Hmmm...Not What I Had Planned

So, let's see...

Safe travel to DC - check
Nice accomodations - check
Good eats - check
Everyone healthy? - uh, no

Huh? - No

Dehydration - check
Body aches - check
Fatigue - check

Oh man...this is Not What I Had Planned!

We made our way downstairs for a fresh, hot, cooked-to-order breakfast (very nice!) and discussed plans for the early part of the day before Ken was off on conference business. Before we made it back to our room upstairs I started feeling pretty rotten. Since I have already visited the Air & Space Museum I opted to stay behind and rest up - hoping to shake whatever was making me feel so bad. The family enjoyed the museum, eating lunch on the mall from street vendors, touching the Washington Monument, traveling on the Metro (packed like sardines after a local marathon ended but more comfortable on the return trip) and marveling at the seemingly endless escalators that get you to/from the trains. A little research showed many of them to be among the longest in the world.

The family brought me a sandwich from the unique deli we had dinner at the previous evening. Lots of water and some Gatorade to help with dehydration but still not much in the way of improvement. I did go out with the family for a quiet dinner nearby at Chadwick's (think Cheers-type atmosphere with a full food menu) and build-your-own frozen yogurt desserts across the street. Really fun concept and can even border on healthy if you're careful. The kids (and, truth be told, me too) enjoyed the white butcher paper and crayons on our dinner table. We were free to decorate while waiting for our food to arrive. I snapped a few pictures of our masterpieces before we left.

Back to our room and ready to call it a night. Ken leaves early for his conference and we have school work to do following breakfast. At this point I just hope to be feeling better (and that the rest of the family stays healthy) so we can enjoy the rest of the week.

Wishing everyone an awesome autumn week!