Back in Virginia

Let's see. As I write this it's Monday and I got in to Dulles Airport on Wednesday night. Screwed up right from the beginning as I didn't remember which was my cousin's apt. He wasn't going to be in town so he left me a key to the place but it did require me to remember which place was his which I should have done as we stayed here 5 days last summer. But oops completely screwed it up created problems for his best friend and daughter. BUT I did finally get in the correct apt and hit the sack. 3 hours later I was wide awake with a large number of dark hours ahead of me. Such is the wonders of jet lag. The next day I wanted to be sure I caught the Germany - USA world Cup game and did from a Subway in Reston, where I went to eat, and a sports bar down the street. Half way through the 2nd half I got a little light headed at the sports bar, probably due to the lag and a possible cold coming on. Back to Subway to drink tea and finish the game. Then home for a nap before picking up Ry at the bus stop. Friday was cruising the car dealerships for wheels. Ry was patient but they were more expensive than I wanted. Looks like it's back to Craigslist. Oh and took the Langston Hughes record over to Langston Hughes Middle School. Saturday the cold hit me full on and I slept much of the day. That obviously didn't help my jet lag and once again I was awake most of the night. Sunday after the soccer games we went to get my rental for my trip to Harrisonburg on Monday. Where I thought my insurance was going to come from didn't happen and so I had to pay some larger coins for the Alamo insurance. And I learned. And so today is Monday. Got up early (still lagged) and made the 2 hours to Harrisonburg. Visited Rocktown Realty, the Visitor Center, the town library, EMU Athletic Dept, EMU Human Resources, Rockingham County Education Dept. all in the morning. Finally subway for lunch.

OK so here is THE PLAN. We're going to continue this blog as we report in on the latest adventure. After a year off, Reed is going to Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia with the hope of playing basketball, majoring in probably PE and having a wonderful time in the Shenandoah Valley of the East Coast. I'm going along to watch him play, perform and, of course, keep him out of trouble if possible. He'll be in the dorm and I'll be where ever I end up, hopefully not too far away. I'm leaving Guam in a few days Wed 6/25 and get myself setup with car, apt, and maybe even a job if someone will hire me, Reed will come July 28 and we will immediately head out to a family reunion in Nashville before getting us back to Harrisonburg. This blog will be our main tool of getting info out to all our friends. It probably won't be updated daily like last summer but I do plan on putting a link on Facebook if anything interesting happens. That's it. You've been warned.