Trip!!

I'm so excited!! Tina is going to the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Conference in Philadelphia next weekend, and I'm going to tag along with her. I bought my plane ticket last week and can stay in her hotel room at no extra cost to the county. They're paying for her to attend the conference. I'll be on my own to explore since the Courtyard Marriott Downtown is near so many neat places. We're leaving here Thursday morning and will get back Sunday evening. Tina and I will have time to do some things together while she is not in sessions.

Here's the exciting part! I emailed to see if Maddie would be in town while I'm there, and the answer is YES! I'll have a wonderful tour guide Saturday and am hoping that David will get to ride the train down from NYC. That would be wonderful to get to meet David, Maddie, and the Boy Toy! I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Maddie already mentioned the Naked Chocolate Cafe, which I'd already googled because I remember his mentioning it on his blog and want to be in chocolate heaven.

I'm really looking forward to this trip! I've checked online and am also looking forward to hearing about places to go and things to see.


Instead of a DDBW, this will be an "Auntie Flame And Nephews" weekend (AFAN) and will involve chocolate.