Saturday, August 29, 2020

2020-08-21 Family Visit to Virginia


Family Visit to Virginia
August 2020

Hanging with Family at my Brother Bill's House

My cousin Jim and his wife Flow got married back in May up in Pennsylvania.  We were all suppose to get together for their wedding before Covid-19 nixed those plans.   It just wasn't quite the same watching over the internet.

When Amy and I heard the newlyweds were making a trip down to Virginia, we decided to join in the festivities as well.

We also wanted to check in on my parents, so for the first time since Christmas, Amy and I made the drive up to Virginia to visit my side of the family.  We spent a few days at my parents house with my sister Mary and my brother Bill.

It has been years since my siblings and I spent a night together at my parents house and was wonderful visit!

After a few days with the parents, we continued on to my brother Bill's house for the remainder of our trip.  Jim and Flo would be staying there as well.  It was probably the first time as adults that I've spent any quality time with Jim and my first time ever meeting Flo.  

Judging by the photos, we spent a lot of time drinking.  We visited three wineries and one cidery, all of which I felt did an excellent job maintaining a safe environment during this Covid-19 pandemic.

And with safety in mind, thanks to Amy and Mary for taking on the designated driver duties for our winery excursions!


Here are some of the photos from our visit:

Group Photo at Chrysalis Vineyards

Group Photo at Mt. Defiance Cidery 

Group Photo at Bluemont Vineyard

 Bluemont Vineyard

 My Cousin Jim and his wife Flow
The Newlyweds!

 Amy and Me

 My brother Bill and his wife Michelle

The guys escape for a beer

Group Photo at the Bogati Winery

Enjoying some Apple Pie  
(Thanks Chris!)

My brother Bill and his wife Michelle
He picked a good one    (obviously I am not talking about his beer choice)

My brother Bill and my nephew Liam
One year ago Liam was pitching in the Little League World Series!

Poor Duke got his paw stuck in the window blind draw-strings


My complete set of photos is posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157715727451778






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