In just 1 week I will be headed to Washington D.C. for a short work conference, and Ryan will fly out to join me 2 days later for a week of vacation! We are so excited to get to have time to get away together in such a cool city. If I think about it, this would be our first week long vacation together since our honeymoon. We are long weekend getaway junkies, but have not taken the time to take off an entire week for fun!
We are flying my mom in from Kansas to stay with Linden for the week, and while we will miss our sweet baby like crazy, I know that she will have a blast with Grandma N, and Ryan and I will certinaly enjoy the get away. In order to help the week go smoothly for both my Mom and Linden, I typed up an exhasutive document that I titled “Linden Schedule, Likes, Quirks and Other Helpful Tips.” I think the thing was almost 5 pages long, single spaced. I (at least) tried to make it witty and entertaining for Mom…when I sent it to her last week she said that it made her laugh, excited, and that it was very imformative. I also took the time to make an authorized and notrizied document that will allow my mom to make medical decisions for Linden, on our behalf, while we are traveling. I think I would reccommend this to any parent traveling out of town while their child stays with a loved one. It has already made both us and my Mom feel secure about the arrangement.
Ryan has been to D.C. at least twice, but he has promised me that he is still just as excited to go and explore as I am. We are staying in Downtown D.C. for 4 nights and staying in Old Town Alexandria, VA for 2 nights.
The rich American history that has taken place in and around D.C. has always been of interest to me, and I have always, always wanted to make a trip to our Nation’s Capitol. I am completly letting Ryan be our cruise director for the trip and have let him know if there are any specific things that I want to do…see the White House, visit the Museum of American History, the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetary and the Washington Monument. Oh I am so very excited! Stay tuned…
Can’t begin to tell you how I wish we could be up there with you guys!!!
By: Allison on October 8, 2009
at 2:29 pm
You two are going to have so much fun. Old Town Alexandria is amazing.
By: Anthony on October 8, 2009
at 2:41 pm
Yea, have fun! Can’t wait to hear about the highlights since we’ll be going shortly.
Medical consent is always a good thing when mom and dad are gone. Also, we usually leave the kids insurance cards.
By: Miriam on October 8, 2009
at 6:05 pm
yay! What a fun time the two of you will have! Take lots of pictures!
By: Erin on October 8, 2009
at 8:25 pm
Yeah, I second the info about the insurance cards – but I’m guessing as detailed as you seem to be, you’ve probably already got that covered. Your five page document cracks me up. I did the same thing for my mom this summer when she kept Caroline while we traveled to Mexico. I realized the first day after talking to her that she wasn’t really following the schedule, she was rocking Caroline to sleep, etc… but all still turned out okay. Grandma and Caroline had fun together and I learned to let go a little bit. After all, my mom did a pretty good job with me. (Or at least I’d like to think she did.) There was just a bit of grandma detox to get through when we got back home.
Anyway, enjoy your time in Washington. So glad you are taking time for yourselves.
By: Lynsi on October 9, 2009
at 6:00 am