On Thursday, the 10th of July we arrived at our old friends, Steve and Linda Marshall’s house, and stayed until Tuesday the 15th. We were so happy to see them and both of their kids, Matt and Tori. Poor Tori had four wisdom teeth removed the morning after we arrived, and while she wasn’t able to eat with us, she was quite the trooper. We had a great time there and were able to decompress after over 4 weeks on the road. Steve and Linda live in Ashburn, about 20 miles west of Washington D.C.

We went to a vineyard-and really, who knew there are wineries in Virginia? And surprise number two-the wine was good. We went to Harper’s Ferry, where the civil war started. We went in to D.C.-and did some shopping and eating in Georgetown. On Sunday we drove to Shepherdstown, WV, where Matt lives and we went to the farmers market and out to lunch. We also sneaked in to a Premium Outlet mall while we were in Ashburn. It was a nice few days. And I should mention the stellar guest quarters provided by Steve and Linda. We had the whole basement to ourselves and while that may bring a picture of cold and damp to some people, not so in this case! This is like a suite in a 5 star hotel, complete with a bar and family room. We figure we could make our master bath this nice if we got rid of the toilet and half of the walk in closet. Probably won’t do that though-I would miss my closet-lol!