Power of Love Tour 2011: Trip to Virginia!!

Thursday night Mike and I set off for our long-awaited road trip to Virginia for our friends Emily and Jeremiah's wedding. Emily is my oldest friend in the world. We have been friends since we were three - just a year older than Colin - in nursery school together. This is us, circa 1982:


fast-forward 29 years ...

Emily's wedding was held on the most perfect fall day, on top of a mountain in the Shenandoah Valley. It was so Emily and just ... perfect.

(those are actually cows behind emily.. they seemed very unimpressed with the whole party).

We had a wonderful time :)

The setting was perfect and the dinner and reception were literally something out of a magazine. We watched the sun go down behind the mountains and danced the night away.

We took advantage of the opportunity to drive through scenic national forests, eat at great little local places, and spent Saturday exploring Charlottesville and the surrounding areas. We spent the afternoon at Blenheim Vineyards, which is owned by Dave Matthews. Unfortunately, it was not one of his random, unannounced stopby days (I interrogated the tasting guy thorougly on this point). But it was a gorgeous setting and we enjoyed some tasty wine and sitting in the sunshine

But, after a long drive home Sunday, we were thrilled to get back to this guy:

(this is his "camera smile" face he's been doing.. hilarious).

We hear that Colin had a great weekend with his grandma and grandpa, who were nice enough to stay with him all weekend so we could have a getaway. Picutres of our roadtrip and Emily's wedding are here: http://tinyurl.com/3cqxchh .