"It Was a Dark and Stormy Night..."

Hello from Washington D.C.! It's been quite an experience just getting here, and I confess that I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. I'm so thankful for my blog and my followers, because I need something familiar to cling to right now!

The flight from L.A. to D.C. was fun, in that I enjoyed reading, blogging, and listening to/watching a movie on my iPod. I have to say, though, that I cannot wait to have real food again tomorrow! =) I haven't had much to eat today, so breakfast sounds really, really good right now!

Anyway, as we began our descent, we left blue skies to be surrounded by dark clouds. Hence, the title of this post. It doesn't seem to be raining now, but it sure was humid when we got outside! Now I know what all ya'll were talking about with the hot weather on the East Coast!

Upon landing our ride didn't show up (as far as we could tell). So we ended up having to take a taxi, which left me feeling a bit . . . well . . . frightened. The taxi driver was nice, no question. But my dad had a hard time understanding him at first, and I was simply hoping we would end up at the right hotel. But here we are at Arlington Court Suites--God was watching over us!

My aunt Timmy and her son, Mel, met us in the lobby, and we enjoyed catching up with each other. It's been quite a while since I've seen any of my dad's family, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them tomorrow!

Now, following are some pictures of our suite. My dad and I have quite a lot of room. Take a look!

This is my bedroom. There's also a T.V., closet, etc., but not much standing room in order to get a good picture! My dad has another bedroom that looks similar to this one.


Here's our kitchen! I wish we had some home-cooked food to go with it . . .


And here we have a nice little dining room table. Too cute!


Here's my daddy! After we were done visiting with Aunt Timmy and Mel, we quickly settled in with our laptops! =)

And here I am! This spot is where I'm sitting right now, comfy-cozy in my sweats, writing this post. Yay for blogging!

Now you know what our accommodations are like. Hopefully, tomorrow I will have more exciting pictures for you, rather than pictures of our hotel room! ;) Hope you enjoyed the tour anyway!

Posting in the Air!

Hello from the air above the United States! Isn't it amazing that they have Internet access up here? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a blogger, so I simply had to take it!

The day started early for us, but thankfully nothing too eventful has happened. =) I took a few notes on our first flight to make sure I could share how beautiful it was! Here they are, with some changes/additions:

• The ocean looked so close! When you're flying above a city, you can see how high up you are because all the buildings and roads look so small. But the sea is just endless blue! We were only over the ocean for a short time, though, before we turned and headed East to Redding.
• The horizon was fuzzy pink at the edges.
• The fog was like cotton pulled and stretched into valleys and towns. It was a nice change to see the fog from above instead of being beneath it!
• I could see hills of gold and shadow, and also distant blue, light-shrouded peaks. Gorgeous! I could have started singing the song from Oklahoma! ("Oh, what a beautiful morning...")!
• Looking out at the engine reminded me of Madagascar 2. I was happy, though, that no crazy, little critter was standing there, ready to be blown off!
  
• The ride was loud!!! I think I forgot how loud those smaller planes can be.

Anyway, we made it to L.A. safely, and now we're on our way to D.C.! A Passion Denied is keeping me company today. =) Talk to you soon--from our nation's capital!