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2009 Culpeper Farm Days : Bill and I met up with Brad and Andria to spend a day checking out a couple of farms in Culpeper. We visited Cibola Farms to check out their Bison and get some meat and then we headed to Platinum Alpaca's where we spent some time with the Alpacas and met up with some of Brad and Andria's extended family. We had absolutely beautiful weather and thoroughly enjoyed our day out exploring!

2009 Culpeper Farm Days

Bill and I met up with Brad and Andria to spend a day checking out a c ...

Updated: Oct 04, 2009 3:11pm PST

2009 Anniversary/4th of July Trip to Alexandria : Bill and I were in Michigan for our actual 9 Year Anniversary but we wanted to celebrate it officially the following week-end which happened to be July 4th. We decided to stay a night in Old Town Alexandria at the Hotel Monaco, which turned out to be a stellar hotel! We started our day by biking 17 miles from Alexandria to Mount Vernon with a picnic at the half point. When we returned to our hotel, our room wasn't ready yet so we headed to a nearby Irish pub to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. We checked in around 3:30 and decided to catch a quick nap before getting ready for our evening events. When we woke, we went outside on our balcony and watched a wedding that was happening in the courtyard. We took off for dinner about an hour later and ate at The Wharf. We had hoped to see some fireworks and we did but they were far off in the distance so nothing too spectacular from where we were. We decided to head to Las Tapas before heading back to the hotel to listen to some live Spanish music, which turned out to be a great time. The following morning we had breakfast in the adjoining restaurant to the hotel, Jackson 20, and then headed back. It was great to get away even if just for a night - especially to celebrate our anniversary!

2009 Anniversary/4th of July Trip to Alexandria

Bill and I were in Michigan for our actual 9 Year Anniversary but we w ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2009 9:04am PST

2009 Day Trip to Frederick, MD : Bill and I took a trip up to Pennsylvania to drop off our yearly venison and on the way back stopped in Frederick, MD to have lunch and walk around.  It is/was the beginning of March and it was in the mid 70s so we took advantage of the nice weather and sat outside for lunch and enjoyed the temps!

2009 Day Trip to Frederick, MD

Bill and I took a trip up to Pennsylvania to drop off our yearly venis ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2009 12:45pm PST

2008 West Virginia Day Trip : To celebrate our day off, Bill and I jumped in the Touareg and headed to West Virginia: Wild and Wonderful.  We first stopped in Charles Town to see what that was like and then ended up in Shepherdstown which was about 10 miles from Charles Town.  Charles Town was a bit of a disappointment (nothing there) but Shepherdstown was small, cute, and quaint, just what we were looking for!

2008 West Virginia Day Trip

To celebrate our day off, Bill and I jumped in the Touareg and headed ...

Updated: Oct 13, 2008 3:34pm PST

Lake Anna with Brad and Andria : Bill and I enjoyed a lovely 2 days (1 night) with our friends Brad and Andria at Lake Anna over the Labor Day week-end.  The weather ended up being beautiful and perfect for time on the Lake.  We zoomed around on Jet Ski's and cruised around in the boat - enjoying the nice weather and seeing the lovely homes on the Lake.  It was a perfect way to spend the Labor Day week-end! Thanks again Brad and Andria for having us, it was a blast!!

Lake Anna with Brad and Andria

Bill and I enjoyed a lovely 2 days (1 night) with our friends Brad and ...

Updated: Sep 01, 2008 5:51pm PST

National Building Museum and Roosevelt Park :

National Building Museum and Roosevelt Park

Updated: Mar 03, 2008 3:36pm PST

2001 Baltimore :

2001 Baltimore

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 8:07am PST

2004 Air and Space Museum :

2004 Air and Space Museum

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:43am PST

2004 Great Falls Hike :

2004 Great Falls Hike

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:40am PST

2004 Memorial Day :

2004 Memorial Day

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:39am PST

2004 Valentine's Day :

2004 Valentine's Day

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:38am PST

Misc George Mason :

Misc George Mason

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:35am PST

2004 Valentine's Day :

2004 Valentine's Day

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 7:07pm PST

Misc George Mason :

Misc George Mason

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 7:04pm PST

2003 Clifton Virginia Car Show :

2003 Clifton Virginia Car Show

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 7:03pm PST

Lightfoot Restaurant :

Lightfoot Restaurant

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 5:27pm PST

2005 Fairfax Botanical Gardens :

2005 Fairfax Botanical Gardens

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 4:48pm PST

2005 Tarara Winery : Bill and I jumped in the car and drove down bumpy, barely discovered territory in Leesburg to get to a festival that Tarara Winery was having in May. We had a fun time, got to taste some Tarara wines, pick some fresh asparagus, listen to a bag piper, and some bands!

2005 Tarara Winery

Bill and I jumped in the car and drove down bumpy, barely discovered t ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 4:46pm PST

2004 Air and Space Museum :

2004 Air and Space Museum

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 4:37pm PST

2004 Great Falls Hike :

2004 Great Falls Hike

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 4:33pm PST

2004 Memorial Day :

2004 Memorial Day

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 4:33pm PST

2006 Marine Corp Christmas Concert :

2006 Marine Corp Christmas Concert

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 1:20pm PST

2006 Melting Pot / Campfire at Bill's House :

2006 Melting Pot / Campfire at Bill's House

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 1:07pm PST

Wine Festival at Morven Park :

Wine Festival at Morven Park

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 1:06pm PST