Home again, home again, jiggity-jig..

I still remember my dad saying, "Home again, home again, jiggity-jig," when he'd come home from work or a  trip. It's a nice thing to remember. I think it's a sign that I'm very happy to be home. Seeing more of the country is a wonderful blessing. Seeing it all with my family would make it better.

The gentleman who drove my shuttle from the DC airport to the Gaylord National Harbor resort chose to take the long route, which I had not anticipated. The great part about the extended trip is that you could see several landmarks along the way. I saw the Capitol Building, the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and some other stuff. The resort sat right along the Potomac and was quite nice. It's amazing how clean a hotel room remains when there are no kids with you.

Here is one of my pictures of the resort. The atrium inside was neat and the place had almost 2,000 rooms.

Here's the view from the resort.

On Saturday, my last day, I saw a portion of a lovely wedding that occurred just outside the atrium. The whole bridal party was gorgeous.

The expert skills workshop was very helpful, while also a ton of work. Besides trying to keep up on voicemail and e-mail,  I studied the case study and terminology for at least two hours a night. I never ended up getting used to the time change so I couldn't go to sleep before 2:00 AM.

Besides the studying and work, I knitted and crocheted to help relax me. I completed the first clue for a mystery cowl, I'm almost done with the yoke of a sweater, I have eight dinosaur legs for two mystery dinosaurs. I expect the crafting will slow a bit with all of the work and activities ahead.

Here is the picture of the sweater yoke. It's fun :). 

My first flight home was delayed to the point that I could have stayed to watch the second round of mock testimony, but that typically happens when I'm traveling for work. I almost didn't catch my connection, which would have meant a long night since I was taking the last flight from Denver to Portland until about 7:00 AM the next morning. I truly got off my first flight and immediately boarded the second flight. I'm so thankful. 

I saw some lovely folks at my crafting group. A nice lady discussed traditional rug hooking of which I knew nothing about. She is so very talented and knowledgeable about the history of the craft (Wiki: Rug Hooking).

Ok, I've rambled on enough...

Have a great week.