Here We Come!

Here's my beautiful friend with her snazzy new cut! (Check out those eyes-- aren't they amazing?)

I am so excited! I get to fly to Washington DC to visit my dearest and best friend Cheryl in only a few days! Riley and I head out next Tuesday, sans Eric, to stay with Cheryl and her hubby and son for a week. Although I'm more than a bit nervous for the flight with Riley, I am SO excited to see Cheryl. We'll get to be there for her son, Zac's, first birthday, which is just an added bonus! We have been friends for years- since junior high- and have lived on opposite sides of the country for the past five, so we don't see each other nearly enough. Frequent phone calls, the Internet, and far too few visits have helped us stay close-- she keeps me sane. So, hopefully, I'll come back and more calm and peaceful person. I've got a lot of pent up rage, and Cheryl helps me work though things.

So, if you have any suggestions about where to go or what to do in DC, send 'em my way! I'd be happy to sit on her couch and talk to her for a week straight, but I doubt either Riley or Zac (not to mention her husband, Mike) would be wild about watching that. Also, if anyone has any tips for keeping a crazy toddler entertained on a plane, PLEASE pass those on!