Wonder in Washington

I am in Washington, DC for a wonder filled holiday. I've wanted to come since reading Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and now here we are. Our first day was rather rainy but that did not deter us for a moment from enjoying some of the marvels of this amazing city. The Smithsonian Castle was our first stop and will undoubtedly be a stop we make several times before we're done. It's beyond huge. We also went to the National Archives and just walked around The Mall when it wasn't raining. The Air and Space Museum was one of our stops (we'll be back) and it is indeed awe inspiring as is so much of the architecture and the history we get to experience along the way. It's also cherry blossom festival time and the cherry blossoms we've seen so far are absolutely beautiful. We're headed to the Jefferson Memorial today to get the full effect as they likely won't be around much longer.
It's actually way more fun being here in this state of awe and wonder and appreciation that I feel for all of Life. Even the possibility of the government shutting down if they couldn't reach some kind of agreement over the budget was more fascinating than anything (that possibility has been averted for now as of 11 pm last night). What a process!
Anyway, off to play in the cherry blossoms and probably wander some in Old Alexandria for the afternoon.
Life is fabulous!