“It’s the only day we can go into the city!” I exclaimed, to my dear college friend, warning me of Wednesday’s heat advisories! Armed with water bottles and snacks, Jill and I left her house herding four kids toward our nation’s capitol. Fifteen hours later, sweaty and sleepy, we staggered through the door after experiencing more of our nation’s capitol in one day than some people do in a lifetime! A duck tour on land and the Potomac River, an air-conditioned view inside the Capitol, plus museums and monuments made for a marvelous excursion!
What does it say about me that the highlight of Thursday was being in a convenience store restroom alone as we endured the 10 hour trip from Maryland to Kentucky?! It wasn’t the décor, just the desolation. Thank you, God, for that private moment without a request for a snack, movie, drink, book, piece of gum, toy, game, sunglasses, or any other item that makes our adventure complete!
Standing next to a 120 feet tall baseball bat was a thrill for Team O’Keefe. The Louisville Slugger is the official bat of Major League Baseball and it’s manufactured right here in the birthplace of Lucy and John Freeman! It’s been a day for recovery and recuperation as our generous hosts open their home to us as family. I worked for Fred and Gale as a nanny during my college years at UofL. Here we are two decades later, and they’re still providing me with room and board!!!
You always have a home here with us! The nation's Capitol will never be the same without our song and dance routine in the visitor's center!
ReplyDelete