It would appear that Blogger is not allowing me to move my photos around freely, so here is an update on my trip to Washington DC and New York City, quite out of order indeed. :o)
Any photo story that starts with a picture of the airplane wing and some clouds has to be a good one!
Riding the metro in New York City with my giant green backpack
Catching a fusion jazz concert at the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC (SO good!)
I was on Broadway... literally! What an awesome experience! I saw 4 shows in 4 days and it rocked my world! Porgy & Bess, Chicago, Sister Act, and Avenue Q.
Me and a few great new friends at the Capitol in Washington DC
Amanda J's mom met me in NYC and we took a train to Hoboken, New Jersey. Guess what was there?!
I got to have my picture taken with Madeleine from "Cake Boss." So cool! We bought cannolis at the bakery and they were even better than I had imagined. A successful journey to NJ after all!
We didn't have tickets to a taping of the show, but here's where David Letterman's show is filmed
Showing off my ticket to Ford's Theatre in Washington DC (also sporting my snazzy new $2 sunglasses)
Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Standing at Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial in Central Park, NYC (I sang "Imagine" as I stood there.... very neat experience.)
Posing with my friends on the stairs inside the Library of Congress in Washington DC
Checking out a NY Mets baseball game on my last day in NYC (just yesterday afternoon actually!)
Posing in a fake Oval Office in a Washington DC gift store :o)
I got to play the piano at the Embassy of Nicaragua in Washington DC!
I also got to plank on top of George Washington's head. Secretly I know you're a little bit jealous of this one. :op
I attempted to eat a pretzel from an NYC food cart, but it was TERRIBLE. I took a picture anyway.
I met Raven Symone! You may remember her as Olivia Huxtable from "The Cosby Show" or as the star of "That's So Raven." She was the headliner in "Sister Act" on Broadway, so we stuck around to meet her after the show. Very cool!
Inspired by Mrs. C and Quinn, I bought these "SHUT UP" shoes from Forever 21 in NYC. Fabulous, right?! (Oh, and I also got that tattoo this summer on my day off from IMC!)
Times Square in NYC.... sensory overload!
My #1 photo mission while in Washington DC - I did it! I took all of these photos at the various landmarks depicted on the US dollar bills. From top left, clockwise: the Capitol ($50), the Lincoln Memorial ($5), the White House ($20), and the US Treasury ($10). Such a fun project!
So there you have it! My 2 weeks in Washington DC and NYC were a smashing success! I also worked for 2 weeks at IMC which, of course, was an absolute BLAST... Quinn is there as we speak, and Rina went for Choir week. You can ask them all about their experience when we go back to school in September!
Next on the agenda for Miss Campbell's summer: Do a few home renovation projects while I'm in town this week, then I'm heading off to work at a leadership camp called RYLA in Manitoba for 2 weeks at the beginning of August. Near the end of August I'll be teaching saxophone at the Yorkton Junior Band Camp, then it's back to school to see all of you lovely people again! I hope you're enjoying your summer and finding some time to relax and hang out with friends and family. We'll be back before you know it, so enjoy the holidays while they last! :o)
