And, Aaron's going to be a doctor ... ?

Strange title considering we came out here for medical school. However, Charity thought that on our third trip to DC we should get as many incriminating pictures of me in the Museum of Natural History as possible. I for one do not really like making faces for the camera but she twisted my arm.

It's kind of hard not to make fun of a place that takes it's
"billions and billions of years" so seriously. Charity wanted some goofball time too so we got a picture of leg bigger than her and bear hug. And we couldn't pass up another venture into the art museum.

From the moment we arrived in DC, we felt like . . .we were home, with family. It may have been because we met our friends Scott and Chase Kurbat from Phoenix or because we happened to be there on the same day as the National Council of Negro Women's Black Family Reunion Celebration. Seriously. The whole mall was covered with tents and people dancing and food. Lots of food. I bought some jerk chicken and red beans and rice that I think was portioned out at half the buyer's body weight. So we sat out on the mall and watched people and fought off pigeons.

A few of our favorite DC memories so far include the Lincoln Memorial, the WWII memorial, and the original Constitution. But far greater than all of these was the original . . . .Seinfeld puffy shirt. I cried a little. The American History Museum is closed until summer of 2008 but the government knows that such vital pieces of American history such as Dorothy's ruby slippers, Prince's guitar, or Mister Roger's sweater could not be held away from the public eye.

Enough reminiscing. The real reason we came to DC was to see our friends from Phoenix. Scott Kurbat is an Emergency doc from Phoenix who works with my mom and our families are very close. He was here in DC for a board review seminar (yes, Drew, ten years after graduating, you still have to take tests) and brought his mom and his daughter with him to tour DC. Scott was on starving medica student duty and took Charity and I out for Ethiopian food. We were excited, but his daughter Chase . . . not so much. We sat on baskets and ate with our fingers. Pretty normal for me. The food was great and the bread was this strange spongy crepe-pancake thing was really the only strange part about the meal. Charity also discovered honey wine. We'll be buying honey wine at home now.

We have 2 weeks down and 6 weeks to go, even though it feels like we've been here much longer. We're starting to adjust and get used to the city but we still miss our friends and family and big events like Drew's first medical school test. Oh, yeah, and something about JJ and Di's baby or something. Didn't seem to important to them when they left the post.

CONGRATULATIONS JJ AND DIANA!!!!! Charity will be home in plenty of time to deliver your baby! :)

Love, Aaron and Charity