Oh, Virginia!

We had such a good time seeing our friends in Virginia!  Rex & Lisa Hamaker were fabulous hosts, providing a warm and welcoming home, and even playmates for Molly & Ella.  At first, Ella couldn't understand why everyone was just sitting in the bushes, but after a few rounds of fetch, she needed a nice cool break too!

On Tuesday night, we had a quiet dinner with the Hamakers, including fresh blueberry sorbet made from blueberries hand-picked by us from their personal crop. It was delicious!

Rex & Lisa threw us a party on Wednesday night, and quite a few of our Virginia friends came out to visit.  What fun to catch up with everyone, and share a bottle or two of wine and delicious food. The Hamaker house is always a great place for a party - we gathered in the kitchen and talked and laughed until late in the evening!

On the drive to Virginia, Jarrod discovered that the air conditioning in the Jeep was blowing, but it wasn't getting cold at all.  Rex helped us find a mechanic, and we were able to get it fixed and road-worthy in less than a day, praise God!  While it was in the shop, we took the dogs to the beach for their first experience with the ocean.  Molly wasn't sure about the water that never stopped moving, but she eventually got used to it.  They both waded in and cooled off, though neither of them was very interested in swimming.  Ella loved walking just at the water line, keeping her feet wet, and Molly found she could to much more interesting smells if she stayed on drier ground.

All in all, we had a wonderful visit with everyone, and were blessed, as always, to be able to call them friends.