Mount Vernon 2014

I made the pilgrimage here ~ to Mount Vernon. When you actually get here, it feels obligatory that every full blooded American should visit this place at least once in their lifetime.

My pictures do it some justice, but walking the grounds on George Washington’s estate is just something that can’t be explained. It’s like we belong here, we're welcomed here, but only visiting. It also could be a southern thing, like southern hospitality.

It was super chilly today, 27 degrees, with the wind chill factor putting the temperature at about 15 degrees. It also rained a little.

We took a tour of Washington’s Mansion. We couldn’t take pictures inside the house, but I can describe it as colonial, whatever that means. The most intriguing part of the house was his desk. I can only imagine George Washington thinking about how to create a nation by implementing his vision and infrastructure and oh yeah, come up with a draft of the U.S. Constitution.