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Meet Virginia

On April 30, 2014 · 6 Comments · In family, roadtrip to virginia, travel, vacation

We took a quick trip down to visit my dad in Virginia last weekend. It was much too short, particularly when you consider the 8.5-hour drives to and from… with two kids.

Truth be told, the girls did great. But we drove down on Friday and came back on Monday, which gave us only two […]

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Fun with “Pa”

On November 12, 2012 · 1 Comment · In family, roadtrip to virginia, travel, vacation

This weekend, we were down in Virginia to visit my dad and some of his family. My dad lives in a small town, so there isn’t much to do—and that always equals a very low-key, relaxing time. The best indicator of this? I took afternoon naps while Nora napped. You know, instead of running around […]

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Nostalgia

On November 22, 2011 · 2 Comments · In roadtrip to virginia

You know how there are certain places, smells, or songs that just take you back? For me, these things can give me this feeling inside your chest that is really hard to explain. It’s a nostalgic feeling, I suppose.

My dad’s little town in central Virginia–and the surrounding area–is one of those things.

Perhaps it […]

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Monticello

On November 21, 2011 · 3 Comments · In roadtrip to virginia

Aside from visiting family and relaxing at my dad’s, the one outing we did take was to visit Monticello–the home of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

Although there are many things I did and places I went in all of my summers spent in Virginia with my dad, Monticello was not […]

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Family Ties

On November 18, 2011 · 12 Comments · In family, nora, roadtrip to virginia

We didn’t do a whole lot during our trip to Virginia. It wasn’t really a vacation so much as it was just a trip to visit my dad and some of his side of the family.

The agenda? There wasn’t one. We pretty much flew by the seats of our pants, and spent a lot […]

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