ysburg, i had visited the battlefield in 7th grade, and returned to the city twice in college for swimmeets, but i hadnt been to the battlefield since 7th grade... so i wanted to go back, i got myself a personal guided tour from one of the gettysburg guides who was a retired army officer... which was cool 
because i got a tour a little more tailored to my background and education. we all know the history of gettysbur
g, so i wont go into it much. the yankees win... barely.
after dropping nathalie off at the airport, i proceeded east to new orleans. i hadn't been to the crescent city since 2004, but it's one of my favourite cities, so i figured that some beignets en route to ocs were well in order... i walked around a little bit, jackson square is always cool. new orleans is always a bit sad to me because of the extent of poverty, and its definitely a city to go to with friends, its a place for fun and cameraderie, not hanging out by yourself... my ship is in new orleans right now, so i'm excited for when i get to go down there... i'm also excited to do sea trials in the gulf of mexico... the first body of water.
before i drove up to newport for ocs. that friday was her birthday, so i picked her up from the airport, and then we went to the brasialian consulate, and then to the galleria, and then to the museum of fine arts to look at the pompeii exhibit... and then, to an astros game. they crushed the cardinals... which was awesome. then saturday we spent in lake jackson, did the lake jackson thing, sea center, jetties, and fire at the beach... the usual fun things to do in good old LJ.
