Sherry is lighting a candle at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

We spent almost 21 years living about 30 miles from the capital.

Oftentimes, becoming sort of tour guides for family and friends.

Taknin both family and friends into the city by car or the Metro line.

We had Metro passes( still do), and the little ones loved riding the rails!

When Maddy was just able to walk –

We took her and the stroller and pushed her all over D.C.

We even have a picture on the wall of her standing outside the fence-

And the White House in the background –

Hanging on our wall.

Sherry with Jo and Paul – friends from Arizona – who visited our home in Brambleton, VA.

Jo graduated behind me in the same H.S. in Pa.

And Paul graduated from the same H.S. that Sherry attended.

Both have been long-distance friends, and we have visited their home in AZ.

Here we are at the Martin Luther King Memorial!

Reflections of Paul, Sherry, and Jo at the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

We all had friends’ names on that wall.

Bode, Taylor, and Cassidy in the back of our car-

This was during Covid, and the services were outside in the parking lot of Community Lutheran Church –

Strling , VA.

Our last service here before we moved to the Carolinas.

Here is Sherry and Papa saying goodbye to the congregation we attended for our years in NVA.

Pastor Annebbelle presides.

Notice the masks on everyone.

It was a bittersweet moment for us as we were involved in the church here.

Our car with the grandkids is in the background.

We were soon to leave –

SPECIAL PLACES!

Our longtime special friends –

Steve and Elaine, from back in WNY, who recently moved to Lynchburg, VA.

We raised our families together and played co-ed volleyball together for years.

Here we are on the ICW at Vareen Gardens –

A special place for us to walk on the ICW at the borders of N.C. and S.C.

Hoping we can visit once again!

Family time at one of our AIRBNB trips to Lynchburg, VA, to watch either Maddy or Ella play college soccer.

Watching the game –

I believe this is the game where Maddy(white), captain of the University of Lynchburg-

And Ella – (black) was the captain of the Randolph College soccer team.

Maddy and Ella are shaking hands.

Maddy was a senior and Ella a Sophomore.

SPECIAL PLACES!

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