Denise,
On the news last night and Thursday night it was grid lock trying to get through the city- all this campaign stuff that is going on down there.
I would recommend the metro- good thinking Marc. It is fast- safe and don't deal with the traffic.

We are arriving on Sat. morning in my new vehicle :) - doing sightseeing~~ Denise might be able to met up earlier in the day at your hotel. Just finished a book that took place at the Willard.

Hi Jan,

Still weighing our options.

Will have to get back to you on meeting earlier on Sat. We have yet to firm which day we will be seeing my cousins, which will be either Sat. or Sun. I will let you know, Jan.

Hi Denise. Sorry I haven't checked this thread for a while. My recommendation is to take a cab from the airport to the Willard. It's only a few miles and should cost about $20. Cabs here charge an airport pickup fee as well as for extra passengers and baggage.

I suggest using a skycap. They often can bypass the taxi line and put you directly in a cab. Even if traffic is heavy, you're only going a few miles.

If the weather is bad and there are not enough cabs you could take the Metro as a backup. If you're not familiar with the Metro and don't like lugging your bags around, taking the train could be a pain. A cab is the way to go. Good luck. Tom.

Hi Tom,

Welcome home to you and Mona! I so enjoyed your MUSH photos!

I appreciate your suggestions and we've decided to do just what you've suggested.

Really looking forward to spending the evening with you and Mona, and the other LCTers! Three weeks!!!!!!

Thanks so very much again for arranging our restaurant reservations!

Denise, Tom and Mona are the BEST having just met them both on MUSH! I WISH I could be there with you all for this dinner!

Very nice of you to say that Olivia. We enjoyed meeting you and your family. And we look forward to meeting you too Denise. Tom.

Tony found out few minutes ago he has a job in Tifton, Ga to begin asap - so we will not make DC - I am disappointed I will not see you all on that trip - and yes Mona and Tom are a great couple - we enjoyed them too - Joanna

Darn, Joanna,

I was looking forward to finally meeting you and Tony in D.C. :mecry: No doubt we will meet on a cruise in the near future.

Oh I hope so Beth - you have some great folks that weekend and I did want to meet many I had not met - it'll just have to be a cruise I guess!!! Of course I should be happy he got the job - keep the bills paid but I am disappointed -

So disappointed that you and Tony will not be there, Joanna. :( :mecry: I know we'll eventually get to meet sometime in the very near future. Till then, e-mails and LCT will have to do.

Olivia - Frank and I enjoyed meeting you too. Sorry we didn't get more time to spend together. Wish you were going to be at the DC dinner.

Joanna - am disappointed you won't be able to make it. It was fun meeting you and Tony, again wish we had had a chance to spend a little more time together.

Agree JoAnn - 7 nights (well 8) too short

Bumping this up, because we're almost 2 weeks away! YAY!!

When are out-of-towners arriving?

RSVP's

Alan/Denise
Marc/Arlene
Tom/Mona
Frank/JoAnn
Beth/Randy
Jan/Carole/Barb
Crystal
Ray/Penny

John and Tonya, are you in? Anyone else want to party with us?

Randy & I will leave Ocracoke on Friday afternoon, spend the night in Williamsburg and get to Alexandria on Saturday. We are gonna have a gooood time. :banana: :app:

Oh yes we are Beth!!! Gonna be a good time!! We do know how to party here in DC!! :pass: :pass: Yep thats us!!Although we are still recovering from MUSH - so we will try to get some good sleep before the 30th! Tom/Mona, have you guys recovered yet?????

Oh, I'd so love to do this!

Other plans interfere; my dear hubby is taking me away for a birthday weekend.

Joann/Frank
Marc/Arlene
Tom/Mona

Would love to see you all again!!

If you ever get to Dallas, please call!

Well Lauri - I think your birthday getaway is even better. What a nice husband!!! Have a wonderful time and a great birthday!

If we get to Dallas, we will!!

Lauri? Both of us having our DHs take us away for a birthday weekend that weekend? We have to share the weekend? :rolleyes: :eek:

Anyhow, the other news is that we have a SECOND grandson now. My son's offspring, Max was born on February 20, about 3 weeks early. They live in Miami Beach. My DH's son's offspring, Ethan was born yesterday, a month early. Ethan is 19" long, 5# 3 oz, Apgar is ok. Going home tomorrow. Bris is next Wednesday. At least this is closer -- near Baltimore.

Mazel Tov, Susan and Jonathan! I know how you've been anticipating the birth of your second grandson! Very happy news for you and your family!

You will be missed on Sept. 30. Hope we do get the opportunity to meet sometime soon!

Again, Alan's and my very warmest congratulations! Wishing you a wonderful birthday celebration! You certainly have a lot to celebrate!

and Denise and I are still recovering from TUSH!!!! ;)

We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the dinner. Yes JoAnn we've just about recovered. I was back at work on Saturday and worked through Monday. I took Tuesday and Wednesday off and had a chance to relax.

In fact, I spent a few hours this evening working on a MUSH music video. It should be ready in a couple of days. I'll post it on Google Video and give everyone the link.

Lauri, Mona and I would love to see yuou again, perhaps on another cruise. Tom.

Beth and Tom (who, BTW, ARE NOT A COUPLE!)

I went back to work after TUSH to rest!

See you all very soon!

Denise, so glad you clarified that otherwise Tom might get a bit of a reputation :eek:

I've heard from numerous people that Tom and Mona are a lovely COUPLE! I'm sure they'd like to keep it that way!

Denise, I've never been on a cruise with you, but we know each other for SO many years on cc and here and our two meetings for things in CA. You get a sense about people, and as TomG posted before MUSH, I knew he was a winner! You guys will have a great time with him, and the bonus is Mona! She has the most terrific sense of humor!

A wonderful couple - he has earned only a stellar reputation -

Love a great sense of humor, as you know, Olivia. It will be a pleasure to meet them.

So sorry you won't be there, O & J! Alan and I are going to miss seeing you!

I keep buying lottery tix Denise - just one cruise with the "gang" I love but have not met -

Thanks for all the kind words said about me and Mona.

Denise, Beth and I did date for a while.

Just kidding. Tom.

I keep hoping one of us will win, J!

Tom, Here I was trying to clarify things to get you off the hook with Mona!

OK, Denise, Tom is fair game - now that we know you have sense of LCT humor Tom - the young Norweigan beauty in CR and LV asked if you were a producer?? I told her specials on Iraq and nursing homes - thank me later Mona

Maybe that Norweigan beauty thought Tom was a producer of "art" films.

"Tom is fair game." Hmmm...what are you inferring? Tom, do you have a "casting couch" in your office?

Oh GEEEZZZZ - she was a beauty - Tony was hyper ventilating - art films??? Oh yeah I get it -

Guess he is just going to admit to dating Beth - NOT

I'm so glad you got it! I really didn't want to have to elaborate on this clearly hijacked thread!

The Legend of Tom grows more fascinating with each post!

Hijacked is not bad - it is your thread DC Denise

How cool..Hijacked my own thread! See what you made me do, Tom!

Aye, Yye, yea!!!!

Tom is the greatest and a perfect gentleman. Mona is perfect for him (and she has the greatest laugh). I would travel with them anywhere.

Wait...Tom you dated Beth?

Oh you rascal.(not)

I'll never tell......