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Chantilly Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Chantilly, United States
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Testing, one, two, three - and soon to Italy!
Being the travel trendsetter that I am, I have created a travel blog for our upcoming trip to Italy. We leave Wed, 11 May and return Friday 20 May. In an effort to make sure I have figured this out BEFORE leaving, I am setting up a "test" ...
Incredible! National Air and Space Museum!
We spent an amazing afternoon at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - The National Air and Space Museum's 10 story Boeing Aviation Hanger (including flight simulators!), with an attached 80 foot high space hangar. This overwhelming space ...
Air and Space mal zwei
Achtung: Wer sich nicht fuer Luftfahrt-Geschichte interessiert koennte bei der Lektuere dieses Eintrags und den Bildern dazu von akuter Langeweile befallen werden. Als ich damit begonnen habe, mich fuer die Geschichte der Luft- und Raumfahrt zu ...
Catching up on 45 years - 3 generations of family
We had an incredible afternoon and evening, visiting with my Cousin Tom, his wife Bunny, and their fabulous family! Am sure that my Dad and his sister Eileen (Tom's Mother) looked down and smiled, as Tom and I shared old family memories, old ...
Countdown - 41 Days to go!
Mother's Day today! If only my chores would go away! I still had to run errands and go to the library. Andrew made a dragon for ...
Countdown - 40 Days to go!
The pressure is on! Only 40 days before we board the plane. Now i really need to get packing and figure out what clothes I'm going to bring. I don't want to take too much but i also don't know how hard it will be to get our clothes washed. We are so ...
Countdown - 38 Days to go!
Somehow some people are just going to be stupid. Today I'm going to have to deal with a user who "magically" lost MS Access on his laptop. This became a big deal because it looks like we told the user the wrong thing! I will need to get with Robin ...
Countdown - 37 Days to go!
What an insane day again! Everyday i wonder how so many people can make it through ...
Countdown - 34 Days to go!
Hectic day as usual. I went to Lotte and Ross. I bought a cute knit dress for $15! I can't wait to wear it. Jeffrey helped me with setting up the desk for Andrew in the basement. Looks so much better. I've also cleaned up his room. Need to move ...
Arrived Safe
Arrived in Washington, cold, misty night. Quickly loaded bus and safely delivered to holiday inn. Nice and warm inside, allocated rooms, and back out acrid the road for one of many take away dinners! I'm sure the kids will sleep we'll tonight! Hoping ...
Day 1: Sightseeing in Washington & NCAA Game
Full day of sightseeing in WAshington, just done warm ups in the lobby, laughs and a good night sleep....lots of us were awake at 2am....world body clock! Then we have a back of house tour with Washington Wizards...then we get to watch De Martha High ...
Countdown - 44 Days to go!
44 days to go before we get on the airplane! It is now getting closer and I still have a lot to do. I have to make an effort to finish all my shopping, especially presents for Dad. We also need dressy clothes for all of us. At home, we are busy with ...
Last weekend: research symposium
This weekend we participated in an undergraduate research symposium in Washington DC (or near DC, right by the airport). I have been to research conferences before but not one specifically for undergraduate students. The atmosphere was a lot ...
Crazy Lightening Storms delay our Leaving
We finally made it into D.C. after circling above the airport for an extra hour due to lightening storms. We finally landed, sprinted to make our connecting flight....kind of funny, there was a group of about 20 of us mixed between top management ...
Countdown - 43 Days to go!
TGIF! This week has been exhausting! I have not been happier to hit the end of the week! I'm also looking forward to the weekend. I'm going to the Reston Community Yard sale with Evelyn. It's always fun to go rummaging with her. Daniel will have ...
I live there
I live there, that's home – Really? – Clarification Please Over the years, I have lived in many places, many states, many cities, and some countries. Until I became an ex-pat, I really didn't think much about the definition of "living there" ...
Steven Udvar Hazy Center then to home
Breakfast in the hotel -bagel,coffee and juice. Drove to the New Air and Space Museum in Chantilly Virginia. Saw an the Enola Gray airplane ( atomic bomb),a Concord,,Black Bird spy plane and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.All real and actual size.so ...
Preparing!
Tomorrow, I am leaving for Shenyang, China. I am meeting my dad there, but to get there, I am flying alone. I am a little nervous about finding my way through the Beijing airport, where I have to stop over. I am also not too excited about the 15 hour ...
Countdown - 39 Days to go!
This week, Michelle is out of the office, except for Thursday. I think everyone feel more relaxed when she's not onsite. They laugh and of course are louder too. I don't have to feel too conscious as well. Joseph is coming tomorrow and wants to chat ...
back again to VA
I came back to Virginia, I moved all my stuff into storage and Dan and Cathe let me and the kitties stay at their place for almost two months after agreeing to a week. After a brief birthday visit to Asheville I prepared to try and go to ...
Day 1: Sightseeing in Washington & NCAA Game
Full day of sightseeing in WAshington, just done warm ups in the lobby, laughs and a good night sleep....lots of us were awake at 2am....world body clock! Then we have a back of house tour with Washington Wizards...then we get to watch De Martha High ...
My plane
We were able to sit together for a while. Then I walked down to the B gates, and here is my plane. We start boarding in about 20 minutes. Looking forward to meeting Marty tomorrow at the baggage claim in Berlin.Sent from my ...
Virginia again
Yep back to Virginia. Dan and Cathe let me and the cats stay with them. I had been back from Ocala only a day or two when I decided to head back to Florida to see Shawn once more before she left for South Korea for at least a year. Oh ...
Division of Duties
We have been married over 25 years. We have been together over 30 years. Thus, we have figured out different roles, different duties, different tasks in our marriage and we are comfortable in them and do ...
Mini Travel Blog - Paris & Brussels
We are leaving on Saturday evening for Paris, via Brussels. I am going to attempt to keep my travel blog going, similar to when we went to Italy in 2011. I am sending this email to see if you are interested in getting any of my entries. ...
Countdown - 32 Days to go!
I'm down to 21 names on the BPOS migration list. Can't wait to clear all of it. Now down to 12! I can't believe we actually made it happen. I got a call from Jason Steiner this morning and he commented on how I knew all the FSE follks from GFEBS. And ...
The Back Story
... finished her master's degree and moved back to the states from Canada. I left her in Texas and started driving around the United States with the intent to cover some states where I had been before and see some things I haven't seen as well. ...
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