I mean, I personally would not want to catch a 6AM train, but if you'd rather spend the night, that's no problem.

I can def get down to Baltimore to hang around then (I mean, everything depends on what happens with my MiL's health, but...), and I will pass right by SS on my way home -- if you can handle a well-loved Civic that my husband smokes in; but I'll Febreeze the hell out of it -- or, obvi, BWI goes in to DC.

SS is much closer to DC than Balto. (by half an hour/45 mins.) When you leave your nephew's, DC Union Station is your closest.

Appreciate it, Dana! I am pretty comfortable with sleepily taking a Lyft to the station and napping on the train.

And of course your MiL contingencies gotta continge, Jen. Will be great to see you if possible, with or without the ride! Was vaguely planning on figuring out local transit and will keep that as a backup in case it is needed. Nephew's remarks were that DC and Baltimore Airport stations were both pretty close, I might have misremembered where he actually lives. I'll need to make sure I have the right address before then . . .

Just FYI, it looks like it's about a 30-minute drive to the station. We're out in the burbs.

And with those arrangements I have 6 of my ten segments booked. Yikes! Also halfway through the 30 days, so just about on track for expectations I suppose. This is an extremely weird feeling all the way around.

Yay! I'm anticipating being around then, but... one never knows with these things. I dearly HOPE I am around!

And, obvi, go by what your nephew says. It may be a traffic thing that makes BWI and Union Station about equal. But, if he is in Silver Spring, I do pass right by on the way home, that much I know, and wherever it is, we will work it out!

So exciting.