I thought when I got back home, I'd manage to keep up the frantic pace and actually get things done around the house. I didn't. At all.

I did not unpack the suitcase until Sunday. Night. I took Monday off and it felt like I was home sick because I stayed in sweats and a bathrobe all day. Once I went back to work the week went by quickly.

We are off to Virginia for spring break. We are staying at a resort with all sorts of things to do. Victoria wants to do the zoo in DC but I think I found some things close to the resort she will enjoy. www.massresort.com

My goal for spring break/drive-to vacations are for getting reading done while Victoria splashes in an indoor pool. We've spent the last few years in the Poconos, Williamsburg, and Newport, RI. I like staying close to home but going a little south for warmth is always hard to resist.

The resort offers a day long bus tour of DC. I keep thinking we 'should' do it but we might still be recovering from an all day bus tour in 2005. We spent 14 hours off and on busses exploring LA. It was a long day. This day sounds pretty long too, leaving at 6am. The schedule would be:

Washington D.C. Tour Detailed Schedule

* Jefferson Memorial (30 min)
* Iwo Jima Statue (10 min)
* Arlington National Cemetery (1 hour 45 min)
* Air Force Memorial (10 min)
* The Pentagon (drive by)
* Pentagon City Mall – Lunch on your own (50 min)
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Capitol Building, Supreme Court, and Library of Congress (2 hr for all 3)
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Navy Memorial (10 min)
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White House (20 min photo stop)
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and The Korean War Memorial (1 hr 10 min for all 4)
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Roosevelt Memorial (30 min)
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Washington Monument (drive-by)
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The National Mall (drive-by)

Does anyone know if 2 hours in a cemetary is necessary? You also have an option to spend the day at the museums of the Smithsonian Institution. The trip is offered on Wednesdays and/or Thursday departing Massanutten Resort at 6:00am and returning around 9:00pm. The price is $89.00 for adults and $79.00 for children 12 and under. There is a $20 discount with the Activity Card. The price includes a buffet dinner at Golden Corral in Manassas.

It sounds like work and education. I'm not sure if we are up for it.