Friday, March 5, 2010 - Travel Day

Left early to get to National Airport, as they had a shooting at the Metro station outside the Pentagon last night, which is only a few stops away from the airport, wasn’t sure if they were diverting passengers or not. Their solution was simply to not stop at the Pentagon station, which meant we ended up getting there a few minutes early. Had a longer layover at DFW, planned it that way so we could have a nice meal there and I wouldn’t have to cook when we got back in, which was going to be late. Ate at the Irish Pub, a big, meat-laden All Day breakfast, so that I could experience black pudding, which was Hubby’s father’s favorite. Looked just like a typical sausage patty, but not as spicy or salty. Add that to bangers (link sausage) and rashers (Irish bacon) and eggs, it was quite a meal. Surprised an Irish breakfast didn’t have potatoes! Guess they had enough throughout the rest of the day! Once we arrived in Austin, we drove out to my brother’s to pick up the dogs, he wasn’t there but his girlfriend was, so we chatted with her for a bit, then had to leave because we wanted to get back to check on the horses before it got dark. Wishful thinking, the traffic in Austin is some of the worst we’ve ever encountered, and it doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s day or night. Terrible! Anyway, everyone was safe and sound, and we were absolutely exhausted, so we were in bed early. Hope we recover in time to make the most out of our rehearsal space, which ended up being a studio at Ballet Austin. Not the least expensive option, but we had run out of time to solve the problem, and it was the best we could do on short notice.