My parents, Mozzarella (18), Sweet Pea (16), Gubby (14), and Mini-Man (11) arrived in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon and drove their faithful steed, a Dodge Durango, I think it was. Peach and I arrived late Thursday night, and were delighted to drive a lovely, deep blue Nisan Versa, which we Christened Lady Valencia Dawn Jones. Several forthcoming posts shall pertain to the adventures my family, Peachy, and I had, primarily from the perspective of Lady Valencia, Peachy, and I since we only had about 2/3 of our adventures with the rest of the family.
The following photos are from our first two days in Virginia. Upon arriving at the Charlottesville airport around 9 p.m., we collected the keys to our rental car and trudged into the pouring rain to find our lovely car. We were quite delighted with Lady Valencia, and had an exciting drive through the pouring rain to a (very) woodsy Air BnB cabin in Howardsville, about an hour down the road.
It was pitch black when we arrived, and since my family warned us not to drive Lady Valencia up the driveway as it was too steep, we parked at the base of the hill and brought our bags up to the front porch, where we searched for and found the house keys, got eaten by insects, and let ourselves into the cabin. The family had spent the day in D.C. and were still gone, so Peachy and I hung around, unsure of where we were going to stay, since we had heard about a "bunk house," but didn't know how to gain access. The cabin was very "vintage" and full of bugs, but thankfully, the bunk house, while "groovy," had fewer insects.
On Friday, Peachy and I drove an hour to Liberty University, registered for graduation, drove to Monticello where we met the family, and then proceeded to the LuRay Caverns. Friday was a busy, wet, educational, exhausting, and lovely day.
Peach and I didn't get back to our Air BnB until around 11:30 p.m., to bed until after midnight, to sleep until close to 2 a.m., and had to get up around 4:30 a.m. to make it to the commencement registration by 6:30 a.m. -- Peachy was so kind to get up early and drive me there!
There is an organ in the LuRay Caverns, with the stalactites and stalagmites as pipes, and it plays Rock of Ages.
Peachy and my's now semi-traditional "O'Hare" selfie.
After surviving our long drive in the dark and pouring rain, we arrived at the family's Air BnB. We were very wet and very tired, but happy to be there.
The "bunk house" where Peachy and I stayed for the graduation!
Yes, there are glowing stars on the bunkhouse ceiling...
The day before graduation! Peachy was kind enough to take a photo of me in front of my actual "school"!
Thomas Jefferson liked to keep track of his steps, too!
Thomas Jefferson's house was so, so neat. This is on the ground floor, where there are wine cellars, exhibits, ect.
Sweet Pea and I in front of one of the slave cabins.
So thankful for these wonderful parents.
Mini-man is growing up so, so fast!
Family
Mozzarella
Someday I hope to be as cute as them.
Jefferson's Tomb
Getting soaked outside Jefferson's Tomb, but still having a good time.
Gubby
Road-tripping to the LuRay Caverns! I'm not sure how that first picture got to the top, when I uploaded everything in chronological order...I could rearrange the pictures, but time is not a commodity in my life.
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