4th On The Steps :)

Today was a day of significance, but not for what you think. I went to Lowe’s to get all the materials for my first ever construction worksite!! YAY! It was so exciting. Eric went with us because as surprising as this is Stacey has never really gone to Lowe’s before to get a bunch of materials. She has always had a contractor who did it for her haha! No contractor this time, just us! Eric went with us so he could tell us about how much of everything to get so we could get an idea for every other time we have to go. We were buying specifically for my worksite which meant that I had to discuss what I would need for the particular work we were doing and how much and all that. Next time I will have to do it on my own! SCARY! I think I have the hang of it now though! We got all my materials and loaded them into my car. I will also add that at my worksite I needed a 16’ extension ladder! That also had to fit in my car. It did but now no one can ride with me! After that we went to lunch then Walmart for a few materials that we could find cheaper there. We rushed back to the church because we had to pick up Beth at 1:30 at the Metro station. We left right after we picked her up for DC. When we got there we walked around a bit and went to the Library of Congress. It was cool. The Bibles were the best thing there. It was so neat to see something that has survived through years and years and still has remained just as important! Something that changed the course of history! Anyway after we left there we went to check out the Capitol to see how crowded it was. The gates opened at 3:00 and it was 4:00 and it was already swarming with people! So we decided to go ahead and get seats on the steps. Stacey, Beth and I left to go get food for everyone and we snuck a little gelato for ourselves ;) We got everyone’s food and made our way back, but by this time it was almost six and the lines for security had gotten ridiculously LONG. SO we stood for awhile and then finally got inside to everyone else. We all ate and chatted and then about 7:30 the show started. It was cool. We had Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Natasha Beddingfield, and the cast of Sesame Street. At about nine the fireworks started. They were really fantastic! They went on for awhile and close to the end we went ahead and left so that we could get a head start on the traffic at the metro. Turned out to be a good move! We got on and got seats and at each stop people would pack on! The stops were crazy full! We made it to our stop and got back to the church. Everyone that stayed behind was still up so we all hung out then it was bedtime! Campers tomorrow!