A decision has been made

Thank you all so much for your great input and help with the vacation plans. We have decided to take two mini-vacations. First stop is Pittsburgh to see Riz, T, and the new baby. We will stay there for the weekend and then next stop...Washington DC.

We wanted to go somewhere we could drive to, as flights are crazy. The finger lakes were a good idea, but we just did the wineries last weekend. We love the Adirondacks, but also have a trip planned there in the fall for work. We have always talked about going to DC, but haven't gotten around to it. I found this awesome hotel deal yesterday for a place called Hotel Monaco. It was just remodeled and sits in Old Towne Alexandria, VA with Metro service to DC. Here's a pic:

Now that it's booked we can't wait to go!