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โก๏ธ Our trip to Washington DC was prompted, aka REQUIRED, because one of my college sons is studying abroad next semester and needed to go to an embassy in one of 5 cities...NY, Boston, Chicago, LA or DC. We had to make a decision on which city to visit without fully knowing the date. Huh? |
Yes, we were told to choose a city to travel to during December near the holidays without knowing the date. But one location, DC had the date of Dec 15. And since I used to live in the suburbs of DC and spent a lot of my teenage hours exploring it on the metro (see photo...btw hasn't changed at all including the ticketing since then!) I figured DC would be the easiest to get in/out. Well, best laid plans... Our appointment was at 3 pm. Our plane was scheduled to leave at 7:20 am for a less-than-3-hour-flight. Easy, right? Nope. Plane taxied out to take off and then returned due to technical issues that over the next hour could not be resolved. They took us all off the plane to "look for another plane". <--I have lived long enough to not have a ton of hope for that plan. NO OTHER PLANES ON ANY AIRLINE from Dallas to DC's TWO airports would get us there on time. They found us a plane that took off 3 hours later than our scheduled time. We arrived and got to the embassy appointment with 8 minutes to spare. We felt like we had just won the Amazing Race. You Will Love TheseOur embassy appointment took less than 10 minutes once we were actually there. We went to our hotel, ate a quick meal (it had been since a very early breakfast that we had eaten) and then both crashed mid-afternoon...our naps turned into night and we didn't get up until morning! It was funny because in the middle of the rush to get to our appointment, it hadn't occurred to us that we were tired. But as soon as we had achieved our goals, the stress hit us! โ P.S. If your kids love NERF darts, this is a holiday gift idea that will keep giving all year long! {Giggle} โ โ 2800 Lakeside Parkway, Unit 201, Flower Mound, TX 75022 |
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Grab this AMAZING printable Slow Cooker to Instant Pot conversion chart and put it on your fridge for easy reference! <--FREE PRINTABLE! Check out 20 ways to sleep train when baby won't sleep through the night... Keep kids active and busy the fun way when you're stuck indoors this winter... Make classic Christmas dough ornaments, based on a coloring page! (Makes the sweetest homemade gifts!) <--FREE PRINTABLE! We have gathered over 17 of the cutest hairstyles for girls... A Cup Of Hot...
An easy and budget-friendly way to make the kids smile when they open their lunchbox... Print out these festive Christmas juice box covers to go along with it! <--FREE PRINTABLE! Need a quick, easy holiday treat? Save your holiday tissue paper when you open gifts and use it for crafting after the holidays! The cutest addition to your holiday parties! Science Fun! I love crafts that double as a STEM activity, like this egg carton glider. Kids will have so much fun that they wonโt even realize...
Learn how to pray with a FREE printable prayer builder for kids... <--FREE PRINTABLE! Add some magic to your day with unicorn coloring pages... <--FREE PRINTABLE! Looking for fun and interesting ways to keep your two-year-old entertained? Kids will get a kick out of this Elf On the Shelf sack races prop! <--FREE PRINTABLE! Have explosive fun making elephant toothpaste! Let's Make An Atom! This science activity is a fun and hands on way to learn about atoms. We will learn about what it does,...