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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Our trip - day 1

I have to warn you all that you will have to deal with a few days of pictures - I can't do this in one post! We had a great time, had beautiful weather and lots of fun. Here are the highlights of day one. As many of you know it was my first time flying. We left around 9 in the morning, had one flight change and arrived in Newport News by 1:30 in the afternoon.
This is one of the pictures I took out the window of the plane. The flight was smooth and I was able to enjoy the beauty outside that window. I was really struck by how small we are when you get up in the air. Yet, God watches over and cares for each one of us!
When we arrived at the airport, our luggage was all there. We went to pick up our rental car and found that we had been upgraded. The car we got was brand new, had only 500 miles on it and satellite radio was included. It made it so easy to find music we liked. Since we had the afternoon, we thought we might make a quick trip to Jamestown. That wasn't meant to be. We got on the highway and soon found that it was a parking lot. After inching along for some time, we realized we wouldn't make it in time and decided to take the next exit. As we exited, we saw some huge statues off to our left and decided to see what they were. This place is called the Presidents Park and it has statues of each of our presidents. It also has the plane that was Air Force One when Reagan was president. Each statue has facts about the president listed, but also some quotes from them which were really interesting.

Here is the entry to the park.
Here is the statue of Lincoln. Bob is standing in front of him to show the statue size.

As I mentioned in my post last week, Andy surprised us and showed up at the hotel at night. Here are Bob and Andy, enjoying some time together.
Tomorrow I'll tell you about graduation.

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24 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm not real big on flying, but it is incredible when you look down on the earth and see how everything is laid out and how great God is. The bad part is getting stuck in the airplanes bathroom...yes, I did that and it will never happen again..ahhhhh!

I'm excited to hear about Andy's graduation. I was thinking about you.

Justabeachkat said...

Wow, those statues are incredible. My aunt, a retired history teacher, would love to see those I'm sure. Thanks for sharing the photos. I look forward to seeing more.

Hugs!
Kat

Anonymous said...

So glad you traveled safely -- and that your time was well spent in fellowship with family and friends. Look forward to more stories and photos!

Thanks for being my new blogging buddy!

Shelly said...

Maribeth, those pics are really neat. Never knew there was such a thing. I am glad that you got to spend that time with your Son. Will look forward to seeing more pics.

Perri said...

So glad you had a good trip and I'm looking forward to the rest of the journey recap.

Jean said...

I will be eagerly looking for more pictures of your trip.

A Stone Gatherer said...

Great pics! I can't believe all the presidents are there, that is cool! So glad to see Andy yesterday! Glad you guys had a great trip!

Amy said...

These are some great pictures. I am glad you enjoyed the time. =)

Cheri said...

You were right when you told me about the Presidents- they do look exactly like the park we went to in South Dakota.
It was so good to see Andy yesterday- I can't wait to see the pictures of graduation.

Megan Cobb said...

You had some great travel luck. Those president statues are NEAT. :)

Unknown said...

What fate, to find such a historical park, right up your ally. Traffic jams have a purpose at times.. That is a cool place.. Andy and Bob look like they are having fun too.

Cherdecor said...

You are right about our size from a plane. As I looked down and saw that cars were the size of a big gnat and couldn't see people, I thought, "And God CARES about our problems?"

You really didn't miss a thing. I was disappointed in Jamestown. When we were there back in the '80, there were only foundation corners where the houses used to be. I think the President Park would be a lot more interesting.

Andy looks good, and he looks happy! Can't wait to see his graduation.

Anonymous said...

I'm excited for you! I really liked that detour you took----how neat to see those statues of the Presidents!

And that surprise would have me in tears too. :)

Chelle' said...

I'm a sucker for pictures so I'll be here to view them all. :)

And I love the picture out the plane window. I did the same on our trip to Disney. (And well, ever time I fly for that matter.)

Your son is handsome my friend. I can't wait to see the graduation pics. :)

BethAnne said...

Keep those pictures comin'! Glad you had a good time,.

Joanne@ Blessed... said...

Mari,

Oh goodness, you are back already. Time flies when you are having fun. LOVED that picture out of the plane window. Just beautiful.

Can't wait to see the rest!

Diane said...

I'm so glad your trip went so well! I personally do not like to fly but that doesn't stop me from going where I need/want to go! :) I love all the pics - looking forward to seeing more!

Terri said...

Can't wait to see you all. Sounds like you had a good trip too, aside from the GPS! Where do you want to fly to next?

Melissa said...

Glad everything went well! I can't wait to see more pictures!

Sadie said...

I have only flown once and I loved it! Glad to hear all is well. Looks like you guys are having a good time!

Earen said...

I'm glad to hear you had a good time! Looking forward to seeing all your pictures.

Mary said...

Mari,

The photo taken out of the plane window is awesome. I've only flown a few times but each time I am thrilled with the awesome wonders of the sky. I've been in the air during a snowstorm, thunderstorm and a sunset. All are beautiful veiws of the wonders of the Earth.

Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to photos of the graduation.

If you have never been to Disney's Animal Kingdom, please be sure to put it on your destination list. It is awesome and don't miss Sea World.

Blessings,
Mary

kari and kijsa said...

How fun!! Can't wait to hear about graduation!

blessings,
kari & kijsa

Dena said...

Only you can appreciate the beauty out of the window - I love that - I see a large metal object that may fall out of the sky any minute with me in it!

OMG - you aren't flying home are you?