Thursday we started the day with a shopping trip to the local mall - it was hotter than many of us expected and the need for cooler shirts and shades was a must!  Strange thing though, in true male style there was some complaining about "shopping"....however if memory serves correctly I think the men came home with a lot more bags than the women!!

After enjoying a nice lunch at the hotel , spending a little time gathering in the "Home Room" we all headed down to DC's real Mall to enjoy the festivities.  Wendy did a great job as our shuttle tour guide!!  We managed to find seats on the steps of the Capitol!!  How cool is that!!  We survived the heat and enjoyed the show and the fireworks ~ I am sure I wasn't the only one with tears in my eyes as we sang the National Anthem....
 

Then it was back to "Home Room" for more festivities...is this when we learned the tune to Fuliculi, Fulicula????  Has anyone gotten it out of their head yet????
 

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