I'm afraid I've neglected our blog! John was at sea this winter and we seemed to be quite busy with getting Ian from school and just life in general. I didn't even take many pictures this Christmas which isn't like me at all. This picture of Whiskers was the only contender for the blog, I'm afraid! He even looks sad about it!
Upon John's return to the states, in February, we took a trip to see Ian and have some family time. It'd been since July since John had seen Ian so a visit was over due! We decided that we'd venture to Mount Vernon, George Washington's home and final resting place. Here is direct view of the main house.
This room is off the garden and was the hot house. A fire in the next room complete with ventilation system, kept this room at a tropical temperature! Quite a luxury!!
The slaves quarters, one of many rooms. The women were housed seperately from the men.
I was wandering ahead of Ian and John and met up with Martha Washington herself!
The grounds near the house and other outbuildings. quite organized and well laid out!
a view of the main house!
Waiting on the front porch to see inside the President's home. What a wonderful and beautiful view!
The other side of the main house...
A view of the front river side of the home!!
Looking upriver on George's front yard if you look down you will see a low brick wall. There is drop off there...keeps the live stock off the front lawn...what a novel idea! No livestock remains for guests to step in while enjoying the view!!
One of our Former president's carriages!
His every day ride, quite practical and gets the job done! Sort of like a sports model!
The stables!
George's first resting place....
George and Martha's final resting place....simple, yet elegant!
We saw these lovely little houses scattered about the grounds. After doing a bit of reading, they were privies!! wonderful idea and quite nice!!
After a brisk walk about Washington's grounds and home, we ventured back to Ian's apartment. He lives in campus housing but has 3 other roommates. They have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment and it's quite nice! He lives in the lower level...C. C'mon in!!
The dining and living combo...Ian said he's working on decor...this summer he said he will work on some things for the walls..
The full kitchen! John is making the boys dinner and he's putting the cake I made in the oven!
They have a washer and dryer....
What a great visit we had with Ian and his three roommates. We shared stories and had a great meal John made and a cake. The boys were wonderful hosts and I'm so pleased that Ian has made life long friends as I had while I was in college. I'm not going to guess or even imagine the antics they have shared as I had with my college friends....I can wait to hear of those maybe 10 years from now!! LOL
While On our visit to Northern Virginia, we stopped in to see my dear friend and sister, Paula and her girls!! She has a new addition to her family. Isabella!! She wasn't but a few months old in this picture if that. John kind of hogged her. He LOVES babies and babies love him!! Look, it's John in his natural habitat!! She's adorable! He's kinda cute too!! :)
Paula amusing Isabella!! Love this....I wish we lived closer to Paula...I miss the fun we had. Looks like I need to make more trips up to DC!! :)
