News from the Trip, Part 1

Earlier this afternoon I told myself that I was going to get back to the hotel and blog about the trip thus far, in FULL detail. Seriously, the plan was to sit down for an hour or two and write, and upload pictures, and get all the great info out there for the world
(okay, and for my own records),
but by the time we got on the subway for the last trip home, I was very tired and getting motion sick, so instead I crashed on the bed for about an hour.

Now that I'm up, have eaten dinner, and am in my jammies, I don't really feel like writing anymore. Mostly I just want to watch Brothers & Sisters
(side note: Mom, I think you might like Brothers & Sisters; we should chat about this later)
and get a full night's rest.

Except here I am, and I've started blogging. So I will try to give a brief overview of the trip thus far...

The plane rides were fine. No trouble with timing or picking up the connecting flight, so all my silly worrying was just exactly that... silly :o) The first leg of the flight was a little annoying. I ended up next to a large, older man who stank of B.O. and felt that he deserved the elbow rests and the space (MY space) on the outside of the elbow rests. I was basically touching him the whole flight. Eeeew.

Plus there was a screaming baby, four times over. I didn't mind it too much
("That, folks, is why you pack earplugs!")
but the kid did wake me up two of the four times. At one point in the middle of the flight (aka, in the middle of the night), an old lady picked a fight with the father of the screaming kid, while mom was trying desperately to calm the boy. It was a tough situation for all. Everyone survived, but were sleep deprived.

I was exhausted when we reached D.C.; I think I got about 3 hours of sleep between the two flights. We figured out how to catch the subway and hopped over to the hotel. It was 10:30am and check-in wasn't until at 3pm... but our room was ready! So we managed to drop out bags and grab a nap before hitting the subway to Arlington Cemetery.

So... I think I will leave it at that for now. More stories and some pictures tomorrow, I hope!