Washington, DC

Gene and I took Maddy (15) and Kate (13) to Washington, DC last week. Maureen and Brent Hanson own a condo on Capitol Hill, near Lincoln Park that they use on weekends, and they let us stay there. It was formerly an Episcopalian church called St. Monica's. After sitting vacant for 3 years, a developer turned it into 9 condos. This first photo is the main entrance, next one is the master bedroom, complete with original stained glass windows, followed by an interior shot. It worked out great for the 4 of us!                                                                

 

Our Senator (also a member of our church) suggested we let his office prearrange tours for us, and they did a great job! Now days, the only way you can get into the White House is through your congress person. We visited the Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, White House, Kennedy Center (attended the Lion King), the Holocaust Museum, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial and the Viet Nam Wall. I'm sure I've forgotten something...Anyway, we saw a lot!

 We rode the Metro, walked, bicycled, walked, took cabs, walked some more and gave it our best! Yes, that's Kate, photo bombing our bike photo! Our last night, Alan & Kim Kelly had us all to their home in Bethesda for a BBQ. Brent, Maureen & Cameron were there as were the Kelly kids. It really was a great trip, and we are SO glad to be home!

Christmas Song

On Sunday, my friend Brian played cello with me at church. We played a song called "It Wasn't His Child". Brian's wife shot it with her phone, and then it got posted to First Presbyterians Facebook page. So, for Mom and Uncle Paul,  if you just "click" on the link below, it will take you to the church's Facebook page and you'll find a picture of Brian with a cello. Then click on the white triangle in the middle of Brian, and you'll get to hear our song.

https://www.facebook.com/firstpresmanhattan

Joan

Family Photos

 Four Trojan Perry's at USC Homecoming! Thanks again, Mom and Dad for the tickets!

Sunday brunch at Victoria Country Club...yummm!

Lutherpalooza...again

All my usual suspects were unavailable for this year's Christian music festival, so Brian, from church played cello on 2 songs, and sang harmony on another. It went well and I think the crowd appreciated the change from screaming electric guitars and drums.

On my way to rehearsal this afternoon, Steve, Mary Louise and I have been invited to play Acoustic Junction again, this time on the big stage!

Much love to y'all!

Mobley wedding

 Finally, some wedding photos! Sorry it took me so long to post...

 Really no need for me to tell you about any of these, you know everyone!

 Above is the reception hall, and below is the morning after brunch at the hotel.

Everything was lovely, and we're so glad we were able to be a part of this special day.

Feathered Friends

Spring is here and our bird feeders are HOPPING with a wonderful variety of colorful birds. The little dude up top is a Northern Oriole, then a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and on the ground are Cardinals, Gold Finches and a Indigo Bunting. It may seem nerdy, but we love bird watching!

Uncle Paul's in the news!

In case you haven't heard or seen it, Uncle Paul is on the cover of a local Long Beach magazine! I've included the link below, so you can read the article. He's a star!

http://issuu.com/asulsona/docs/palaciolb_marapr2013_fn