Setting an alarm is not part of my usual nighttime routine, but I am leaving on a 5:45 a.m. flight tomorrow morning, and I'm pretty sure that no matter how early I wake up on my own, it won't be early enough for that. If I just wanted to roll out of bed, into the car, and onto the plane, I know I would wake up in plenty of time. But I want to enjoy a cup of coffee and get a shower. My bags are already in the car, and I've checked the weather for the DC area -- not bad for January. Tomorrow's high is forecast to be fifty-five, pretty nice if it's a sunny day. After that, for most of the time I'm there the highs will be in the thirties and the lows around twenty. I've been up there when it's been much colder than that. (I'm not going to press that point because I don't want to push my luck.) Despite the lack of snow in the forecast, I'm still a little edgy about that. I've been snowed in up there too many times to be completely relaxed about getting out of town on time.
The last time I visited up north was nearly two years ago, and I guess that's why I have a bit of anxiety about it. Because my flight is so early, I'll be through the DC airport and in my rental car by 8:00 at the very latest. My son gets off work at 5:00 (I think; it changes). I'm not sure what I'll do with the day, but it isn't hard to find something to do up there. If it truly is a nice day, I may park at a Metro stop and ride the subway downtown. I haven't done that for a very long time. Of course I'm glad to be seeing my son, granddaughters, and other friends and family members, but you may be able to tell I'm not going into this with great excitement. I hope that isn't a bad omen. Oh, well. I'm sure all will be fine and I'll have lots of great anecdotes to relate during my week away. Bon voyage!
No comments:
Post a Comment