On Second Thought...

Upon looking at those NY videos again, there really is no stark difference unless you actually experienced it I guess. The first one we don't really know what we were getting ourselves into and were wanting sleep. The second we no longer wanted sleep, we needed sleep and were in some horrible state of delirium. Also, pictures from the Cheney's BBQ...

In front of the VP Residence...
Mrs. Cheney...
Jackson...

Videos From New York...

Please notice the stark contrast...the one on the left is at 3:30am Saturday morning....the one on the right is 3:30am Sunday morning.


Also, we've always wanted to dance on the metro but people get annoyed when you are obnoxious. Needless to say, Ashley took the opportunity of the empty metro to perform a little number....

New York, New York

The night before our New York trip, we decided to go kayaking on the Potomic. However once we got there it was closed, so we just hung out and watched the sun set. So pretty.

We left at 2:30 am to catch our 3:30 bus in Chinatown. And yes, Chinatown is a sketchy as it sounds. Especially at that time of night. We didn't know exactly where we were going and had to ask for directions, but because everyone was drunk they didn't have the slightest clue where certain streets were either. One time, we literally crossed a street back and forth 4 times because each set of people told us a different direction. Good times...Here is us in the sketchy alley in which I saw 4 rats cross before we walked into it....
We all piled on the bus ready for our little adventure...and ready to crash for the night. Around 6:30am, we wake up to find the bus pulling off the side of the road. "Ladies and Gentleman, the bus is broken." Words of Satan. Needless to say our 4 hour ride quicly turned into 6 hours from hell. However, not for some. We fell asleep with everyone upright in their own seats, and awoke to find this...
Obviously Caleb and Paige had a little different experience than the rest of us...The next bus to come and rescue us was unfortunately smaller than the first, so we offered to pile three people in to two seats. As you may have drawn from our expressions, it was a joyous time...
Celebrating once we finally made it to NYC...

Saturday was a whirlwind...we saw Ground Zero, Wall Street, Lady Liberty, Time Square, Central Park, and some other places. I loved it all. It was kind of surreal having never been to NY and then being there for just one day. But overall, I loved it. I kind of think it would be fun to live there for a few months. I think it would definitely wear on you over time, but maybe its worth a shot.





Attractive I know...







This is ground zero, the previous two pictures are of the church directly across the street that somehow survived. It was really weird to be here. Right now the grounds look like a big construction sight, which it is. It's hard to imagine everything that happened here.
This pictures is basically sin and hell...you can really tell how tired we all are. Just to make this clear. We hadn't really slept since Thursday night. We had a few very short naps, cat naps if you will, Friday...a few people slept an hour or two Friday night and then we got fake sleep on the bus.
Time Square...
This was at my birthday dinner...so exhausted they needed chin rests...bless their hearts.
Before heading home, we walked down between the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge...also gorgeous.
To wrap things up in NYC, an ABBA dance party via synced ipods.
There is your short but sweet photographic journey through my NYC trip. Enjoy.

Disclaimer

Also, I just felt this needed a disclaimer that basically all the pictures on here are of me looking good, real good.

Long Time Coming....

Many, many things have happened since I last wrote on here. So unfortunately I won't have many superb stories for you, but rather a brief overview of everything that's been going on. I have been crazy busy, and still loving every second of it. Two weekends ago we went to Gettysburg--which Kristen and I have now renamed Ghettosburg, because I always want to add an "h" in the word. It was beautiful, the leaves were finally starting to change. However, basically all we got was a bus tour of the battlegrounds. We got out once to see a cannon, another to climb approximately 100,008 stairs to some overlook, and finally we were let loose on Little Round Top. This last one was actually really cool, a lot happened around this area and you could see for miles. The other two stops were pathetic and the rest of the tour consisted of me sleeping on the bus. Obviously it was a very educational experience for me. Here are some photos from the trip.

The aforementioned cannon....
Practicing some basic fighting moves atop the lookout tower....
After Ghettosburg, we made a quick stop at Harper's Ferry. This is some town were some raid happened during the Civil War involving John Brown. The details are a little sketchy seeing as I was still asleep at the point of the explanation....However I loved this place. This is the place. The town is situated between the Potomic and the Shenandoah, and is coincidentally in West Viriginia--holla Connie and the One and Only. If only I had known at the time. There is a sweet old church and tons of little old houses built all over the side of this mountain. There are also old ruins from another church that I climbed up on, the view was amazing, awe inspiring if you will. And I think you will.
Now for the exciting part. Last Thursday I got to work at Vice President Cheney's house. It was a bbq for his staffers that featured batton/fire twirling Majorettes and the Navy Band. First I had to check people in, so I was down at the main gate with the secret service agents. I was adorned with an earpiece and all. Too legit. Then we got to go up on his back lawn to join the guests and watch the performance. I was standing there watching, only to notice I was about 20 feet from Dick himself. All I could think about was how he shot his friend in the face. I know I should probably be thinking more mature and respectful things, seeing as he is the veep and all. But no. I was closer to him than his Secret Service Agents and I could have easily outrun them. However when we asked them what they would do if we charged Dick in an agressive manner, they proceeded to explain that they would shoot us dead. Anways, I got a picture with Mrs. Cheney, who was really nice. We were going to go meet VP Cheney but he ran inside to meet and greet the Majorettes. Who really cares about them anyways? Please. Then we went into the annex/office area to get our purses, only to find Jackson, the Cheney's dog. Needless to say I got a picture with him also. Unfortunately you will have to take my word on this entire story because the other intern I was with has all the pictures. Hopefully I can get them shortly to legitimize this experience.


A little shout out to my fam who has been here this last weekend...thanks for coming to see me. It meant a lot and I had a ton of fun re-touring the city with you guys! Love you all!

Also, very quickly, I just feel that my two best purchases thus far need to be mentioned...or maybe just shown. Exhibit 1a. My onepiece pajamas. Quite possibly the most comfortable thing I have every slept in. 2b. My Lincoln head that has come in handy to pick up trash, keys, food, books, etc. Also biting people. Just overall great purchases.
Also, here are pictures from when we attempted to go see the final House vote on the bailout...unfortunately we missed it by an hour or so. We were told the wrong time. Very dissapointing. It has been so exciting to be here during all this though. I thought I was just going to be here for elections, but no, I get to see the world fall apart first hand also. So much more than I signed up for.

Brigham Young in the Statuary Hall...blurry, sorry.
Henry Paulson and George W....