Hey, they have Internet access there too ya know. No reason to leave the board! Good luck to y'all, I lived in that area for a couple of years myself (Fairfax, Chantilly, Herndon), it's real pretty around the countryside there. We enjoyed the area, at least the parts outside of the lunatic asylum of the metro area. Spend as much time as possible out in the country to save your sanity. Drive the small country roads and visit the little towns, go exploring the "real America" of the area and its history, escape the city and soak in the flavor of the countryside. It's well worth it! My biggest regret is not visiting the Smithsonian though.