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3.5 Years in RVA

May 20, 2019

3.5 Years in RVA

Our time here is nearly up! We move this coming weekend, which feels totally wild and fast to me. We’ve been here almost exactly three and a half years and while our life here wasn’t as exciting as say, our time in California, I wanted to look back on what our life here has been…

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Tagged: Moving, Richmond, Virginia

Visiting Colonial Williamsburg

December 5, 2017

Visiting Colonial Williamsburg

Over the weekend, Dan and I spontaneously decided to hop in the car and make the 55 mile drive to Colonial Williamsburg. Richmond is so conveniently located for little adventures like this; so much of this country’s history began in places within a four hour drive of here. I’ve been wanting to visit Williamsburg since we…

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15 Comments / Filed In: Explore Local
Tagged: Colonial Williamsburg, History, Virginia

Japanese Garden at Maymont

July 11, 2017

Japanese Garden at Maymont

Around lunchtime on Saturday I burst into Dan’s office and announced that we should get off our computers and go visit Maymont. We tied on our sneakers, filled up a water bottle, and headed over the Nickel Bridge. Maymont is a large historic estate in Richmond, bequeathed to the city of Richmond by the Dooleys upon…

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Tagged: Maymont, Richmond, Virginia

Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story, Virginia

June 28, 2017

Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story, Virginia

Sharing a few photos of our time at Virginia Beach this past weekend reminded me that I’ve had some photos from time spent there last year that I’ve never gotten around to sharing. Our visit last year was also short, but we made the most of our time by exploring some of the history of…

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14 Comments / Filed In: Explore Local, Travel
Tagged: Cape Henry Lighthouse, Lighthouse, Virginia, Virginia Beach

One Night in Virginia Beach

June 26, 2017

One Night in Virginia Beach

We spent part of this past weekend lounging around at Virginia Beach and it was the perfect mini getaway. My parents own a timeshare there and while their week ran through Sunday, they left on Friday afternoon, leaving it vacant for two nights. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make the most of that…

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Tagged: Virginia, Virginia Beach

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