A Weekend to Inspire the Senses

I hope this posting finds everyone smiling

and excited over their Easter baskets

filled to overflowing with colorful

Easter eggs, jelly beans, peeps,

and chocolate confections of all shapes and sizes!
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We started our Easter week-end off

attending a most "wicked awesome"

concert by Robert Earl Keen,

performed in the newly renovated Jefferson Theater

in Charlottesville, Va

from there the next morning


another short road trip


to Mount Vernon , Virginia

were we stepped through

the gates of time

for a quick glimpse into the

home and life
of our first president,

George Washington.

"Mount Vernon"

Leaving Mount Vernon

with George ,

we drove approximately sixteen more miles

to the city that bares his name..

Washington D.C.

which was

covered in Cherry blossoms

and tourist

our first stop ,

the Fairfax hotel..

after a wonderful evening in the city

a day of museums and site seeing followed

Easter weekend,

The Cherry Blossom Festival,

and

the incredible warmth of spring

brought forth onto our nations capital

a slue of tourist that was a sight in and of its self!

Lincoln's monument

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Easter morning we picked up

Carrie and headed toward Felice and her family,

There we gathered together for an feast

at "Rosa's" , then the three of us headed on further south.

Carrie is spending this week with us, and

so far our days have been full..

so this has been a quick peek into our travels...

I will post more pictures,

from Mt.Vernon,our time in Washington DC and our lunch

with the kids next time...

but, for now I am going to finish the week off

spending my time with Carrie...

So today,

I will leave you with a slide

of pictures from our

"road trip"

accompanied ,

as I have been over many a year

and many, many a long mile

by the music

of

"Robert Earl Keen"!

*****

REK, REK, REK!

the road goes on forever...