Thank you.

Apparently I made a mistake telling my mom that we are planning on using the metro while we're in DC instead of driving. She is sure we'll get attacked, beaten up, robbed and possibly killed just because we are going to take public transportation. UGH!! I know I cannot in anyway tell her we'll be alright. My plan is use to the metro for a couple of reasons, the main one being we do NOT know DC at all. The last time I was there was about 15 years ago when I was in high school. My husband has never been in DC. So it will be a lot simpler to use the metro to get where we're going. Then there's the whole saving money thing. Between not knowing where we're going, the cost of gas and the cost of parking I would think taking the metro would be cheaper. (It may not be, but it will definitely be easier.)