Haste: October 2008

We spent the past 5 days traveling to, from and in Baltimore. We went to visit Sam and Lindsey with some good friends and had a wonderful time! We split up the drive on our way there and detoured to Gettysburg. We had good intentions of playing tourists, but all of the tours lasted 2+ hours. The driving tour would have taken over 3. Evidently, you can't pass on the 25 mile cruise through history. So, we settled on lunch in a local restaurant and then left. Sad, yes, but when you only have an hour, there's not a lot you can do. :) They've made lots of changes since my dad and I went in 2001. They've added more modern touristy attractions. Fun that we weren't able to partake in. Maybe next time.
We had lots of fun in Baltimore and the D.C. area. We went to the D.C. zoo, which was free! They had a wonderful panda exhibit and Grant liked seeing the animals. We didn't make it around to see all of them, so we'll have to visit the Indy zoo when warmer weather rolls back around. Then we went to the Holocaust museum. While others worked their way through the museum, Grant and I partied down in the "children's area" and Ryan went to find the Hard Rock Cafe. We then made our way to the White House where we ran into Butler Alums. Crazy! Grant slept through all of the White House excitement, but woke up in time to enjoy the train ride home. We also ventured to Johns Hopkins to see where Sam spends most of his time. It was great to see the hospital and how well liked Sam is! Everyone was excited to see him. Pharmacy week was just wrapping up so they had their area decorated and fun fictional stories about each pharmacist. Fun! After touring, Sam and Lindsey took us to "the market" for lunch. It was an eclectic food court which was very busy! The food was great and it was a neat place to visit.
We really enjoyed our vacation and Grant did so well on the road. He is such a happy baby and is doing new things each day. While at the Cullis he sat up on his own. He's been trying for a couple of months now, he would prop himself up on one arm, but just couldn't push/pull himself up into a sitting position. Now he sits up whenever he wants. He's much happier now that he can do it on his own. Look for pictures of him sitting up soon! It's hard to catch him in the act, because he does it so quickly now!

Sathish and Grant