Did You See It?

One of the space shuttles was brought to the DC area today, and will be on display at the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum from here on out. Rather than quietly transport it, the Boeing airplane that carries it spent a good hour buzzing around so as many people as possible could see them in flight together. I LOVE that they did this. Apparently traffic on I-66 was a nightmare, but it usually is, so at least this time there was a good reason for it!

Craig had emailed me telling me to watch for it, but I had grocery shopping to be done, so I figured there wasn't any chance I'd see it. No joke, I was just pulling out of my street when it flew right over me! I was so excited I called all my family to tell them about it. Then, when I came out of Target, it buzzed right over the parking lot! That time I took a picture with my phone, but I'm pretty sure it's not a very good picture. I had to try, though. After that, I kept catching glimpses of it here and there as I drove to the library. And it never failed to amaze me. It was one of those moments when you stand in awe and are so proud of your country and its accomplishments.

Here are some pictures Craig managed to take of it (apparently it went right over his classroom twice!):



And if, like me, you just can't get enough, here is a link my sister sent me! (In those pictures, you can see the jet that was accompanying it, so that's also pretty cool.)

God bless America!