Friday, September 01, 2006

It's 60 degrees and I'm wearing a jacket in September!

Well, we have arrived safely in Alexandria, which is where my grandparents live and about 10 minutes outside Washington D.C. We've had a great day today--scenic tours, a little rest, and great conversation with the family. We're a little wet, a little chilly but the rain is almost like a tourist attraction to us since we haven't really seen in it Oklahoma in about 10 years. And guess what--it's 60 degrees outside! HA to all of you!

John and I have a great time people watching. We really should begin a blog just about the kinds of things we run across, and we're not as good as John's sister, Renee about taking pictures to document our stories. But I'll do my best to paint a few pictures in your mind.

Starts out at the airport at 5:00 this morning. We had to wait for a little while to check in because, guess what, the security guards don't like you to bring a half gallon of Listerne on board. So, we wait patiently behind the man with minty fresh breath to dig out his stash and surrender it before he heads through security.

Then, we get to the metal detector and everything is moving quite smoothly. But alas, they saw an Anderson coming and decided to make us work for the coffee and cinnamon roll waiting for us in the terminal. Enter a young teenage girl, obviously not functioning well at the early hour. She takes off her jewelry, her change out of her pockets, and yet the metal detector keeps going off. They allow her to try to walk through THREE times before I finally spoke up to say “hey, it might be the ‘Baby Phat’ metal branding plate on her butt that’s setting it off”…she moved on to special security. Follow her friend, who sets off the metal detector TWICE before she realizes it might be the fanny pack she is still wearing.

We make it through the metal detector with no problem.

Add in the GIANT man that sat next to me on the plane (I’m sorry—sat on me, since he was basically taking up half my seat—I should have charged him half my ticket) and you know what kind of morning we had. We did run into some old friends at the airport, so that was a highlight—never know who will be flying out at 5:00 in the morning.

There are several other stories I could share, but I’m so tired. We did bring the digital camera so for once I might have more than just my rambling thoughts to share—I’ll have pictures! We’re headed to The Mall (not shopping mall, the actual Mall in D.C.) tomorrow for the day, then chilling at my grandparents for Sooner kickoff!

Sunday we’re headed for a daytrip to nearby Gettysburg…I’ve never been so I’m really looking forward to it.

Hey, did I mention it’s 60 degrees outside?

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