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…
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…
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…
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…
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…