Not Exactly What We Had Planned

The last time we traveled to visit my family out east, there was an issue with the airlines that ended up in free airfare vouchers for us. We had to use those vouchers prior to September 15th, otherwise we’d lose them.

We decided to visit my family again in NJ, but discovered upon trying to use our vouchers, that our airline no longer flies into NJ.

So, we decided to use our vouchers to fly into Washington DC instead, and then drive to our New Jersey destination.

As it turned out, my dad had to have a surgery done, and it so happened to fall on our vacation week. So, we were there to assist and help out as much as we could.

After that, we had to drive back to DC to return our rental car and decided to stay in Alexandria, VA and tour DC for a day and a half.

We managed to get tickets for a White House tour, and also got to see the Capital, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and some other historic sites.

We stayed at the Embassy Suites, which was a nice hotel conveniently located in (Old Town) Alexandria, Virginia…just a quick metro ride away from DC.

We were so happy we decided to stay in Old Town, especially that it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. We loved the quaint, colonial atmosphere, the free trolly that transported us up and down historic King Street, the lovely restaurants, and just being together in this wonderful area. If you’re looking for a relaxing weekend getaway, I highly recommend this town. We plan to return in the future as our time there was too short.

Anyways, even though our vacation was pretty different than what we envisioned or planned, it all worked out well in the end.

1 Comment September 3, 2012

Always Confirm Appointments

I had my daughter’s annual doctor appointment scheduled on my calendar today, but I never got a confirmation call from the doctor’s office yesterday like they usually do. Luckily, I called to confirm the appointment because when I did, the receptionist told me she had us scheduled for next Friday at 11:00 am. I would have never made that appointment, since I have tons of stuff going on that day AND because Amanda is in school at that time. So obviously, something went awry with the calendar system at the doctor’s office.

While I was slightly annoyed by the error, because I called ahead to check I saved myself a 30 minute trip which would have been wasted time and fuel.

Bottom line, always call ahead and confirm appointments. Obviously errors happen, but you don’t want your time to be wasted because of them.

Leave a Comment February 23, 2012

Take Time

We’ll be visiting my family in New Jersey soon. Taking time out for family and friends is important to me. Thinking about our upcoming trip, reminded me of an Old English Prayer that I thought I’d share with you this week. Enjoy!

Take Time

Take time to work.
It is the price of success.

Take time to think.
It is the source of power.

Take time to play.
It is the secret of perpetual youth.

Take time to read.
It is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to worship.
It is the highway to reverence.

Take time to be friendly.
It is the road to happiness.

Take time to dream.
It is hitching your wagon to a star.

Take time to love and be loved.
It is the privilege of life.

Take time to look around.
It is too short a day to be selfish.

Take time to laugh.
It is the music of the soul.

–Old English Prayer

1 Comment July 11, 2011