My Vacation From A to Z --- A

A is for Airport

I didn't get a picture of the Atlanta airport because it was dark when we arrived. But, I took these pictures as we waited to board our plane.

Miranda says..... "MOM!!!" ... and hides her face!

This is the Philadelphia Airport, as we came over a bridge.

We were looking for where to return the rental car.

A is for Airplanes

This was our plane to Philadelphia. It was 5:00 in the morning on Saturday, July 30. We didn't board the plane until 6:40!

This was our plane to go home, back to Atlanta. It was 9:00 in the morning.

While we waited for our flight to Atlanta, we had a good view of one of the runways. We saw many UPS planes land and then FINALLY saw a FedEx Plane! (David works for FedEx)

We even saw the ATLANTA FALCONS plane!!! I was excited to see this one!! Of course, it was weird to see it at the "Philadelphia" airport and not the Atlanta one! Haha!

Ashley, as she waits to go home.

Miranda & David stare out the window, watching the planes go by.

I couldn't help but take a photo out the window of the plane! I love looking at the clouds!

A is for Atlantic City

After we landed in Philly, we got our rental car and drove to Atlantic City. The girls had never been there before and it was only an hour away.... or so we "thought"! Little did we know that everyone and their brother would be going to "the shore" (as they call it!) for the weekend! Luckily, they weren't all going to Atlantic City. But, we still got caught up in all of the traffic for people heading to "Wildwood, NJ". This picture was taken after we finally broke thru the traffic!!

Our first look at the city.

Getting closer!

Now, to find a place to park!!

A is for American History Museum

I loved this old camper! I wish I had looked to see what year it was from.

Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from "The Wizard of Oz".

Betsy Ross, sewing the American Flag.

Dumbo from either Disney World or Disney Land. I should have looked to see which one! I loved this ride as a kid! I still remember riding it with my older cousin and how he wouldn't let me control whether we went up or down!

Michael Jackson's hat.

The beautiful Farrah Fawcett's swimsuit from her famous poster. When I was a young teen, I wanted her hair! Now.... I want her hair AND her body!! LOL!

Eddie Van Halen's guitar -- "Frankenstein"

I had never heard of this lady until we saw this exhibit, but she and I share a love for doll houses!

I would have been in HEAVEN with a doll house like this! Although, I still have one that my Daddy made for me. It is about a 1/4 of the size of this one!

A is for Air & Space Museum

It's always fun to go into this museum! David used to fly planes, so he has a big interest in them. He is also interested in the Space Program. I just like looking at them all!

A is for ABC News Studios

In New York City, we were SO excited to find the ABC studios! Our plan was to be outside early in the morning so that we could be on TV and meet the Good Morning America gang, but.... we didn't realize that since it was Friday, they would all be at the park for the Summer Concert! Oh well.

A is for Accents

I was wondering during our whole trip, when someone would say something about our "Southern Accents" (Since we were going to be up north!). It wasn't until we had returned to Philadelphia at the end of the week. We had stopped by the hospital that David's mom works at to surprise her. (She thought that we were getting back later in the day!) She was totally surprised to see us and enjoyed introducing us to the people that she works with. (She works in the Human Relations dept.) One of the ladies that she introduced us to, greeted us and then said.... "Say something, again! I want to hear your accent!" It was kind of awkward. She didn't seem to think that we had one!

Day Three of Our Trip

On day three of our trip... we will be leaving Philadelphia and heading south, in our rental car.

We will drive about 3 hours to our nation's capital...

WASHINGTON

D.C.

The last time that we were there... it was 11 years ago, in 2000. My girls don't remember much of it. Ashley was 13 and Miranda was 9!

Here are a few pics from the last time that we were there --

Miranda & Ashley in front of the White House - 2000

Miranda with her cousins... Shannon & Tori.
Tori, apparently, did not want to be in the picture!

One of my favorite pictures!!

Ashley, with Tori & Shannon in front of Abe Lincoln.
Miranda wouldn't get in the picture this time!! LOL!

The girls taking a rest inside one of the Smithsonian Museums.

We will only be in D.C. for the day. I'm not sure how much we will get to see in just one day, but like last time...we plan to cram as much as we can into it!

A to Z Blog Challenge ~ B

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My word for today is BECK as in GLENN BECK. I know that I said that I wouldn't write about "people", but..... I have to share something that I saw on his TV program, yesterday.

I knew that he was having a huge rally in Washington D.C. on Saturday. I also knew that it was about RESTORING HONOR to our country. I didn't get to watch it on Saturday because I was busy decorating my church for an event that we were having on Sunday. I was excited for Glenn and for the people that were going to be able to go and be part of this historical event. There was also a part of me that wished I could go.

The Glenn Beck Show comes on TV at 5:00pm at my house. This is when my family eats dinner. (I know that it's early, but because of Hubby's crazy schedule... it's what we have to do and it works for our family - **Smile**) About 90% of the time, this is what we watch as we eat dinner. (I know. I know! It's a bad habit to watch TV as you eat dinner! But, again.... it works for my family!)

Just as soon as Glenn began talking, I realized that I had forgotten about the rally because I was so busy this past weekend!!! The first thing that Glenn did was THANK everyone for coming. Here's are a "few" photos of the people that he had to thank -----

This BLOWS MY MIND, as I am sure that it did his, as well. What a wonderful showing of AMERICAN PRIDE!! Amazing!! You can see more of these photo's at http://www.glennbeck.com/

One other thing that Glenn shared with his TV audience is this AMAZING video http://www.glennbeck.com/content/videos/?uri=channels/390088/1013204 --- Sorry. I still haven't figured how to get video onto my blog page! -- But... PLEASE take the time to watch this video. It gives me chills every time I see it!! This video is evidence that God approved of Glenn Beck's rally and the message that he and others brought to the American People.

Bucket List #13-15

#13 --- Raft down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon --- This would of course be done during my visit to the Grand Canyon - (#12 on my list).

#14 --- Spend a week (or more) in Washington D.C., exploring and learning --- I've been to Washington D.C. a couple of times, but both times were just DAY trips. There is just WAY too much to see and do in D.C. to try and do it all in one day! I would love to have the time to take it slow and really see everything. I have never been to the Capital or The White House, so those are two things that I would want to do for sure. I also really want to go to the Holocaust musuem.

#15 --- Take a road trip to the west coast with no time limit and make stops along the way at

interesting places. --- Of course, this kinda' goes along with my wish to drive Route 66 - (#10 on my list). But, if I were to do this... I would leave from home to do it, so that is a bit different. So, I would drive from Georgia to California (I guess). A convertible for this trip would be fun, too!