Since we didn’t get enough volleyball last weekend, we decided that we would head back to American University to see Karen’s niece Liz and the rest of the AU Eagles in the Patriot League playoffs. American University got the right to host the playoffs by finishing first in the league. This trip to Washington, would be the first for…
There would be no sleeping in today. After having a hearty breakfast, the cars got packed up and we started our long journey home. The drive home was long (12 hours) and uneventful. We made a pit stop at the Prime Outlets – Hagerstown before stopping in Ellicottville, New York for dinner at the Gin…
After a good night’s sleep, we met up with everybody downstairs at breakfast. The Residence Inn has an awesome breakfast buffett (scrambled eggs, french toast, sausage, home fries, cereal, etc, etc etc). We filled ourselves up and then headed out for the day. Karen and I decided to go shopping while the others went down…
We got up and were on the road by 9:00am. We decided to stop in Breezewood, Pennysyvania for fuel for cars and people. We arrive at our hotel the Residence Inn Fairfax Merrifield ($80 USD / night not including taxes and fees) in Falls Church, Virginia around 3:30pm. After doing some snooping around the hotel…
As many of you know by now, Karen’s niece Liz is a senior at American University on a volleyball scholarship. This weekend the AU Eagles are playing their final home games before the Patriot League playoffs. At the last home game, they having something called Senior Day. What happens is that they honor any seniors on…