I partipated last week in the daVinci Masterpiece Golf Classic at Crooked Creek. We did pretty well and my team even used a couple of my shots (scramble). We had a darn good time and Tom even let me drive the cart!!
The first stop I made on Thursday was at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. A nice German tourist too my photo in front of the White House. I spend 2 hours walking around downtown D.C., getting the lay of the land. The buildings are just amazing!
On Friday, I was able to get into the Library of Congress before it closed for the day. They had a couple exhibits inside, but I wanted to see the ACTUAL library, so I just poked my head in one of the reading rooms and took a look around quickly. The library was magnificent and the history of this grand place hit me. The photo above was the view of the ceiling and top floor entrance to the library. It closed before I could take advantage of the entire tour, but I'm glad I made it at all!
The Capitol was by far the coolest thing. I just sat here for awhile and watched people leave work. This is the south side of the building and when I turned around, I had a beautiful view of the Washington National Monument. Of course, everyone has seen a beautiful view of the monument, so I didn't bother uploading it to the blog site.
Last but not least, my favorite architectural building - The Smithsonian Castle. Completed in 1855, the original Smithsonian Institution Building was designed by architect James Renwick Jr., whose other works include St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. This building was home to the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Joseph Henry and his family. Located inside near the north entrance is the crypt of James Smithson, benefactor of the Institution, while outside on the Mall, a bronze statue of Joseph Henry (above), honors the scientist who was the Institution’s first Secretary.
During my stay, I dined at fantastic restaurants, walked the national mall and even did some light shopping. Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. President.
Crystal Perrozzi and I spoke on the phone last night and we started watching the new mini-series, The Starter Wife. Boy is that lifestyle a million miles away. The entire show consisted of snotty, rich women in ugly hats backstabbing each other while living California snob life. Though, Debra Messing's character, Holly, was normal before she married some hotshot Hollywood producer, and during the two hour premiere, she gradually came off her high horse.
