Bibliophiles unite!
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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.
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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! (LisaBaca lagi
I will survive!
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 livingBaca lagi
Julia is the best!
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 backBaca lagi
Sunset Tour
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Un-believ-able evening to finish a great day! Love our bus tour!
Arlington on the Sunset Tour
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 75 °F
There aren’t really words…. Grateful for their sacrifice…truly Hallowed Ground (amazing pix, Lisa!)
We good taker of pickchures too
15 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Umm, guess this is the blooper reel!
Panda-monium!
16 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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
16 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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!
16 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Here’s all the animals Joey documented at The National Zoo
See you next time Washington Zoo!
16 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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
16 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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 theBaca lagi
Enjoying Arlington Vicariously
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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!Baca lagi
The big finish! National Cathedral
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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 theyBaca lagi
Do you know the difference?
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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!
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
What a lifetime of memories we made together… Love being with you guys.
Segment 4a starts !
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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)
PengembaraIs that a Cracker Barrel??? PLEASE tell me you had Mac n cheese and okra!!!
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!!
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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, whenBaca lagi
Philly was a bit “Rocky!”
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theBaca lagi
“Seahawks suck!” - Brotherly Love!
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofBaca lagi
Say “Cheese”-Steak!
17 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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 theBaca lagi
State 49 for Chris
18 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 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 byBaca lagi
All come to look for America…
18 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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” (JeffBaca lagi
Happy 2nd Liver-versary!
18 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 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’sBaca lagi
Windy in Newark, but Great Noodles
18 Mei 2025, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌬 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.