This year was different, I stayed in Maryland and I took the opportunity to see the fireworks at the National Mall.
A group of girls from my ward decided to go together. We met up at the metro station in College Park, Maryland and rode the metro to the Archives stop in DC. We walked around and went into some of the museums. We went into the Museum of National History. We went into the Museum to since it was earlier enough and we wanted to see Dinosaur exhibit.
It started to rain and I forgot to pack a rain jacket, so I bought a rain poncho.
After enjoying the Mall we found a place to sit near the Washington Monument. In choosing this place we had to go through security. I packed a blanket to sit on. The fireworks didn't start until 9:00, so we just sat and talked.
As I was sitting down a friend of mine, that I know from Baltimore, approached me and we had a nice conversation. It's a small world seeing people at unexpected places. The fireworks were amazing. They had fireworks in the shape of smile faces and they had some in the shape of squares.
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| Washington Monument |
| This lady was all dressed out for the 4th |
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| look at all the people |
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| My friend from way back |
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| Friends-Madi, Amy, Me, Sydnie |
