Registered!

I am officially registered for fall classes. Not sure why, but registering for new classes is one of my favorite things to do. I think it might be because it means that the current semester is almost over. I am officially done with all general education classes and will just be doing classes for my major. I can't wait!

Up next is:

US Economic History

Introduction to African History

The Nature of History

Women in American History

and

two education classes.

I have a few more tests and papers to take care of and then I can say goodbye to spring semester and hello to summer time...

I found this swim suit and immediately fell in LOVE and was obsessed with it. After much contemplation I ordered it. That was over a month ago. After ordering it, I was told it was on backorder. The excitement wore off for a bit due to the lack of shipping (for a very long time). Until today, I was told it has been shipped. I got really excited all over again! I can't wait for it to be summer!

100 more days until July!

Civil War Battlefields

Today was Civil War battlefield day. We started in Gettysburg (my favorite), then Antietam and ended with Harpers Ferry.

Gettysburg

Here is the town. I have a deep love for this place. No matter what I see, this is always my favorite place.
Graves.

My dream home... It was just hanging out on the battlefield. Perhaps I had to venture through woods to get a shot of it.

More Battlefield

Pickets Charge.

Antietam

Bloody Lane.

Overlook tower.

The next little bit is of the town Harpers Ferry. I didn't get any pictures that fully captured this little town. It was a gem and one of the coolest little towns I have ever been to. We spent an hour or so just walking around town. It is right on the Shenandoah river. Most of the buildings are the originals and it used to be quite the place. The park Ranger compared it to Boston and Philadelphia back in the day.

It was full of history and witnessed a lot of the civil war. It switched between Confederates and Union possesion eight or so times.

Jumping picture with the bridge.

The local Church.

Older part of town. Most of the town looked similar to this. Really a quaint little place.

Some other highlights of the trip include discovering real thrift stores, eating tasty cakes (lots of them), good restaurants, talking to park rangers and witnessing my sister's mad parallel parking skills.

Mount Vernon

The Washington Estate. Front Side
Backside. I have a love (maybe obsession) for plantation houses! Being able to go to a real one was quite the event for me. This is a good one to go to. The inside was incredible (they don't let you take pictures inside or else I would have snapped some.)
The grounds of the house are huge. Washington had his own little village out there. There was stables, slave quarters, gardens, a dock,kitchens, laundry rooms, necessaries (that is what they called their outhouses. I got a kick out of it) and a lot of farm animals. It took us a few hours to see it all.

The dock on the Potomac.

Random bridge on one of the many trails.