I spent the weekend in Harbor National, MD. We stayed at the very fancy Gaylord National for the night. I decided to share a few photos from the area!

This was the view from our hotel room.  There are a lot of restaurants, other hotels and parking garages.

Another view from the room.  You can see the Washington Monument!

We went to the Gelateria for Gelato for breakfast.  Breakfast of Champions 😉  I got Reese’s and Vanilla. Though I probably should have went with something other than vanilla like peanut butter or chocolate… since the Reeses was vanilla based.  Oh well, next time!

When my friend went down the stairs to check on where the Gelato was, she yelled up “THERE IS A PEEPS STORE” so of course we had to check it out – they even had a scrapbook kit.  I opted to just get some stickers instead of the whole kit though lol

This kind of freaked us out – so we didn’t get much closer.  Turns out, in addition to the arm there is actually a whole body emerging from the sand.  The sculpture is called “The Awakening”  I can only imagine what our reaction would have been when we realized there was a whole giant dude down there lol
Gaylord National, where we spent the night.  The glass is giving a view to the atrium, which has little houses/shops inside.  Very fancy and cool looking!

Cadillac Ranch is where we went for dinner.  First we were told that we’d have to wait 40 minutes.  So we went for a walk to CVS to pick up some snacks for later / the car ride home.  About 15 minutes later I noticed the buzzer was buzzing so we walked as fast as we could (which for me, is not that fast) back up the block or so to the restaurant.  We were informed by the snooty hostess that “they had no response” when they paged us so they gave the table to someone else so we’d have to wait for another one to open up.  (I didn’t realize you could respond from those pagers, are they walkie talkies? And there was no room at the restaurant to wait – and why would we stand around for 40 minutes when we could be exploring?)  Then when a table was ready the girl who was seating us walked to the table so fast she completely left us in her dust.  However, once our waitress took our order I’d have to say the night did turn out alright.  The food was good and our waitress was nice aside from the fact that she did take a bit to finally take our order.

1. 21 GUNS:
“Do you know what’s worth fighting for?
When it’s not worth dying for?
Does it take your breath away and you feel yourself suffocating?”
What was the last cause/reason that you signed a petition or joined in a protest?

I can’t recall anything off hand.

2. AMERICAN IDIOT:
“Don’t want to be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria
It’s going out to idiot America”
Where is the best place for trusted information about world events?

CNN.

3. GOOD RIDDANCE:
“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why.
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time”…
What was the last lesson or message about life you learned?

That I can be independent if I want to be.

4. WELCOME TO PARADISE:
“Dear Mother Can you hear me whining?
It’s been 3 weeks since that I left your home.
This sudden fear has left me trembling
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I’m feeling so alone”…
Where was the place you went to live when you first moved out of your parents/guardians home?

I haven’t moved out yet. Not even for college. Soon though I hope I will have my own place!

5. MINORITY:
“I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
Cause I want to be the minority”…
When have you ever felt like an outsider?

My whole childhood? My whole adulthood thus far? Every day?

6. WHEN I COME AROUND:
“Oh I heard it all before
So don’t knock down my door
I’m a loser the user
So I don’t need no accuser
To try and slag me down because I know you’re right”…
What was the last bad thing you discovered about yourself?

I’m not sure.

7. MISERY:
“Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
He fell into the city by the bay
He liquidated his estate
Now he sleeps upon the Haight
Panhandling misery”…
If you have ever been poor, what lesson, skill-set or experience came from it?

Budgeting. Although I wouldn’t consider myself to ever have been poor.

8. 80:
“Sometimes I wonder if I should be left alone
And lock myself up in a padded room
I’d sit and spew my guts out in the open air
Cuz no one wants to hear a drunken fool”…
How do you relax after a stressful day?

Scrapbook or surf the net.

9. REDUNDANT:
“We’re livin in a repetition
Content in the same old stick again
Now the routine’s turnin to a contention
Like a production line goin over and over and over roller coaster”…
Do you do something over and over the same way, even though you know there is a better/simpler way to do it?

I am sure that I do.  Sometimes I just get stuck in my ways.

10. ANDROID:
“It makes me wonder when I grow to be that age
Will I be walking down the street begging for your spare change
Or will I grow that old? Will I still be around?
The way I carry on, I’ll end up 6 feet underground and waste away”…
What age do you believe is OLD and why?

Well, I remember thinking that 20-30 was old and now that I am over 20 I’d say 80 is old lol Maaaaybe 70. 😉

11. WAITING:
“I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this moment to come
I’m destined for anything at all”…
What is your biggest dream in life (so far)?

My mantra/motto is Dream Big so I have a LOT…

12. POPROCKS AND COKE:
“I don’t care is you don’t mind
I’ll be there, not far behind
I will dare, keep in mind, I’ll be there for you”…
What is the biggest favor you ever did for family or for a friend?

I don’t know.

13. BASKET CASE:
“Yea, I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams,
She says it’s lack of sex that’s bringin’ me down…”
What would you like more of in your life?

hours… so I can sleep more.