Aug 1: fly Amman to London to DC. British Airways lost all 6 checked bags in London. Crashed overnight in Annandale, VA
Aug 2: stock basic stuff for carryon travel (i.e. underwear), fly to L.A.
Aug 3: several mall visits for clothes, lunch at Olive Garden
Aug 4: visit UCSB, lunch at In-n-Out Buger, wandered through SB and the wine tasting zone, see our college friend, Linda
Aug 5: Warner Bros lot tour, picked up suitcases that were FedExed to us, lunch at Lenny's Diner with FS friend, Brian, visited Santa Monica Pier
Aug 6: Visit to USC, L.A. Live with lunch at Smash Burger, Hollywood walk of fame
Aug 7: LMU visit, mall time, lunch at Del Taco, Sony Studios lot tour with our college friend, Linda, dinner at ColdStone
Aug 8: La Brea tar pits, lunch at The Counter, tried to go to Griffith Observatory but it was packed, so on to Universal City Walk
Aug 9: Venice Beach, lunch with Brian and Jen, kids watched a bikini show, drove around UCLA, to airport and the freezing Admirals lounge for the redeye to Boston
Aug 10: arrive Boston (with luggage!), breakfast at IHOP, Boston ComicCon, find houseboat
Aug 11: Tour Boston University, dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse
Aug 12: Swan boat ride at Boston Public Garden, visit Robin Williams memorial at "Good Will Hunting" bench, walked a chunk of the Freedom Trail, dinner at Durgin Park with Jerry, Julie, and kids at Faneuil Hall
Aug 13: rain and more rain. Toured Emerson College, lunch at Panera, "Guardians of the Galaxy"
Aug 14: Cambridge and wander around Harvard. The rain stopped.
Aug 15: Drive south. Stopped in Hoboken, NJ for some Carlo's Bakeries treats, wandered store to store looking for "Dead Poet's Society," which is unavailable in any store or on-line, arrived in Hershey, PA
Aug 16: Hershey Park. All kids are Jolly Ranchers now. Reminder: never ever go to an amusement park on a Saturday in summer.
Aug 17: drove to Annandale, VA.
Aug 18: Jonathon's 13th birthday, Harper's Ferry Adventure Park for Aerial Park, hunted for minigolf, ChikFilA, bowling (Becca's 4 X in a row!), Trappist jams, sushi place that ended up being a Korean restaurant
Aug 19: shopping at Target for college, Tysons Corner
Aug 20: moved Katherine in to her dorm, lunch at Taco Bell, skating and Coldstone at Kettler
Aug 21: parent info day at college - all day, Blackfinn Pub
Aug 22: Becca, gma, and M back to BJs and Tysons, Ian ordered a suit and glasses
Aug 23: DSW for successful shoe shopping, Ian and Nicholas at Nats game with Gooden/Heltons
Aug 24: pool time with Diane and girls
Aug 25: Becca and Nicholas out with Nick and Alex, J with us to Alexandria, ferry to National Harbor, PEEPs!, dinner at Cintron home
Aug 26: Potomac Mills for final shopping push, Becca overnight with Alison, dinner at Anthony's
Aug 27: Ian to DC for meetings, dinner with Ellis and Gooden/Heltons at Four Sisters
Aug 28: Ian in DC all day, zoo with kids, dinner with Rosenbergers at Foggy Bottom
Aug 29: Visit with Stromayers, ice cream with Bolognesi fam
Aug 30: Lunch with Katherine at Ballston, depart to Amman
Aug 31: Layover in London at expensive lounge
Sept 1: Home.
Aug 2: stock basic stuff for carryon travel (i.e. underwear), fly to L.A.
Aug 3: several mall visits for clothes, lunch at Olive Garden
Aug 4: visit UCSB, lunch at In-n-Out Buger, wandered through SB and the wine tasting zone, see our college friend, Linda
Aug 5: Warner Bros lot tour, picked up suitcases that were FedExed to us, lunch at Lenny's Diner with FS friend, Brian, visited Santa Monica Pier
Aug 6: Visit to USC, L.A. Live with lunch at Smash Burger, Hollywood walk of fame
Aug 7: LMU visit, mall time, lunch at Del Taco, Sony Studios lot tour with our college friend, Linda, dinner at ColdStone
Aug 8: La Brea tar pits, lunch at The Counter, tried to go to Griffith Observatory but it was packed, so on to Universal City Walk
Aug 9: Venice Beach, lunch with Brian and Jen, kids watched a bikini show, drove around UCLA, to airport and the freezing Admirals lounge for the redeye to Boston
Aug 10: arrive Boston (with luggage!), breakfast at IHOP, Boston ComicCon, find houseboat
Aug 11: Tour Boston University, dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse
Aug 12: Swan boat ride at Boston Public Garden, visit Robin Williams memorial at "Good Will Hunting" bench, walked a chunk of the Freedom Trail, dinner at Durgin Park with Jerry, Julie, and kids at Faneuil Hall
Aug 13: rain and more rain. Toured Emerson College, lunch at Panera, "Guardians of the Galaxy"
Aug 14: Cambridge and wander around Harvard. The rain stopped.
Aug 15: Drive south. Stopped in Hoboken, NJ for some Carlo's Bakeries treats, wandered store to store looking for "Dead Poet's Society," which is unavailable in any store or on-line, arrived in Hershey, PA
Aug 16: Hershey Park. All kids are Jolly Ranchers now. Reminder: never ever go to an amusement park on a Saturday in summer.
Aug 17: drove to Annandale, VA.
Aug 18: Jonathon's 13th birthday, Harper's Ferry Adventure Park for Aerial Park, hunted for minigolf, ChikFilA, bowling (Becca's 4 X in a row!), Trappist jams, sushi place that ended up being a Korean restaurant
Aug 19: shopping at Target for college, Tysons Corner
Aug 20: moved Katherine in to her dorm, lunch at Taco Bell, skating and Coldstone at Kettler
Aug 21: parent info day at college - all day, Blackfinn Pub
Aug 22: Becca, gma, and M back to BJs and Tysons, Ian ordered a suit and glasses
Aug 23: DSW for successful shoe shopping, Ian and Nicholas at Nats game with Gooden/Heltons
Aug 24: pool time with Diane and girls
Aug 25: Becca and Nicholas out with Nick and Alex, J with us to Alexandria, ferry to National Harbor, PEEPs!, dinner at Cintron home
Aug 26: Potomac Mills for final shopping push, Becca overnight with Alison, dinner at Anthony's
Aug 27: Ian to DC for meetings, dinner with Ellis and Gooden/Heltons at Four Sisters
Aug 28: Ian in DC all day, zoo with kids, dinner with Rosenbergers at Foggy Bottom
Aug 29: Visit with Stromayers, ice cream with Bolognesi fam
Aug 30: Lunch with Katherine at Ballston, depart to Amman
Aug 31: Layover in London at expensive lounge
Sept 1: Home.
