What happened to October, Part 1?

Well its been over a month now since I have added a new post, so for the few of you who are still reading my "summer blog" here is an update....

After I returned from the Dominican Republic in mid-September, life kicked into high gear. Work began getting busier, I started mowing more, and I only had 2 weeks before my dad and sister flew in from California.

On October 3rd, my family landed in Baltimore and our whirlwind family vacation began. There is too much to tell, so I am just going to give a chronological outline (or a detailed one at that).

- Oct 3rd - Baltimore. We had dinner at Phillips Seafood at Baltimore's inner harbor. We were all pleasantly surprised by Baltimore and enjoyed walking around the harbor.

- Oct 4th & 5th- Washington D.C. We drove from Baltiomore to Largo, Maryland where we took the Metro into D.C. On Day 1 in D.C. we saw: the Washington Monument, World War II memorial, Korean Memorial, Lincoln Monument, Vietnam Memorial, the White House, Supreme Court, and the Capital. We also spent time in the Smithsonian Art museum and at the Archives (where the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Bill of Rights are located). On Day 2 we went to the Holocaust Museum, the Air and Space Museum, and Arlington Cemetary.
There is just too much to talk about it, so I will leave it at just the list.

- Oct 6th - Philadelphia and New York City. On our drive up to NYC, we stopped in South Philadelphia to pick up famous cheesesteaks at Geno's. When we arrived in New York, we checked into our hotel in Times Square and bought tickets to see Phantom of the Opera that night. We walked around Times Square for a little while, rested in our hotel room, and then headed to dinner at an Italian place in the theatre district. Seeing Phantom of the Opera was a lot of fun and afterwards we hopped on the subway to go get desert. Showing Dad the subway system was a lot of fun (not like Katy or I were subway pros, it was just fun teaching him how to take the subway).

- Oct 7th - New York City and Boston. We woke up to the elevators being out of order in our hotel. Thankfully we were only on the 17th floor and not the 32nd! This morning we walked around Wall Street, saw the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, and spent some time walking through Central Park. We left the City in the afternoon and began our drive up to Boston. That night we went to a hole in the wall seafood restaurant and it was one of the best restaurants during the trip.