We did not venture out for most of my visit, however Friday we did go down to the capital. My sister (ellynx) gave me and Maddie a staff-led tour of the capital building. While we were were still limited to the public areas of the building, we didn't have to tag along with a tour group and were free to go at our own pace. A few of the statues in the statue gallery of the capital building surprised me, I was not expecting to see Robert E. Lee or Brigham Young.

After seeing the capital building, Christian picked us up and we all had tea at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City. I felt a little less Jack Dawson than I have in such settings in the past. The cakes, sandwiches and scones were delightful and the tea was great. Christian complained that the service was sub-par, however I did not notice that myself as I have no real idea of what par at the Ritz Carlton is. I enjoyed it nonetheless, and am glad I got to experience it.

After tea, we went back to the house where later in the evening Maddie made me a wonderful ice cream soup. It's been a long time since I've had ice cream soup, and I must say Maddie's was excellent.

from moculture:

A woman was asked by a coworker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The coworker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."

I've seen this in many journals, so I went to the Religion Selector at selectsmart.com and tried it out.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (96%) 3. New Age (96%) 4. Liberal Quakers (93%) 5. Mahayana Buddhism (91%) 6. Taoism (84%) 7. Theravada Buddhism (82%) 8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%) 9. New Thought (75%) 10. Hinduism (75%) 11. Jainism (72%) 12. Scientology (72%) 13. Secular Humanism (72%) 14. Orthodox Quaker (61%) 15. Sikhism (60%) 16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (58%) 17. Reform Judaism (55%) 18. Bahá'í Faith (49%) 19. Atheists and Agnostics (42%) 20. Orthodox Judaism (34%) 21. Seventh Day Adventist (32%) 22. Islam (24%) 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (24%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (24%) 25. Eastern Orthodox (17%) 26. Roman Catholic (17%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (15%)