We the people, in order to form a more perfect union

I simply cannot believe that I am over half way done being here.  In fact if this were London, I'd be home right now.  The funniest part is by the end of London I was ready to go home, but here I am dreading leaving (maybe it's because of the fate that lies in moving into the 4th floor apartment with no elevator or starting my final year at marquette, but I think it's more than that).  If I had to pick the thing I love most about D.C. I wouldn't be able to do it.  Instead I would stand paralyzed trying to find words, just like I do when asked about what my favorite part of MU is.  How can words ever describe such perfect places?

But I will say that saturday may be one of those reasons I can point to regarding why I loved the district of columbia:

I journeyed to the archives, and patriotically stood in line in the ridiculous heat to behold the documents that founded this nation.  First, we saw the Articles of Confederation (!!!!!!) which have finally been put on display in full.  While they no longer run our country, and basically failed in doing so I think they hold an important part of our past.  We were new and trying to figure out how this type of government would work.  Have you ever created a government?  How about one that has never had any foundation before? To reject the idea of the parliamentary system was pretty darn radical.  Then it was time for the big show, after pausing at the Magna Carta (well not the magna carta , because there are a few legit copies) I again stood in line to behold the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights.  It was crazy to think that a document with less than 5000 words set up the basis for our country.  And the declaration of independence has less that 1500. That would not even meet many word counts I have been required to meet for papers in college.  And yet, true public relations practitioners that our founding fathers were they made it count.  And then secured us some excellent rights through the first ten amendments.  

There is also a very cool exhibit in the archives that shows a lot of different parts of the artifacts of our nation, including pictures of presidents as children (sooo cute).  All in all well worth the line.

After being inspired by the Founding Fathers, my group and I decided to find a place to eat dinner and we stumbled upon this awesome restaurant.  

On Sunday, I went to spring awakening (yes, again) with my roommate sarah.  She loved it, which made me so happy and wanted to dissect the meaning of it with me after the show, making it even better.

Tuesday night I went to Virginia to the Pentagon City mall.  May I just say that if there is in fact a recession you would have never know it by being in there.  Great to be in a state for a little while, and nothing better than 20% of gap on tuesdays.

Work this week has been pretty standard.  Today, was the classic Les Aspin picture of the Capitol Steps with Gwen Moore.  Great woman.  She talked to us about how she grew up at 14 & Highland, and told us about how marquette's EOP program not only made it possible for her to attend college, but also was the first of its kind in the nation.  It does not get any more 'we are marquette' than that.    

Tomorrow my parents come into town!! And it's Harry Potter's birthday AND the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola.  Basically, it's a pretty big day in my life.