Home for the Weekend

 Anna returned home from college for a visit the weekend of September 14.  Actually, she came home to work the last weekend at Wolf Trap where they had three sold out shows (two for James Taylor and one show with Kristen Chenoweth).  Anna got up bright and early on Friday the 13th to take the bus to the Richmond train station, where she caught Amtrak to Northern Virginia (go public transit).  In a sign of how good of a travel packer she is (and how convenient the laundry facilities are in the dorm), she arrived with nothing more than her backpack for the weekend.  Upon arriving home, she briefly chatted with her parents and then went to her room.  It as if she never left.....

As for the rest of the weekend, she worked Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.  The weather was beautiful - a great way to close out the concert season.  Theresa and a friend went to the Friday night Kristin Chenoweth concert.  Sunday night at the last minute, Theresa & Joe got James Taylor tickets and enjoyed a great show.    The weekend flew by, and Anna headed back to Richmond via Amtrak on Monday morning in time for her classes (she did need a small extra bag to take some clothes back).

While Anna is off at college, her parents continue to find things to do in this next stage of life.  


  • Theresa and two of her co-workers did the 20-mile Bike DC ride on September 7, which was a fun way to see parts of DC.  
  • Theresa also had her first book club meeting on September 11, hosted by Bard's Alley a local independent bookstore that happens to be owned by a neighbor.  This particularly group meets once a month on Wednesdays at 6 PM.  Theresa may have been overly optimistic about her ability to make this time since she usually is downtown on Wednesday (she showed up at 6:40 for an event that ends at 7).  Better luck next time.
  • Joe continues his home repair projects and is still sealing up the house.  He has since moved on to replacing/repairing faucets.

The next Anna visit is TBD but likely sometime in October.  Getting mail at her dorm has proven problematic (so far, Grandma's card is the only one that successfully arrived and that took 2 weeks).  Amazon packages seem to be no problem.  Given the mail issues, it will be a good idea to come home for a weekend for in person absentee voting.  She is registered and ready to vote in her first election! 



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