Nicki and I left Thursday on what was suppose to be a two day event for Women Of Faith! I should have known when we got hit by an earthquake the day before that this was a bad sign (just in case you missed my tweet about feeling the earth move under my feet). But I've been told lately that I need to be more positive in my thinking so off I went! We had an awesome time at the conference and got to see a lot of the behind the scenes stuff (we were guest of WOF). The highlight for Nicki was getting to ride on the same shuttle as MaryMary and getting to go through the "secret" entrance of the hotel with all of the WOF speakers and staff (who by the way are awesome). I got to take my first train ride, go hiking in a natural park for the first time (the hiking and the park) and experience the inside of an Ikea store for the very first time. Those were the high moments.
The low moments were being stuck in DC while my family road out hurricane Irene. That and the long journey that it took to get back home. Our train was canceled three days in a row which meant......what was suppose to be a two night trip turned into a 4 night five day ordeal. Sunday night was the last straw....when around midnight that night I noticed on the TV screen that Amtrak was going to be still shut down on Monday. I called a friend who lives in Northern VA (after calling Marc and my mom) and we devised a plan. Come heck or high water Nicki and I were determined to go home on Monday come what may!
So Monday morning we caught a ride on the metro (another first for me) to connect with my friend Maggie, who picked us up and drove us to Potomac Mills (hence the first trip to Ikea....honestly I think Maggie just wanted to go shopping) where my mom and sister met us (two hours for them). Two hours back to Richmond where we dropped my sister off and picked up my nephew Alex with Nicki driving the two hours to my moms home (who by the way still does not have electricity). From there we waited until Marc could pick us up....he would have come to DC to get us at that point but he had a funeral on Monday. I finally returned home around 10:30 that evening and was never so happy to see my home and bed...oh and my kids! LOL
So what should have taken us 4 hours by train, ended up taking an additional 11 1/2 hours! Thank goodness for friends who like to shop at Ikea and family who will come get you wherever you are....even if its in the middle of a hurricane!
Between Nashville, Orlando and DC this year I think I am all traveled out. But crazy person that I am (according to my mom) I'm already planning my trips for next year. Including a possible trip to California to visit friends.....and I'm starting off right now by praying that there will be no earthquakes, landslides or forrest fires while I'm there! In the name of Jesus! Amenz! #Justsayin
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