I guess we can now officially say we have lived in DC.  Yesterday, on the 4th of July, with friends who knew of the best observation spots, we ventured out to the Mall to see the fireworks.  It was still 95 degrees at 10:00 p.m., but along with thousands of others we trekked outdoors and raised our eyes to the skies and “ooohed” and “ahhhed” at the colorful display amid the pops and bangs.

We were on the veranda of the Kennedy Center and looking West toward the Lincoln Monument.  What a sight.  And, what an experience to be here, in our Nation’s Capital on the 4th of July.  I felt graced to be here – in this place at this time.