Mom's Visit

This is going to be just a real brief blog.  I am so behind in updating everyone, but I just haven't had the time.  My mom made these collages of pictures from her trip so I decided to use them because it's quick and easy.  

My mom came into town to meet Tom and spend some time with us.  It was so wonderful having her here.  Tom took us to Richmond one of the days.  It was a very hot day!  My poor mom, she came right when we got the hot weather.  I had never been to Richmond even though I have lived here over eleven years.  It was much better than I expected.  We went to Maymont Mansion/Park.  The mansion on the inside was really beautiful!  The furniture was very interesting and I was surprised at how innovative they were back then.  The Japanese garden was beautiful especially with the waterfall.  They also have a little nature center where we saw many rescued fish, turtles, and otters.  We also went to the Hollywood cemetery where a few president's are buried.  It was a beautiful setting--right over the James river.

My mom and I shopped when she was here. Some for her, some for me.  I had a very large old tv.  One night I turned it to a show my mom likes and she said she just couldn’t watch it because the quality was so bad.  So I was talking into coming into the 21st century and bought a flat screen tv.  The best part about it is that I can watch my ipad on it.  It is very nice to have this big tv that has HD.  I just need to buy a new DVD player now.  My old one wasn’t compatible.  I will have to wait a few months to save up.  Money has been flying out the doors lately! 

Mom and I went to Shenandoah National Park and hiked to two waterfalls.  It was really gorgeous!  We got there early so there weren’t many people (I think we saw three), but when we were coming back there were a lot of people.  It was also mostly uphill on the way back.  I had told mom that we could go hike on the Appalachian Trail because she wanted to say she had done that.  However, after our hike we opted out. :)  We did get yummy shakes though in Sperryville. Yum!!!  We biked another day on the W & O D trail.

We went to a Strawberry Festival, and to two little towns in Virginia called Upperville, and Middleburg.  We did more shopping with Tom in Leesburg and in Great Falls.   I even got some great new plants for my new office and my home. It was really fun having my mom here.  There is just never enough time to do everything!