 18, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We spent the night in Delaware, which is now the 49th state that Chris has visited in his life…. Only Alaska left (put it on the bucket list!)
Early morning journaling and planning time, powered byRead more
All come to look for America…
May 18, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Traveled through several states today, finally on the New Jersey Turnpike, which of course made us think of Simon & Garfunkel song “America!”
Texting with my jersey friend “Guido” (JeffRead more
Happy 2nd Liver-versary!
May 18, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Hard to believe that two years has passed since Nicky gave baby Vinny 20% of her liver and put him on a pass toward health! We had a cute little FaceTime today with Vinny and the family…. Nikki’sRead more
Windy in Newark, but Great Noodles
May 18, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 73 °F
Got to explore Newark New Jersey a bit today, and found a good sushi and noodle place… So good in fact, the kids had to lick the plates clean.