Catching up ...

So, we haven't been too good about blogging lately, and wanted to memorialize (pardon the pun) our recent escapades.

First, we'll start with our final days in Boston, MA. While Jeremy was on his final reconnaisance mission to Washington, DC, Claudia came out to Boston to visit (and help pack and clean). Big thanks! The girls went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Musem, the Natick Mall, and book club, and hit up the local Red Box. We all went to Harvard Square, downtown (showed her our work and the wonders of the Boston "T"), Amherst, the temple, and Church.

See our pictures!


Next, we loaded up our 15-foot moving truck, hooked up our 15-foot flatbed car carrier, chained down the Audi (in the dark =( ), and drove all night -- seriously, we left at 8pm and arrived at 630am the next morning -- to Reston, VA.

Since we've arrived, we have gone to work, unpacked, decorated, harrassed the Elders a few times to get a few large items upstairs, explored a little, and had FUN!

More pictures!


Then, for Memorial Day, Jeremy heard on the radio an announcement for the National Memorial Day Concert. We decided to go to the dress rehearsal when Jeremy got off work on Saturday. It was a perfect day. We had great seats on the West Lawn of the Capitol Building, enjoyed some sunshine, and then had a memorable experience at the Concert. I think everyone cried. Everyone was there for the dress rehearsal, except for Colin Powell, the Joint Chiefs, and Rodney Atkins. There was a pretty good turnout--see the pics below--and we really enjoyed spending the afternoon/evening there.

Concert Pictures


After, Jeremy took Jill out to the first restaurant he ate at while scouting out the town. It's a little place just off the Metro by the Capitol. Had some yummy fajitas and hand-made tortillas. =)

So, in keeping with the most content-intensive post that we've made so far (probably comes close to the "Rick Roll" post of YouTube Videos), we've embedded some YouTube video clips from the Concert. For those of you who haven't had enough fun looking at hundreds of pictures (or have some more time to kill), watch our home videos:

CLIP - Idina Menzel - "


CLIP - Sarah Brightman - "Pie Jesu"


CLIP - Finale - "God Bless America"


If you've made it this far: Thanks for reading! We'll try to be better about keeping you updated. And, since you've made it this far, here's a bonus video for your dedication to knowing all about us.