Like an Old Hat

Traveling has become like an old hat to this bunch.  It is sort of surprising for me since I refused to go to Paris for my honeymoon because I was so scared of flying.  Now it is not a big deal.  We have our routine and off we go.

Saturday we headed out for D.C.. Tosh had to be there for work and I had to be there for uh...moral support or something.  Finn and I were eager to see our friends, so we decided to tag along.

I wanted to bring my new hat so that I could have it for the days when the heat and my hair didn't agree.  Traveling with a hat is tricky.  I didn't want to pack it and crush it, so I carried my hat around most of the time. Finally I just wore it.  What an idea!!! Yes wearing it does seem like the easiest way to travel with it doesn't it?

It was a race to see who could fall asleep before the landing gear went up.  Finn won but just barely. 

During our layover in Houston, Finn wanted to find a chess set.   We found a store that had checkers and chess sets.  Tosh grabbed the travel checkers set only to be corrected by Finn.   Silly Tosh for thinking Finn would like checkers. 

 

 This little game was seriously the best thing ever.  He would not stop playing with it.

 Baggage claim is usually a pretty high risk time for Finn to get his hand cut off in the conveyor belts but not this time.  He didn't even go towards the baggage clam area. He waited patiently playing with his game.

 

Our flight landed 45 minutes early!  After settling into the hotel, we walked down to a diner. Finn and I had delicious pancakes and Tosh had what he claims to be the best bowl of French onion soup the world hath ever known.

 

By the time we returned to the hotel, it was clear that Finn was sick.   Fever.  Runny nose. etc. etc.   NO!!!!!!!!!!!! 

It is never a good time to be sick, but when you just traveled cross country to see friends it is a really bad time to be sick.   Operation pump everyone full of water and vitamins was under way.  

To be continued....