Blogs from Virginia, United States, North America - page 111

Well. I am officially back home in the US. But before I talk about that, let me sum up my last week in Israel. Last weekend, after my cousin Lisa left me, I went to my cousins for Shabbat, and then Saturday night, I went back to my friends's house where I had been staying for a few weeks. I spent Sunday with my friend Abigail, walking around town, and just hanging out, and said goodbye to all my friends in the house, pack up my stuff and went to my cousins again, for Pesach. So, Monday night was the seder. I went to my religious cousin's house in Bnei Brak. It was all of my favorite cousins who I have spent a lot of time with over the last 9 months, religious and non religious. ... read more

And, I thought my latest adventure to Richmond, VA was all about completing my longest race ever - Ukrop's Monument Ave 10k... hardly an adventure considering my success running the Shamrock Shuffle 8k in Chicago the previous weekend. Pre-race, I had other worries. We all agreed beforehand to dress as superheroes. That meant purchasing or borrowing adult-sized costumes. At first, I chose to be Spiderman, but feared I'd faint if I were to run while covering myself with a skintight outfit from head-to-toe. I ended up exchanging costume ideas with another friend so I could "dress up" as the Incredible Hulk. As the Hulk, all I had to do was buy a few containers of greenery from the local costume shop and I'd be all set, right? Well, if you consider the tradeoff of running ... read more

Getting out of the DC-Metro traffic was a little crazy...once we got to the "open road"' the scenery was gorgeous. Lots of flowering trees and spring beginning to show it's colors. Our first night was spent in Lexington, Virginia. The girls enjoyed swimming in the pool; we ordered pizza and hung out in the hotel room...watching Disney Channel (Phil of the Future). We drove through the quaint town of Lexington on our way out and saw Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University. What a cool town. I have fond memories of going there with my friend, Mary Lackey (now Hernandez) every Mother's Day weekend to visit her grandmother. We were probably in the 5th or 6th grade and could walk all around the town by ourselves...it's such a neat little town, 5th or ... read more

Apparently we are all cold, hard, and unfriendly in the north. Because everyone waves down here. Driving by in their cars, they wave. And today, my 43 year old perfectly normal husband waved.....at cows. "Y'all are just cold and mean there up north." HA! Anyhow, we went over to the book fair and did some damage. If you've never heard of the Green Valley Book Fair, it's phenomenal. I did tons of laundry and we went to Costco. Not the most exciting day, but tonight we're going to watch a fight and eat shrimp cocktail. And he has papers to grade, while I have papers to write. *sigh* Isn't married life exciting? ... read more

Well, geez, how long has it been? Too long! Much has happened in my personal life, but that's not really important. What's REALLY important is that I've planned my next trip. June 30th through July 8th I will be going to Colonial Williamsburg and the surrounding areas. My friend John and I will be driving up from Atlanta and staying about 1/2 a mile from the Williamsburg "compound". We choose 4th of July because we thought there might be lots of fun celebrations and exhibits to attend in the area. I would just like to very publicly thank John and his mother for the opportunity to take this trip. I would not be able to do so were it not for their immense generosity. Also, I would be up a creek without a paddle without the ... read more