Preparation H (Hatter)

Preparation H began in the fall.  We talked about New York, Chicago or Washington D.C., then realized in our previous sister trips there was a common thread--we usually made a point of visiting a family member along the way.  Lucky Charla!!  She recently moved to the D.C. area!  At a Hatter family get-together in late December we passed this idea by her and she sealed the deal--she offered us a place to stay.  From there we started making lists of sights to see and things we want to do.  In the meantime, our White House tour was cancelled due to sequestration, but on the bright side, we found out the Rangers will be in Baltimore on the day we are flying in, so we snatched up tickets!  Since most of our tours will be self guided, Carol assigned 5 memorials to each of us so we can become experts and "teach" about them.  We've been told our itinerary is ambitious, but we want to see and do as much as we can while we're there.  Our first step was to pamper our feet before they were subjected to the abuse that would be inflicted upon them in the coming week.