We went to the Peabody Hotel to watch the duck walk. Everyday at 11am the ducks come down the elevator from their duck suite to the lobby floor. They are lead by the Duckmaster to the fountain in the lobby, where they stay all day until 5pm, when they march back up again. It has been a tradition since 1940. I have never been in a hotel so fancy. It was a lot of fun.
We went to the Civil Rights Museum. It was built inside of the hotel where Martin Luther King Jr was killed. On the outside it still looks like the hotel, but the inside is completely changed to be a museum. It was really interesting. A wreath now hangs in the spot where Rev King was shot.
While we were there, we watched a little 25 min video about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In the video, Rev Samuel 'Billy' Kyles spoke a lot about the events leading up to and after the shooting. He was there in the hotel with Rev King right before, and near his side when he was shot. It was nice to hear from someone who was actually there, and not just about what happened. When we were leaving the museum we saw a little crowd of about 8-10 people. When we went closer, we saw Rev Billy Kyles talking to a group of people. It was weird, because it almost didn't seem real that he was there, since we had just watched him in a video. We got to hear him speak, and I sneaked a quick picture of him. (camera's are not allowed in the museum)
Daniel's Dad ran the St Jude Marathon (the full marathon). He is trying to run a marathon in every state. We were there when he ran the Dam to Dam Marathon on Rexburg, so it was nice to see him run again. It's inspirational to sit near the finish line and watch the runners as they approach the line (we were about 500 yards away). Some shout with joy, some extremely focused, and others just start crying when they realize they are about to finish.
I love being around family, and wish that we didn't live so far away. More reason to be excited for Daniel to finish school.
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