August 3, 2021—We were up early, packed up, and had breakfast at the hotel before boarding our bus for our final day here. We had two stops today before heading back to the airport. Our first stop was at Mount Vernon. This beautiful estate in Fairfax County, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River and was the…
August 1, 2021—This morning, we had breakfast at the hotel and then boarded the bus for a two-hour ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our first stop was the museum at Gettysburg National Military Park, where we watched a film and cyclorama about the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. (click on the photos for the…
July 31, 2021—We had breakfast at the hotel and then loaded onto the bus at 8:15 for another jam-packed day. Our first stop was Arlington National Cemetery. This beautiful place was very remarkable and humbling. (click on pictures for full-sized version) The Arlington House – This Greek Revival-style mansion overlooks the Potomac River and is…
Caden’s High School offered an amazing educational trip to Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2021 through World Classrooms. This trip was offered to both the students and their parents if they wanted to go along. It was a four-day, three-night trip jam-packed from morning to night with all the major historical sites in the…
A little backstory to today: Almost a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I was interested in running a half marathon with her this January here in Key West. Of course, I said yes, and my year-long training journey for this event started. There were times when I was not sure if I…
Once again, for a little recap, if you missed the earlier posts, This trip came about because a little over a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I wanted to join her in Key West to complete a half marathon. We flew into Miami, spent two nights exploring the South Beach area, and…
Once again, for a little recap, if you missed Part 1, This trip came about because a little over a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I wanted to join her in Key West to complete a half marathon. We flew into Miami, spent two nights exploring the South Beach area, and then…
Yesterday, we started our journey by taking the 6 am flight from Wichita to Houston. During our layover in St. Louis, we had a couple of hours to kill, so we ate breakfast and had our first (of many) drinks for the trip. Once we arrived in Houston, we picked up our rental car to…
There is a little backstory to this trip, which has been just under a year in the making. About a year ago, while I was sitting on my balcony at Disney’s Boardwalk Villas, my cousin Cara texted me and said she was going to sign up for a half marathon in Key West in January…