Travis, Steven and our friend Lyn were visiting and we decided to go to Gettysburg. It is only a couple of hours away from our house. We left Cole home with his nurse. He had a seizure 35 minutes into our drive, but she did not want us to turn back. I was so grateful that I had someone who I trusted with him, and that she was competent enough to be able to just handle it and let us continue to enjoy our time together. I even tried out some new red lipstick for the occasion :)
Four Score and Seven Years Ago...8th grade history feels like it was that far in the past. There were a lot of things about Gettysburg that I had forgotten.
We got to see most of where all of the battles took place and an interesting cyclorama. 
I had forgotten just how many people died during those three days. Some of these markers are for over 400 "unknown" soldiers.
Here is where Lincoln stood during his famous, under 2 minute, address.
Brothers!
Here is where the battle finally turned in favor of the North.
There were monuments everywhere. It was interesting to see that everything happened in a town and surrounding areas, not just one field. However, there were more people stuffed into a small space than the population of Rupert. It was a humbling experience that reminded me just how much I am proud to be an American. By the people, for the people, of the people.
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