The Final ......P.s's .....from DC

Here's the last of my post scripts from DC......

An incredible picture of Marilyn

There was no sign, no signature....nothing to identify the artist who painted this absolutely gorgeous picture of Marilyn on the side of a building near my hotel. It was stunning...especially in the sunshine with the blue blue sky behind it.

What my menfolks wish for all the time.....

Keep wishing guys....lol.......

And a follow up note on my son who "borrowed" my convertible while I was gone.

Of course....he did it for a chick......a girl he's not dating.....no no ...."we're just friends" mom....the concept of a "date" apparently horrifying to his teen brain.

While I was gone...he picked her up for their non-date in my car and apparently cruised around for the evening. Being Mr. Cool. But they're only friends....which is why he needed 4500 text messages last month to communicate with her. 4500 just friendly ....nothing serious....text messages.

Teaching your traveling companion how to use your Iphone camera may have interesting consequences.

This is the only pic I could post. Guess I should pack jammies when I travel. But isn't that the fun in being in one of those huge fluffy hotel mega beds.....just slipping underneath the covers and going ....ahhhhhhhh.

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P.S.........from D.C.

Well....I'm home from D.C. ....scary trip back. It was flawless.

Caught the Subway....caught the Marc train to Baltimore/Washington Airport...caught two flights home that were not only on time but my home flight was early by 10 minutes. Spooky.

Hub stays on in D.C. till Sunday and already texted me that it's snowing ....so looks like I made it out on time. Whew!

Thought I'd share a few pictures as a post script to my trip.

Worse Carpet in the World Award

Although the Marriott by the Zoo is a very nice hotel, who the hell picked out the carpet for the lobby???? The rug covered the first and second floors. Acres and acres of flowers a foot wide in wild unsettling colors....I kept thinking ........Little Shop of Horrors?? Little Hotel of Horrors??

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I believe they should post a warning sign: Do not look down. The carpet has been known to induce nausea in susceptible individuals. If you have been drinking or taking drugs (legal or illegal) please note you are not hallucinating.

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The Obligatory Panda Picture

Of course I went to the Zoo. And of course I went to look at the Pandas. Bit disappointing. You know all those cute black and white Panda pictures??? Well this panda needed a bath. His entire rump was dirty brown. I'm sure they'll probably Clorox him before the spring tourists arrive.

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Harass children you have left behind. More good things to do with your Iphone.

Occasionally throughout the day, I would email a photo of myself or hub to the boys who were home alone.....with captions like......Did you go to school today? Did you take the dogs out? Are you doing your chores? And my personal favorite: Mom knows all....don't even think about doing what you think I won't know you did.

Unfortunately the last message didn't work. Right now, I'm waiting for #2 son to get home from school. He's in BIG trouble.

Got into my convertible this morning and noticed: the seat was all the way back, the rear view mirror was adjusted up, most of the gas was goine and there was an alien hard rock station on.

No one is supposed to drive my baby especially without my permission. I'm actually looking forward to hearing the creative fib/excuse he will make up.

Poor Guy Award

Geez, how old can this joke get for this guy....year after year after year..........

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Kismet in DC........

I wasn't sure about this trip.....I had a cold....I just came back from NYC....I was a bit funky in the soul......but as soon as I landed in Baltimore ...I knew this was going to be an interesting few days.

First I misunderstood my transportation...I thought a Metro train went from Baltimore to DC....instread....they sent me to a train station run by Amtrak....at the station.... a woman sitting behind a glass booth...with a microphone left over from a cheap fast food drive-in....said this to me...

"Wah wah ah wah wah wah ah wah ah okay?"

Sure.........I paid 17.00 and stood outside. Along came a train....I got on it......I got to DC....where I was told there was a day long Taxi strike.....okay.....fortunately hub said to me.....the Marriott hotel we were staying at was near the zoo....and a Metro subway station....navigate to the subway....find the Red Line....actually get on and off the subway....look up ....and there's the hotel on a hill across from the station. Wow.

Get to the lobby....phone rings .....hub says he's arrived and is in the lobby...he flew into DC and took the shuttle....we wave......and connect..... incredible.

Hey that's a lot of good omens for a trip

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Friday morning at the Mall.........

Lookie here.....it's the Washington Monument.....What's that about the camera angle??? Hey....I'm just posing....not composing....LOL>>
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An Incredible meal....at the Native American Museum

Bless the New York Times. A month or so ago....I read a short article about restuarants in the Mall Museums. The best one: the Native American Museum.

When we arrived, I wasn't sure I had the right place.....it was a cafeteria...a cafeteria? But yes......you pick up your tray and there are 4 stations.....Northwest Coast, Northern Woodlands, Great Plains, and South American. Each station features cuisine from that area....like Smoked roasted duck in dried current sauce, Salmon with pickled wild mushroom salad and wild onions....

Since I'm from the Midwest, I picked the Great Plains...and selected Braised Buffalo shank in wine with diced carrots and root vegetables, Indian bread....and smoked calabasa squash with golden raisins and pumpkins seeds plus......a pine nut and rosemary tart.

Truly incredible.....the buffalo was delicious...but most interesting...was the smoked squash with the raisins and seeds.....the squash was firm but smokey and the raisins gave it a kiss of sweetness.

Totally unexpected.....totally wonderful......

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On to the Museums........

(One of my favorite artists.........)

It's just like You're Mother told you....be friendly and You'll make friends.......

Playing at the Museums......

Oh those pretty beds...........

After a whole day of Museum shuffling, subway shuffling and shuffling down Conneticut Street .....it's back to the hotel.....

Marriott has ....hands down.....the prettiest beds.....(although I never quite know what to do with all the pillows).......

A hot bath.......a nice glass of red wine.........ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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On the Road Again.....

Well......I've changed my ringtone on my Iphone....and packed my one slim bag.

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I'm on the road again.....7am flight to D.C.

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Hopefully I missed some of the bad weather out East. I assume it'll wait for me till I try to get home.....perhaps I can be diverted someplace more interesting than Dallas this time. How about Florida? Or the Virgin Islands?

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I'm accompaning my hub to his professional conference for a few days. We used to live in Maryland....not too far from D.C. The last time we went into the city, we were packing strollers.

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So one of us got the bright idea it might be fun to actually see the Museums.....instead of the restrooms or cafes inside the museum ( the two favorite haunts of Mommies and Daddies with kids).

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So I'm off......I'm not sure if I'm really packed or even if I'm really ready to go......but my Iphone is ready.....and primed with....Willie Nelson's ....On the Road Again.

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I wonder how it will sound at 4:15AM????

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