Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13928768)

Does the Hotel Bagworld earn points? What about bonus offers? And, perhaps most importantly, what does it take to qualify for elite status, and what are the perks once you have qualified?

Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 13928685)

Butterfly World in Coconut Creek.

There is a Festival indoor flea market just south of it as well, has a lot of interesting things and not nearly as junky as an outdoor flea market.

And AC cooled, which was nice after the heat at the Butterfly World today.

Moms were free today, but it is $25 a person otherwise :rolleyes: Very costly, but it was good for 1.5 hours of scorching heat and 100% humidity (they insured that with misters going all the time)

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 13928709)

Our guest room :D

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13928748)

Funny thing is, we never had a housewarming party in Atlanta. In fact, we had this great place, and rarely had people over. And we only had one overnight guest, a friend who lives in Boston, in two years of living in this loft.

Now, with this move, we're going to have my sister-in-law as an overnight guest on only our third night in DC, and my parents informed me tonight they're planning on spending a weekend in Washington visiting us in mid-July, and we've already got other friends who want to come up. I think we're actually going to end up having friends over to visit at our place far more often in Washington than we did in Atlanta, and we're already on target for having more overnight guests in our first 60 days of living there than we've had the last two years here.

One thing that has been very, very odd about this move. People have this notion of "Southern hospitality" and all, but our friends in Atlanta have barely acknowledged we're moving, and for the most part, haven't really spoken to us since they found out about it. On the other hand, friends and family in the Washington area, as well as all over the Northeastern US are so excited that we're going to be much closer, and keep telling us how much they're looking forward to it. An old acquaintance of my partner's from years ago in DC has already said he wants to host a party to welcome my partner back to town, and welcome me as a new resident, and wants us to invite everyone in the area we know. I've always felt like somewhat of an outsider in Georgia, and now it's really evident that I wasn't just imagining that. Despite our efforts to become closer friends with people here, over the last year we've increasingly grown to realize that a lot of our closest, truest friends weren't the people we hung out with on a regular basis in this city. And lately we've found that to be very true.

Anyway, there are a lot of things I'll miss about Atlanta, but on the other hand, I don't find it nearly as hard to say goodbye to living here as I did when I left Houston. Everything about this move says it's the right thing for us at the right time. And now I'm just ready for it to happen.

As for that housewarming party, probably later in the summer.

Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 13928801)

That's not Houston!;)

Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 13928785)

points: Friendnights points
Bonus Offers: Free transit to store if buying nice wines.
Elite Status: This is tricky, you may outstay your welcome if there too often :D
Perks: Free morning mimosas

Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 13928796)

Fixed - for those who know where CC is. I've been there. I'm sure I'll be there again, or have my father or brother take my daughter there as a trip to a south Florida attraction. As for Festival, I've been there during the winter and it's :rolleyes: w/ all the French Canucks.

Originally Posted by mwg25 (Post 13928671)

I'm glad you'll have some time in MSY - it's fun. I highly recommend the sunset paddlewheel cruise, especially since it's your first time in the city. As far as eating, obviously it's really hard to go wrong, but if you decide that you want to do a fancy place, Commander's Palace >>>(x 100) Galatoire's.

Originally Posted by mwg25 (Post 13928671)

I agree with you on the long car trips (DC is totally a long drive!) though for me, not being alone while driving makes all the difference in the world.

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13928695)

sdm1130, have you found a place to live in Houston yet?

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 13928709)

Our guest room :D

Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 13928781)

I did the PHL-HOU drive three times!:eek: Once, I drove Mrs. photog72 down back in June 2007. Then in July 2008, I moved most of my stuff down w/ a moving van and towed one of my cars. Then in September 2008, I finally moved down w/ the few things I had left. I did one drive in 30 hours, another in 32 hours. Napped at a rest area at the Alabama/Georgia state line.

This is the route I took on my solo journeys. Are you heading in a similar direction?

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 13928747)

Good evening box
I hereby petition Alco the FlightMemory Czar to grant these 2 flights as new lines:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/...de5c4c5e4e.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/...55794977f4.jpg

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 13928808)

^It sounds as if it defintely the right move for you both (despite all the houseguests ;) ). Glad it all worked out!

Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13928824)

^^ Do we earn SPG points? :)

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13928677)

Hi Box, just checking in now that a busy weekend of packing for the move next weekend is done. We're pretty much set now. There are a few things for me to pack tomorrow, but we're almost there. I'm just ready for the whole ordeal to be over with so we can get settled into enjoying life in Washington DC.

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 13928709)

Our guest room :D

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 13928768)

Does the Hotel Bagworld earn points? What about bonus offers? And, perhaps most importantly, what does it take to qualify for elite status, and what are the perks once you have qualified?

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13926686)

Done grading essays for spring 2010 ^

Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13928824)

We have a few possibilities, but nothing that exactly fits what we're looking for. We're going to hold off on signing a lease for another week or two in hopes that a nice downtown loft will come on to the rental market.