When I talked to Aaron on Sunday, he was on his way to have dinner with some friends who were in D.C., but he quickly told me some interesting things, including the fact that this weekend, he and Kelly got to attend the White House Photojournalists' Awards Banquet. Don't ask me how that happened, because if I knew, I would get myself tickets way before I would tell you how to get them. President George W. Bush spoke, which Aaron enjoyed. That's all well and good, but what makes me really jealous about the whole thing is that Aaron got to sit with the editor of The Washington Post. Apparently, they had a nice chat about life and Aaron got his business card. I think he should frame it, but it's probably going to live in his wallet forever. It's probably better that this happened to Aaron than that it ever happen to me, because I would have been so awestruck that I wouldn't have managed a whole sentence, but still. Aaron did at least have the sense to preface that story by telling me "I told him that when my reporter sister found out who I was sitting with, she was going to die of jealousy." That's pretty much true.
Once Aaron was done making his rounds with the famous people, he also went on a bike ride. An organization called Creative Mobility or something like that came by to let some of the amputees and other injured men try out their custom bicycles. They took the left pedal off of one of the three-wheel bikes because those offer more stability, and Aaron rode it all around the park. He said it was really fun and he may want to get into cycling once he gets a prosthetic and can handle two pedals. He sounded really excited about it, which was great to hear.
Other than that, not a lot of news to report today. Please pray that Aaron's skin grafts continue to heal, and I'll post more when I talk to him again. Thanks.