No actually if I make the 7 AM out of DCA I can be back by 4 pm. And the fare is reasonable but that's only 1 point. I guess I can add a shuttle for the second (already have 2) but then the cost gets higher. I can do DCA-BOS-PBG-BOS-PBG but it is incredibly expensive if you are not staying over a Saturday night.

Basically... need a same day trip for under $500 that earns me two points other than the standard points you get for East/West Hops. Can't find it, pretty sure it doesn't exist -- at least using legal routing. So just cheaper/easier to buy up to CP if that's worth it. (Buying up from PP that is).