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so im back from my weekend in DC and if i may say it was lovely. The weather was nice and i saw a lot of sights. I always liked going down to DC...maybe its cause im such a sucker for skylines but i love seeing the monuments lit up. My favorite part definately had to be the Zoo...i got to see the pandas bright and early and moving around which was definately a plus, and ugh they are so adorable! Bill got me a stuffed one which ive been sleeping with every night...i got him a prairie dog we affectionately named Pickles...dont ask me why it was the first name that popped up in my head.
staying down there definately made me realize i was definately not in Massachusetts anymore. i dont think i saw a single 12 year old not on their razor phone or carrying namebrand purse....there were no Fords in any driveway either, it was mercedes central. Bill's grandmother was an absolute doll. I also managed to see Jon while i was down there which was probably one of the highlights. He made ffun of me by saying "ive only been telling you to come visit me down here for the past four years! At least you finally made it!!"...he got along great with Bill too which was a definate plus. I havent run into a single one of my friends that hasnt had a negative thing to say about him :-)
I think the thing that hit me the most down there was just how much of a pacifist i really am and how much I just dont understand the concept of war. We went to Arlington Cemetary and I stopped to pay my respects to Geoffrey Cayer's grave, a soldier from Fitchburg who died in Iraq whose mom is a teacher at Fitchburg High.
It hit me really hard seeing all of the graves of soldiers that have died over there and especially since they were all within 10 years of my age...Same thing at the World War II memorial. I dont understand the concept of why we feel the need to kill people in order to gain some sort of territorial satisfaction and i dont think i ever will. I never understood why people couldnt put their egos aside and just talk something out and wok on it through there. The concept to me seems so elementary yet here we are in the midst of a war with soldiers around my own age getting killed left and right. Its extremely humbling to me knowing all that they've gone through...but I dont think ill ever understand it...it just really made me think deeply.
ive been getting the flu on and off too which sucks! And ive also been realizing that people that i just want to go away just will not. I found out that a girl that ruined an old relationship i had was still causing trouble...with the same guy that she wanted before....only this time its hurting a kid i used to kind of like and be extremely good friends with. Funny how it still invlves all the same people....people just never change i guess...sad though, really pathetic.
staying down there definately made me realize i was definately not in Massachusetts anymore. i dont think i saw a single 12 year old not on their razor phone or carrying namebrand purse....there were no Fords in any driveway either, it was mercedes central. Bill's grandmother was an absolute doll. I also managed to see Jon while i was down there which was probably one of the highlights. He made ffun of me by saying "ive only been telling you to come visit me down here for the past four years! At least you finally made it!!"...he got along great with Bill too which was a definate plus. I havent run into a single one of my friends that hasnt had a negative thing to say about him :-)
I think the thing that hit me the most down there was just how much of a pacifist i really am and how much I just dont understand the concept of war. We went to Arlington Cemetary and I stopped to pay my respects to Geoffrey Cayer's grave, a soldier from Fitchburg who died in Iraq whose mom is a teacher at Fitchburg High.
It hit me really hard seeing all of the graves of soldiers that have died over there and especially since they were all within 10 years of my age...Same thing at the World War II memorial. I dont understand the concept of why we feel the need to kill people in order to gain some sort of territorial satisfaction and i dont think i ever will. I never understood why people couldnt put their egos aside and just talk something out and wok on it through there. The concept to me seems so elementary yet here we are in the midst of a war with soldiers around my own age getting killed left and right. Its extremely humbling to me knowing all that they've gone through...but I dont think ill ever understand it...it just really made me think deeply.
ive been getting the flu on and off too which sucks! And ive also been realizing that people that i just want to go away just will not. I found out that a girl that ruined an old relationship i had was still causing trouble...with the same guy that she wanted before....only this time its hurting a kid i used to kind of like and be extremely good friends with. Funny how it still invlves all the same people....people just never change i guess...sad though, really pathetic.