No boats, please. Hard to escape for alone time on boats!

Well, it would be a different sort of prom to consider. It would only be about two hours long and alone time might be back at the hotel.

We've had a variety over the years, both Madison and Atlanta were too public for much shenanigans -- but that's why they made after parties.

I know in the past that lots of folks have run back to their rooms mid prom for a bit in order to escape the crowd feeling. This would be difficult on a boat.

There are all kinds of alone time, of course. Deffinately something to consider once we pick a city, pick a date, and start prom planning. I'm just pimping options.

megan-

Khan! You'll be staying just a couple of blocks from where I work. Except I'll be out of town next week. Boo, me!

FWIW, I will offer recommendations, because Rockville is not exactly an exciting town. If you like sandwiches, there is Roy's Place, which is dive-y but good. It's not bad dive-y but it's not fancy by any stretch. It's worth going just to read the menu. There is also nummy dim sum to be had at lunchtime here. Both are within a 15-30 min. drive of your hotel, depending on traffic/time of day. And they're cheap and more interesting than going to someplace generic, I think.

Oh, and going southish, you're near Rockville Town Square which has all this. Obviously there's tons of stuff in DC, too, but if you just want to run out for a meal at least you'll know what's nearby.

I hope you have a good trip! And I'm bummed that I won't be around that week.

Lunch in Rockville-- urban BBQ! Or the Cuban place! Or crisp and juicy! Nomnomnom. Or pho. Or Korean. Or salvadoran. Or the argentinian empanada place! Or koshermart! ....can you tell I used to work there and liked to eat out at cheap places?

I suck. I'm having some issues pimpng Philly, solo especially, mostly due to some work issues. Please someone take over to make sure it happens fast, please please.

Mmmm, Roy's place. (sorry, I have nothing else to add)

I can try to get Philly pimped this week, but I really doubt it's going to happen -- I've got about seven thousand things going on this week between the kids and work.

Thanks Strega! I don't know Rockville at all, but I did go to school in DC and lived in NoVa for 3 years after that, so I otherwise know the area. But I'm only there overnight anyway.

But thanks for the Roy's recommendation because I'm pretty sure I won't pass anything interesting on the way from the airport and I'll need to pick up dinner somewhere.

yeah Amy - the snow closings (6 days? really SIX SNOW DAYS in two weeks is enough already) killed me - and work has gone... actually there's no word I know of for this level of nuttiness. Want to collaborate ?