Holiday Season is in
full swing!!
I hope everyone had
an amazing Thanksgiving! I traveled up
with my family to Pennsylvania as usual this year. We spent Tuesday through Saturday with my
parent’s families (having parents who are high school sweet hearts makes it
easy to visit all the family in one trip!)
I could go on for
hours about my love for Pennsylvania (and the people in it!), but instead I’ll
let just do a picture dump of my week!
My beautiful
Grandmother (aka – Nanie)!
In Virginia, you can
walk into a Farm Fresh and grab a six-pack of beer. In Pennsylvania, you buy it by the case from
the beer distributors (at this local shop I met some of the nicest people ever…
who said northerners were rude?!)
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| Victory Lager.... my favorite! A case of these came home with me! |
Enjoyed some Victory
from the local Brewery in Downingtown (I am obsessed with this place and their
beers on tap!)
We checked out a
local antique shop where I snagged a sweet hard shell travel case! Can’t wait to use it in the new house!
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| my little brother needs a puppy!! |
Got to meet my
cousin’s new fur-baby, Paisley! She was
a big hit with everyone!
Helped Nanie set the
plates for Thanksgiving with my mom’s side. (Small table this year since my
aunt and uncle are off vacationing on a cruise)
These plates have been at my Nanie’s house for decades! They always brought up so many great childhood
memories. After each of her
grandchildren talked about wanting her set one day, she went out and found all
the pieces to make us each our own sets to have! I mean, that little spitfire Italian lady was
determined!
Charades has become
the family tradition after dinner with my dad’s family! The uncles start to get a bit competitive!
Drove through the
mountains! Downingtown, PA is
breathtakingly picturesque (though I may be biased!)
Last stop before
home, we took Nanie to the Brandywine River Museum. They were decorating for Christmas and had
some amazing ornaments made from all natural items found in the Brandywine
River Valley. Also had a full size train
exhibit and dollhouse showcase! She
seemed to have a great time and I loved her stories as we passed all the old
dolls!
Sadly it’s time to be
back home and to get back to the real world of meetings and deadlines. No more late night games of “Things” over
beers with the cousins.
How was your
Thanksgiving Holiday?!
{Gotta love my quality iPhone pictures… and I had my DSLR in my bag the whole time! My new year’s resolution may be to use it more!}
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