I went to Washington D.C. this past weekend, to visit my best friend. Another friend of ours joined us, and stated that he wanted to go to Arlington National Cemetery because his grandfather's ashes were there. Neither me nor my friend had been before, so we all went together. It's a very beautiful and interesting place. I didn't know that President JFK was buried there too.
There are several areas, but since we were with a relative of someone there, they gave us a temporary permit that allowed our car to drive in. Some areas are for ashes, and it actually looks a lot like the area for ashes at the Buddhist Temple that I go to. Nearby, are some more recent burials from the war in Iraq. It is really sad that a lot of them were so young. What is also interesting is that the wives are also buried there. So, we saw one grave where the grass had not grown, meaning that it must have been recently dug. The man had passed away some year ago, but his wife had passed away just a few month ago, so she was buried their too. The gravestone marks the soldier, but the back of the gravestone will have the wife's name.
On an opposite and more cheerful note, we also went to celebrate the 100 day party of a baby. It is a Korean tradition that the first 100 days of a baby's life calls for a big celebration, usually with games, where the baby is supposed to select from a bunch of items and that indicates something good for its future. My friend apparently selected noodles, which means she will live for a long time. This baby is is half Korean and half white (not sure the origin of her father), so the party was thrown by her mother's side of the family. I bought her a little onesie from UNICEF, since the proceeds are all donated to UNICEF. The party had four different types of rice cake, which is supposed to be eaten for this type of event.
On Sunday, I had brunch at B Too, which has some of the best drinks that I have had in my life. They have a bacon and bourbon bloody mary; bloody mary's are probably my favorite drink, except I try not to have too many because of the high amount of salt. They also had a hot chocolate with cream and baileys.
There are several areas, but since we were with a relative of someone there, they gave us a temporary permit that allowed our car to drive in. Some areas are for ashes, and it actually looks a lot like the area for ashes at the Buddhist Temple that I go to. Nearby, are some more recent burials from the war in Iraq. It is really sad that a lot of them were so young. What is also interesting is that the wives are also buried there. So, we saw one grave where the grass had not grown, meaning that it must have been recently dug. The man had passed away some year ago, but his wife had passed away just a few month ago, so she was buried their too. The gravestone marks the soldier, but the back of the gravestone will have the wife's name.
On an opposite and more cheerful note, we also went to celebrate the 100 day party of a baby. It is a Korean tradition that the first 100 days of a baby's life calls for a big celebration, usually with games, where the baby is supposed to select from a bunch of items and that indicates something good for its future. My friend apparently selected noodles, which means she will live for a long time. This baby is is half Korean and half white (not sure the origin of her father), so the party was thrown by her mother's side of the family. I bought her a little onesie from UNICEF, since the proceeds are all donated to UNICEF. The party had four different types of rice cake, which is supposed to be eaten for this type of event.
On Sunday, I had brunch at B Too, which has some of the best drinks that I have had in my life. They have a bacon and bourbon bloody mary; bloody mary's are probably my favorite drink, except I try not to have too many because of the high amount of salt. They also had a hot chocolate with cream and baileys.
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