I went to Maryland to see my girl. She was away in Italy for a few months so it was awesome to see her and her family. I am grateful they let me spend my Birthday and Christmas with them. Me and Johanna did a lot of site seeing including Washington DC and Gettysburg. I even spent time with Jo's family in Charlottesville, VA(home of Dave Matthews) and a few days in Chapel Hill, NC(where MJ played bball). It was a good time to say the least. They made me feel like I was a part of the family :-) Here are a few memories of my travels...
Went to a Christmas tree farm for the first time. 
Spent my 27th bday making this monster with everyone ;-)
and yes... it was as sweet as it looks!
saw some really neat places...
Went on a hike to Sugarloaf mountain in Maryland with Jo
We went and spent some time with Spencer in Georgetown DC.
We also went to see the lights and a piano concert at the Washington DC Temple Visitors Center.
Then I went back to DC on a different day with Jo and her best friend.
The HOPE diamond was there
and some other really cool sights.
I even got to go to Gettysburg
We watched the two films... "Gods and Generals" and "Gettysburg" before visiting to help us remember what happened and for me to have images of things past. There was such an awesome feeling there. Such a reverence that demanded your attention. I recommend you all to visit sometime. 
I know I should have blogged more about each place but I hope that the images posted will evoke enough thought for you to feel what I felt.
I enjoyed my time on the East Coast. I even touched the Atlantic for the first time. Who would have thought that a local boy would be able to continue his dream far away from where he grew up. It was pretty cool to go to the South also and experience some new things and see places that I never thought I would get to see. My Mothers family is all there and it was neat to hear Southern music and experience a little bit of Southern living.
Mahalo Franco Ohana!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
My little vacation away from home...
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i love all the pictures!!! isn't the countryside with its big, open spaces just awesome?! i mean, there may not be an ocean like home, but that's what i loved about oregon -- the land and pastures. here that is getting more and more rare as the land is bought up. maryland looks appealing.
and D.C. is so great, huh? i only went as a senior in high school, but i was very impressed with all the history there - the monuments and all. very picturesque.
i thought i would for sure see a ring in there...haha, and that cake looks purdy yummy and just like the picture!
looks like it was very fun!
finally. geez.
i am so glad that you were able to go out there. {we sure are glad that you are back here though} i have never been to DC and that is something that i have always wanted to do. thanks for sharing your fantastic pictures. maryland looks like such a rad place.
good job. your blog is almost up to date!
Yeah the open country is pretty nice. We drove all the way from Maryland to Utah. We spent New Years in Missouri and had some good BBQ.
Hopefully there will be a ring soon ;-)
Get out to DC guys!
I have yet to visit D.C. Kainoa went last year for school and he had a great time seeing all the sights. Your pictures are awesome especially the one of the D.C. temple.
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