we had some guests!

We had some visitors! Last Saturday, we went to D.C. to pick up Amanda, Megan and Michael. There was some drama involving delayed planes and luggage and two teenagers (?) fitting the description of "gothy emo kids" amazingly well making out in the Holocaust Museum, but it was amazing to actually see the inside of D.C. Megan and I had never been, so it was nice to have a small first look. (We'll probably go back this summer.)
We ended up going to the Holocaust Museum only, but it was AMAZING. We got there 2 hours (maybe less?) before it closed. It's 4 floors of STUFF. Amazingly well put together stuff. Some of it we already knew, some of it we had never seen or didn't know much about. It is possibly the best museum I've ever been in. It was a little crowded because it was at the end of the day, so they were letting people go through without staggering groups. We had to rush through the last part of it cause they were closing up, but it was well worth it.
On Sunday, we took them around Colonial Williamsburg, W&M's campus, etc. etc. It was kinda chilly out and since it's the off-season for tourists, there wasn't a whole heck of a lot goin' on in CW. Oh well. We figured they would come back another time, when it was warmer and CW is bustling with people and lots of stuff to stare at. Plus, we were cheap and didn't want to pay $30+ for a ticket during the crappy part of the year to see CW. This means we couldn't get into buildings and such. Amanda left on her train later on Sunday. It was a quick visit, but it was sooo nice to see her.
This past week, Megan and Michael went shopping, hitting up every place known to Hampton Roads for good clothes. Well... just about. They went to the Outlet Mall in WBG, New Town, and we took them to the Macarthur Center in Norfolk, where H&M quickly drained the rest of their money. Meg picked up a few applications for summer jobs. Oh! and we finally tried fondue! We went to the same place David and I went to for some hocho (haha) a while ago, Coco chocolatier. They offer chocolate fondue in the evenings and Meg and I have had a strange obsession (much like our one with the moose) with fondue, so we went! It was pretty delicious. We got a milk chocolate one and a dark chocolate with chambord one. They gave a nice selection of things to dip. We also had hot apple cider, which I probably should have skipped. Too much sugar for my poor stomach. I had a big stomach ache from all the sweetness (happens to me every time!) but it was well worth it. Michael bought some really amazing truffles. He gave me a rum ball one, which was amazing. The most amazing one was this passion fruit one. It had a really fantastic flavor that, as we were putting it, explodes (or was it bursts?) in your mouth.
Anyway, they also came to school with me one day. My kids were very interested and a few of them were like "OMG! MRS. P'S SISTER!!!" I do talk about Megan a lot and was all "My sister's coming!! Ahhh!" They were very nice to them and a few of them actually said we looked alike! This is a new thing for us. They promptly fell asleep in the car on the way home. It was funny and my students called them wussies. Mike actually fell asleep on the love seat (not the largest space to fall asleep) that we have in the computer room while I read the zines I ordered from Microcosm and Meg played the Sims. We took some pictures of him because the air mattress was propped up on the top of the loveseat and he was curled underneath it. He slept from about 6:30 onward, sort of waking up to take a call from Scott (but he apparently remembers nothing of that, haha). Amazing.
Last night, David and I went to see 300. It is amazing! I really loved the style of the movie and I thought it was very well done & put together. Then again, I'm kind of a sucker for Ancient Greek/Roman tales (no matter how much liberty the writer took with the "true" tale) and the style of Sin City (which I thought was pretty similar to this & that would make sense cause they're from the same guy). I can't believe people are taking it really seriously and complaining about historical problems and supposed right-wing justifications for war and racism. Get over it! It's a graphic novel! And now a movie! Just enjoy it! I thought there were both right and left-wing arguments about war, but I don't know if they were intentional, nor do I care. As for the historical inaccuracies... a-duh. Racism and sexism is abundant in all movies and TV shows--it depends upon the viewer to absorb it and believe it (and if they're believing all stuff they see on TV and in movies... they need some help). Some people take things far too seriously. If your child is going to be changed by a movie, they are watching too much on television and in movies and not spending enough time with people, doing things and learning from them. Enough with the rant. It was really amazing and I'm glad we chose to see that over Zodiac. I want to see that one, too, but it would probably be just as good looking on our little television set than on the big screen. The same probably couldn't be said for 300.
It's strange now to not have Meg and Mike here. I miss them. It was a lot of fun coming home and seeing Meg on the couch. I'm really looking forward to her coming back for the summer now.