Soaking Up Labor Day

September 1, 2014
Labor Day, was a beautiful day where my roommates and I decided to see Arlington National Cemetery. It always humbles me when I see Arlington. This would make the third time I had the opportunity to see it and the rows and rows of tombstones still takes my breath away.

We made our way quickly in the thick humidity to make it to the change of the guard. I remember seeing this once before with my family and thinking how lucky I was to see such a special ceremony. That thought accompanied me while watching it again. What an honor it is to honor those lost in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. 

During the ceremony, thunder started to rumble above us. Unfamiliar with the crazy weather in D.C., our group decided it wouldn't rain and continued to explore. Anna and I went into the museum about the Tomb of the Unknown to learn a little more while the others made their way to JFK's grave. As we left the museum, we noticed it was raining hard. Anna and I took a picture and began to make our way to find the others anyway.

You can't tell very well here, but it was raining so hard that within just under a minute of being in the rain, we looked as if we had crawled out of a swimming pool.

Soaked, we met up with the others and saw JFK's grave and the eternal flame, and Robert Kennedy's grave as well. 

With the sun shining that bright, we couldn't tell that we had just been caught in a rainstorm.

And that's a wrap on our beautiful trip to Arlington and impromptu vertical swim.