Washington, DC!

Well, we're in Washington DC! :) This city is BEAUTIFUL, but there is NO PARKING ANYWHERE!!! But i'm not driving so whatever. Oh well. >:( We went to a LOT of museums, but my favorites were the Newseum and the Wax museum.

{How else could you explain these?}

{Johnny Depp and Me. ... he's less piratey in person.}

{Will Smith and Me. Yeah, we're like homies now.}

{And, somehow, Michaela and Miley Cyrus got tight or something...friends for life.}

{But that was before we found out Michaela was the long-lost granddaughter of the Kennedy's...}


So, anyway, we're having an awesome time in DC. My dad is critiquing everything I write over my shoulder, so if I say something weird or ... weird ... it's his fault. Along with hairless chihuahuas and global warming. Lol. ANYWAYS!!!!! We went around DC on our own and went to Smithsonian museums and all kinds of cool stuff. Also, we went on a night tour of the DC monuments, and here are some of the few pictures that turned out semi-ok from all those experiences. ;P

{National Cathedral; I know, I know, it looks like the building Quasimodo rings the bell of...but it's not.}
{West Side of the Berlin Wall; on display in the Newseum - best museum ever-}

{The Capitol building}

{The Lincoln Memorial @ niiiightttt!}

{Library of Congress. :) Though a lot of pictures weren't allowed, and someone *cough* -Dad- didn't want me taking so many pictures...}

Tomorrow we're leaving for Hershey Pennsylvania. Hershey. As in... chocolate. *grin* mmm...this is going to be AWESOME. So, hopefully, more pics to come, unless I eat so much chocolate that i die...in which case...um...no pictures. Sorry. CIAO and have good weeks!!
~ Cap'n Bonnie

MoonLight

I was feeling inspired, so I decided to try writing two almost-identical poems and twisting the words slightly for the sole purpose of creating two completely different moods with only a few word changes. So i think between the two, there's only 11 words that changed. I HOPE they create different feelings...so...here they are. Enjoy.

Poem 1

The moon shines softly on the street.
The drums emit a cheerful beat.
Old people move their aching feet,
In the light of the rising moon.

Young and old dance in the crowd
That beckons to the poor, the proud.
Small voices laugh, and echo loud,
In the light of the wavering moon.

The past is forgotten in merry song.
No one is condemned for doing wrong.
The time for dance lasts very long
In the light of the dying moon.


Poem 2
The moon shines softly on the street.
The drums emit a mournful beat.
Old skeletons move their aching feet,
In the light of the rising moon.

Young and old mourn in the crowd.
That beckons to the poor, the proud.
Small voices cry, and echo loud,
In the light of the wavering moon.

The past is forgotten in morbid song.
All are condemned for doing wrong.
Your time for life does not last long
In the light of the dying moon.

Days ... 4 - 7 ... I think... COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

Williamsburg is a town in Virginia where they re-enact colonial times! it's really really cool, and you can walk around and interact with say blacksmiths, bakers, and candlestickmakers. Just kidding I didn't see any candlestick makers...but it was still really coll!! Here, lemme show you.

This is a bedroom in a tavern.

A random house thing in a street...

The back of a silversmith's shop.

Michaela, in a "woman's hat"

*grin* I bought-ed it. Tis me tricorn pirate 'at.

And...ladies and gentlemen, I give you "Bonnie in a bonnet".

I tried to make this pic of a prison like eerie-ily lighted...but I failed. Sorry.

A harpsichord! NOT a piano. But still pretty cool! It's like really high-pitched, and narrow! And there's no pedals.

Ciao for now! ~ Cap'n Bonnie Spinner!

Days 1 and 2

Imma keep it brief and mainly pics. We drove through a few states and arrived in Georgia, where we're now staying with some family friends until Sunday when we're going to Augusta, Georgia. We got up early the first day, I got starbucks, we got to their house, and we been chillin' ever since. Enjoy the pics and leave comments if'n you're so inclined! :) Ciao.
~ Bon Bon

{the road goes ever on and on...}

{you have NO idea how many times it took me to take this pic and get it to turn out right...}

{*looks distractedly out the car window, thoughts gently merging together into a big blob of mental laziness in response to the car's gentle hum as the need to nap stealthily approaches...*}

{the view from our car...the windshield cracked, btw, so we're a bit concerned and wondering if we should get it fixed here or risk it cracking and going somewhere else...}

{the sunset, signifying the closing of a day... the beginning of a new legion of memories}

Brief Update

Hey y'all, whatsup? How y'all doin? Hm...I can post pics for visual interest....... *grin* Even though the pics will have nothing whatsoever to do with what I'm saying...

{hibiscus flower in me backyard...yea}

As some of you may know, Charity is @ Nationals for gymnastics this week, so if you could just keep her in her prayers so that she and the rest of the team are safe and that they would be able to perform to the best of their abilities, that would be great. I doubt she'll read this, but it's nice to pray for her anyway.

{converse - bowling, end of the year}

Also, I just wanted to tell y'all my family is leaving for Washington DC on July 2nd and will be gone until the 20th, so that's like...3 weeks, which is pretty dang close to a month...a month in which I will not see y'all. :( So Imma miss y'all and try to get y'all some souvenirs. ;) unless I run out of money, or if I have to sacrifice your gift to man-eating bananas, if they randomly attack me. I'm sure you'd understand, right?

{el piano [betcha didn't know I spoke Spanish, eh?] in mi casa}

So, in short, for those of you who'll see me on Sunday, it'll be my last for like three weeks, so don't cry. ;P And for the rest of my blogging friends, I hope we can get together when I get back. I'll try to post pics and blogs of what's going on in DC, since I'll be taking my new cam {which all of these cool pics came from} and we'll probably be taking @ least one computer. I'll miss you guys so much! Don't do anything exciting while I'm gone!! Just kidding. Alright this post is long and pointless enough. CIAO! {and never have nababas and peanutbutter for breakfast!}

{my monkeybars. I used to sit and play up there when I was little, or if I needed to think I'd climb up there...or if I was mad and needed time by myself. Monkeybars were great, you know. But they lie! There are NO MONKEYS up there!!!}

~ Cap'n Bonnie