js and i fondly refer to the middle of march through the beginning of september as tourist season. sometimes we joke that it's similar to hunting/fishing/insert your seasonal hobby here season and there is a point system for rating the novice to the savvy tourist. js and i also refer to tourist season as our b&b or our revolving door. but really, tourist season is kind of fun for us because that's when our family and friends come to visit and we get to play tourist with them.
we've had friends in town for conferences since the middle of march, friends visiting over the weekend, family coming in about a week for easter. it's fun to be able to show off our capitol city to our friends and family. so starts tourist season in the nation's capitol. but it's not just here where it's tourist season. i know that we have trips planned for a weekend in nyc sometime before the end of august, back to the midwest for a family reunion and cousin's wedding, maybe back to az/ca to see friends and family.
today pbs and i are taking it easy this morning but are going to get out this afternoon, since it's supposed to be near 90 degrees. maybe we'll just go down to the pond and feed the ducks, i'll figure that out eventually. tomorrow is supposed to be rainy and in the 60s, so we'll stay home and relax then. maybe later in the week we'll try a couple of the museums.
i'm kind of an on the go all the time kind of person and may take it too far sometimes. i don't always realize that some people like to take things much slower and don't have to have something going every second of the day. i guess my dad's planning gene has rubbed off on me. i like to go, go, go and when we have visitors staying with us i want them to be able experience and see as much as possible.
not everybody is like me. many tourists want to take their time. others seem to get bored and get into trouble. this is the reason for the point system for rating the tourists and why we fondly refer to this time of year as tourist season.
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