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| Iwo Jima Memorial |
Happy Wednesday! Today is my second last day of my internship. My family is heading towards the East Coast around noon today and they should be here by the time I get off of work tomorrow! I can hardly believe that I will be seeing them tomorrow after two months of only seeing them over Skype which is just not the same.
Yesterday I went to the Sunset Parade that the Marines do in Arlington Cemetery in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial. Unfortunately I wasn't able to talk to any of my Marine friends after the Parade and tell them what a great job they had done. They remind me of toy soldiers when they are out there on the parade deck because they all look identical and they all march or whatever in perfect sync. The band did a really good job as well. They even played music from the movie Grease which was entertaining because you almost expected them to rip off their uniforms to find leather jackets underneath and take off their hats to reveal slicked back hair. Sadly, neither of these two things happened. One of my friends from the Washington Center went with me and it was extremely hard to say goodbye to her. It is strange how you can only know some of these people for two months or less yet they seem to have learned everything about you. It is even harder to think that we might never see each other again. We both had to take different metro trains but we spent the last minutes up until they arrived yelling at each other across the tracks to the opposite platforms we were waiting on. Then we waved sadly to each other as the trains showed up and cut us off. I think I have avoided most other goodbyes with the other friends I made here because I won't get as upset if they just don't happen.
I avoided saying goodbye to most of the Marines I befriended this summer too because I know for sure that I won't see most of them again. They all are moving to new stations in a few months and you better believe that none of those are going to be near Missouri. I am really afraid that I am going to cry when I have to say goodbye to everyone at my internship site. That would be very embarrassing and very unprofessional but I can't help it! On a completely random but positive note, I ate at Bojangles yesterday with someone I work with. It is like southern/ Cajun style food and I think I will be writing a letter to the President/ CEO/ whoever is in charge to ask if they can build one in Missouri. It was so good...so unhealthy...but so good.
The countdown is on: One day until I see my family. Two days until the White House Tour. And four days until I am back in the lovely land of Missouri!!! Take note of this, I am actually excited about going back to the Midwest...unbelievable haha.
Yesterday I went to the Sunset Parade that the Marines do in Arlington Cemetery in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial. Unfortunately I wasn't able to talk to any of my Marine friends after the Parade and tell them what a great job they had done. They remind me of toy soldiers when they are out there on the parade deck because they all look identical and they all march or whatever in perfect sync. The band did a really good job as well. They even played music from the movie Grease which was entertaining because you almost expected them to rip off their uniforms to find leather jackets underneath and take off their hats to reveal slicked back hair. Sadly, neither of these two things happened. One of my friends from the Washington Center went with me and it was extremely hard to say goodbye to her. It is strange how you can only know some of these people for two months or less yet they seem to have learned everything about you. It is even harder to think that we might never see each other again. We both had to take different metro trains but we spent the last minutes up until they arrived yelling at each other across the tracks to the opposite platforms we were waiting on. Then we waved sadly to each other as the trains showed up and cut us off. I think I have avoided most other goodbyes with the other friends I made here because I won't get as upset if they just don't happen. 
I avoided saying goodbye to most of the Marines I befriended this summer too because I know for sure that I won't see most of them again. They all are moving to new stations in a few months and you better believe that none of those are going to be near Missouri. I am really afraid that I am going to cry when I have to say goodbye to everyone at my internship site. That would be very embarrassing and very unprofessional but I can't help it! On a completely random but positive note, I ate at Bojangles yesterday with someone I work with. It is like southern/ Cajun style food and I think I will be writing a letter to the President/ CEO/ whoever is in charge to ask if they can build one in Missouri. It was so good...so unhealthy...but so good. 
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