Fred and I trudged through Memorial Day weekend with long faces and heavy hearts. We were thrilled we were able to visit Katya but it was hard leaving the facility without her. We tried to stay as busy as possible so our quiet and very neat house wasn't so noticeable! On Saturday, Fred cut up one of his old Datsun 240's with a Sawzall and took the unwanted pieces to the dump. I worked on a scrapbook at a friend's house while Fred was sawing away! We enjoyed a nice dinner with my friend Vicki on Saturday night. Sunday was a wonderful day thanks to our friends the Heaths. Skip and Sue's son Tyler just returned from his second tour in Iraq, and as a Harley-Davidson owner, one of his dreams was to participate in Rolling Thunder, a motorcycle ride in Washington, DC. Rolling Thunder's purpose is to publicize POW-MIA issues and to educate the public on the American prisoners of war who were left behind. They are also committed to helping American veterans from all wars. We watched the Northern Virginia contingent of motorcycles leave Fairfax and ride to Washington, DC. It was a spectacular site and exciting to watch thousands of motorcycles ride together paying tribute to the heroes of America. Tyler and my Steven grew up together, first meeting as Webelo Scouts in 5th grade. After watching the motorcycles, the Heaths had us back to their home for a delicious brunch. We returned to their house that evening for a cookout on their beautiful deck. It was a wonderful day spent with dear friends and an American hero! Tyler will be discharged from the Army next month and is moving to Colorado to pursue his education. It was a good day.
Monday was movie day, but both movies we saw were so-so. Made of Honor was a disappointment and the new Indiana Jones movie was so violent I had my eyes covered through half of the movie. Would someone out there PLEASE make a decent movie!!
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