Highlights

Highlights:

The Governor's Palace

Revolutionary City

Beautiful Weather

The Randolph House

Craig being acquitted after being taken to court

for allowing a woman's tobacco crop to fall into the river

The Capitol Building

Costumed Reenactors

Shopping:

The Cheese Shop

General Browsing

Candied Apples

Biggest Surprise

Running into Friends from MD



HUZZAH!

Ghost Walk

After arriving, we took the shuttle bus into Colonial Williamsburg for dinner and a Ghost Tour. I know that the orbs in my picture are probably just Natural Enviromental Orbs (dust, pollen and humidity) but really, who knows! I'm pretty sure the ghost in the upper-left hand corner is for real :)

The tour was fun, informative and great overview of Colonial Williamsburg and it storied past.

Guess Where We Went?

Can you guess where else we spent time during Spring Break?

It was our first visit to Colonial Williamsburg!

We totally enjoyed ourselves - I think it was our first "vacation"

with only the three of us. I spent a lot of time watching families with small

children and had to stop myself from putting my arms around exasperated young

moms to tell them - love this time, it will pass too quickly. I realize that nobody

really wants to hear that when they are in the middle of a tour with a toddler who has

had more than enough but it is true!

Unsolicited Advice: Savor whatever stage you are in...

Trip Over...

The sand in the trunk was all we left behind - and perhaps a bit of ourselves...

Memories...

Before heading to the airport we made a quick drive-by to take a picture of our old house. The only change we spotted were possibly new windows(?). I wanted to jump the fence and check out our pool and outdoor kitchen, or ask if I could have a fresh lemon or two- but was afraid it might alert the neighborhood watch and I would spend the afternoon in the police station rather than multiple airports/airplanes - come to think of it - it might have been just as comfortable...

We talked to our Elvira neighbor (yes, he of the Mistress of the Dark) - couldn't believe Alicia all grown-up. He updated us on housing values - most conversations in this part of CA get around to property values at some point or another.

Additional Highlight: Attending church, lunch and lots of catching up with dear friends from our Cali days. Good times :)

Do Not Feed the Animals

Click on pic to enlarge as necessary...

He should consider the picture below a cautionary tale...

(Zion Summer 2009)

Salt Water

Alicia shared this quote with me by Isak Dinesen:

The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.

I experienced all three during my weekend get-away

and I returned relaxed, renewed and restored.

I am blessed to have lifelong friends.

PG Anyone?

Note to self/everyone:

If anyone ever sends you an email along the lines of....

Would you like to meet us in Pacific Grove?

Do not hesitate - begin packing your $25 checked luggage immediately!

If you do, you just might be able to see Mont and Kristy and Alicia all during the same extra-long weekend. You also might be able to:

• eat at Johnny Rockets (hard to eat there without thinking of Em and multiple vomitous episodes ... we missed Em not the vomiting)

• have your picture taken in front of a ginormous artichoke in Castroville (The Artichoke Center of the World)

• and eat at Central Texas Barbecue (also in Castroville - The Best Barbecue Outside of Texas Center of the World)

If you do, you will also need to thank a friend for subbing for Early AM Seminary and Craig for manning the homefront.

Goodies to Go

I'm blogging out of order but that is better than never blogging... right?! Loved this picture from Easter Sunday. It is always a little painful as a mom when your child gets ready to return to school and they announce that they are "headed home".... I always think/say, "but I thought this was home"?! I'm always glad that they are enjoying where they are, but if I had my choice I would have opted for home-college-ing!

Fun to be together - enough time for

Sushi,

Conference,

our traditional Easter Dinner

(sorry you missed the Ham, Alicia - we missed you)!

and two major late nights.

We sent her "home" with

candy/snacks,

a yummy homemade apple tart

(made just for her by Craig)

and clean clothes.

I think that might be a trifecta in college terms :)