DC Disappointment

This can get a bit confusing but here's the short version. Our best friends from college who happen to be our youngest son's Godparents (yes...they had colleges back when I was young) have a son named Nick. Nick was our middle son's best man when he got married. As you can probably read between the lines and make the assumption that these are very close family friends. Nick is getting married on the same date that our Washington DC trip is scheduled. For that reason, for the first time in what seems like 100 years, I will be missing the DC trip this year. The good news is that Mrs. Barker has been on this trip almost as many times as I have and our new assistant principal, Mr. Westerhof, has had been with the MCMS Washington DC trip many times. The group that is going are going to LOVE it....they're just going to have to love it without me.