We made it

Washington DC, here we are! After a long but unforgettable journey, the four of us made it and are so glad to be here. Our journey was to start off in Galesburg, IL. We arrived as we were supposed to 1 hour before our train was to leave, the lady at the ticket counter says "Change of plans, no train to Chicago now until 6pm." Some how they forgot to relay that message to us. We had to improvise and brave Chicago traffic to get to Union Station so we still made our train headed to DC at 7pm. Union Station was pretty cool, the boys loved sitting outside watching all of the traffic wondering how all those taxis keep from running into each other. Watched the last 2 innings of Cubs game- beat the Sox in the 9th!! The train ride was so much fun, the boys spent most of their time (and alot of money) in the snack car. Kerri and I played marathon Rummy card games, I won, don't let her tell you any differently. Boys slept fine, Kerri slept pretty good, I am running on about an hour of sleep. No fair. The scenery was great, I'm glad we took the train. Union Station in DC is much larger than the one in Chicago. Dad and Steph met us there and we all rode the Metro subway together back to the marina. September Song is even more beautiful than I imagined, I'm so proud that Dad and Steph are enjoying the rewards of all of their hard work. We walked just past the marina to this fish market for fresh seafood for dinner. I've never seen more fish in one place, the picture does not even show a fraction of booth after booth of fish. We relaxed and I finally got to see and take a picture of my own sunset off the boat. Tomorrow we are taking a trolley tour all throughout DC to get an overview of what fun things we have in store in the upcoming week. Making wonderful memories with the six of us that we will cherish forever. This blog is my contribution to that.

In the words of a wise man, "September Song Out!"
Patti (on behalf of myself, Kerri, Austin, and DJ)



Fish, fish, and more fish.
Can you believe this?

Here ducky, ducky, ducky!

Patti's 1st September Song Sunset-
Just as pretty as Dad's

Dessert on the front bow,
Austin and DJ