A Bristow , Virginia Morning

Halle and Hayden, With Sun Dollars and Fighting Conch Shells,  From Uncle Rich

Up at 7:00 after another restless night.  I must need my own bed.  It's almost 8:00 now and I have been up with Drew, watching the results of last night's March Madness games.  We were too tired from our drive to stay up and watch the last two games,  two good ones of course.  It looks like a cloudy and wet weekend here in Virginia, but no snow.

Halle and Hayden, with Coco

We had a good drive to Bristow yesterday, just over six hours, what we expected.  I cannot say I enjoy driving much on # 95 but it's the fastest way north or south on the East Coast.  If you're fortunate enough to be on the road at the the right times, you move well.  If you aren't, the road can be a real problem, as it was heading south on #95 out of Washington, D.C yesterday afternoon.  We stopped  at Mickey D's, the only time we tend to eat there.  I ordered a chicken biscuit for breakfast, something you cannot get in the north, not bad if you like chicken at 9:00 in the morning.  We took a couple of back roads, off of #95, to Bristow, windy and narrow but a nice change from the straight arrow of the freeway.  We got to Jill and Drew's around 2:45, just as expected.  Drew was home early from work, so he helped us move our bags in downstairs.  Hayden came home around 3:00, so grown up I can hardly stand it, in her skinny jeans and new Ugg boots.  We drove to the school to pick up Halle who, when she saw us started running, as always.  What a cutie.  Jill worked at the real estate office till about 4:00 and when she got home, we caught up on all the family news, neighborhood gossip.  We had a couple of Blue Moons, to start dinner, opened some wine and Jill made juicy lucy's for dinner, burgers stuffed with cheese.  I grilled them outside, and with sweet potato fries, we had our dinner.  Everyone loves juicy lucy's so we were all happy.  The girls went to a school play at 6:30, did not get home till about 8:00. Jill and Drew have done a lot of work on their dining room and living room putting up crown molding, and painting.  But Jill is not quite sure of the colors, so she and Evie spent a good amount of time trying to come up with the perfect shades.  We then talked and watched some of the first basketball game on TV, then hung out with the girls till about 10:00 when we decided to all go to bed.

No big plans for today, hang out some, perhaps go to Merrifield Nursery near by, perhaps out to dinner tonight.  Tomorrow is the big day, an all day dance competition for Hayden.  We cannot wait to see her perform.

Hayden Loves Her Dog