We made it.

Okay...a word about trains. I have never been on a train in the US until now...previously I had taken a train in Germany, but never here. I was picturing efficiency...tight schedules....timely departures. That's not so much what I got.

Apparently, timeliness is not a priority for Amtrak. Our train left 2 hours late. Yes...you read that right. Not two minutes, or 20 minutes...no TWO HOURS late. I would like to believe that it was a random quirk, but the attendant at the station said we were lucky...the night before it was FOUR HOURS LATE! Now, when your departure is already scheduled to be a weird hour (such as 1:36am) and you have a 20-month old child with you, that is a problem. Danika was good, but exhausted and cranky and on edge while we were at the station waiting.

The train ride itself was great. Comfy, easy, and really not bad at all. It was night, so there was nothing to see, but that was fine. Once we actually boarded the train she settled down and went to sleep in my arms/lap. I slept a little bit on the way....Danika stayed asleep pretty much the whole ride. It was wonderful. She was so good! And when we got into Toledo at 7am, she woke up chipper and happy and smiling. You can't really ask for more than that. :)

We are now embarking on our week of socializing. We visited my good friend Marissa this morning. That was quite fun and she was very hospitable considering we just kind of showed up. :) And we went to visit Nana (my mom) at work and said hi to her co-workers. That was fun, too. Now we are home, Danika is napping and I'm about to do the dishes. (My mother is still in the stone age and doesn't have a dish washer!)

We are off to visit friends in the Cedarville area tomorrow. We will keep you posted.

Oh - and the roof project is going just fine. :)