Virginia (continued)

Part Two - The Fun!

Don't think for a minute that my very long trip down to Virginia was in any way going to get in the way of me having a good time.  If anything it just added to the adventure and gave us all something to laugh about.

The only negative thing I have to say about the entire weekend was that it was not nearly long enough!  We did manage to squeeze in a lot of fun into the time we had though. 

On Friday, we bought supplies to bring to the lovely place that Dianne's husband had so generously rented for the four of us to stay.  The little apartment at Hurricane Hill was just the right size and couldn't have been in a better location.  It was not more than 5 minutes from the Festival site and yet it was as if it were out in the middle of nowhere.

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We spent the day Friday at the festival site helping Dana and Dianne setup for the festival the next day.  It was a great day - weather was perfect, company was even better.  Friday evening we ate yummy sandwiches at the apartment and tested out Havala's (Marianne's daughter) recipe for Purltini's - we all agreed that they were awesome!  We also all agreed that Havala has the sweetest voice ever (we called her for the recipe)!  There was a lot of talking and giggling, and good memories being made! 

Me, Marianne, Dana

Big feet (Dianne), Little feet (Marianne)
But no hairy toes ;-)

Saturday was spent at the festival - what a gloriously sunny day it was!  Words can't describe it, so I'll just share some pictures from the day:

Some of you may recognize Chris in the picture on the right, but you probably wouldn't have made as big a fool of yourself as I did when realizing that "OMG, it really IS Woolybuns!"   I was just so surprised to see her all the way in VA; I'm used to seeing her up in my neck of the woods.

What a great festival it was - Dana and Dianne did a fabulous job organizing such an amazing event with amazing vendors!  I may have come home with a little more in my suitcase than I started out with.  I figure if I only needed one person to sit on it to close it, then I did well.

 

We went to a wonderful restaurant for dinner on Saturday night and ate fantastic meals and enjoyed some very tasty Peartini's.   (Yes, it was a weekend all about martini's; why do you ask?)  We were able to eat outside on the deck and it was a beautiful night for it. Dianne, Dana, and Marianne used this occassion to celebrate my birthday and they spoiled me rotten.  I honestly felt it was enough of a gift to have finally met them in person and be able to spend the entire weekend with them, but they showered me with some amazingly wonderful gifts!  Thank you, my sisters, I love you!  We were having such a good time that the restaurant staff nearly had to kick us out - we were still there quite a while after closing time.  I guess none of us wanted the magic to end.

 

And with that, I'll end this post.  Oh wait  - let me leave you with a little video that Dianne took while we were at dinner.

  Do you think she gets good tips? She was a sweet girl; I'm sure she gets good tips for her personality and service - but this can't hurt ;-)

Comments

[Chris]

It looks like you had a blast!!

[marianne]

hee. aren't you the naughty one?
YES! fabulously good times made! those are purltini smiles for sure. ;^)

[marianne]

ps my toes are too hairy :^)

[colleen]

wow it looks like so much fun! gonna do it again next year?

[Brenda]

Hello?! You didn't mention the red ribbon winning sweater!

[Dianne]

awww..I'm having a 'missing moment'...a great post!
I'd forgotten the pix. of the foot comparison(with my jammies)..hehe
It was a stellar weekend..one I will never forget! You 2 were the greatest guests one could ever ask for and so helpful..you took such a load off our shoulders by being there and helping out. A 'working' vacation.
There was a pix. of our little cute waitress in the local paper this week..she was being awarded some special honors..really a cute and bright gal..and I'm sure her tips are very well matched to her looks.
Sending warm hugs today.Love you guys~

[Charity]

Julie, you're so funny, I had to watch the video twice to catch what you meant! :o) I'm so glad you guys had such a wonderful time, what a way to celebrate a birthday!

[Zonda]

What a beautiful place! Glad you eventually had some fun :)

[Debby]

Awesome birthday gift Julie! What a fun time (once you got there)!

[lisa]

Had to play that twice, funny you!

[Dana]

What a day (and evening!) :D