Thoughts from DC...

We have really enjoyed our couple of days here... but (WOW!!!) we never knew that we were going to have to walk SO much here! Each night we have crawled into bed absolutely exhausted.... and I don't even feel like we are seeing/doing as much as we could.

The one thing that seems to be the overarching theme here is "war". Whether that is the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or past wars like WWII, the reminders are on every corner. The most sobering part was yesterday when we went to see the National Museum of Health and Medicine. We didn't realize it was located at the Walter Reed Medical Center. For those of you who don't know - this medical center is where many wounded veterans are coming for treatment. I have to say that it was very humbling to walk past so many injured young men.