The open house at Susan and Tods was a great event with about 100 people attending. The beautiful historic home was decorated with traditional decorations of wreaths, garlands, candles and an 18 foot tree! It was fun to help a bit and to meet so many new people from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
We left our wonderful serene motorhome location at Susan and Tod's farm and headed south. We choose to bypass Baltimore and DC and meander through Delaware (very flat) and Virginia to Virginia Beach/Norfolk area. We crossed the Chessapeak Bay Bridge and tunnel - 17 miles long. That is something that has been on our list of must dos!
Virginia Beach is one of those towns that is VERY busy in the summer. They have a wonderful beach that has miles of a concrete "boardwalk" that is nicely done with artwork and great access. They have a Christmas light show for about 2 1/2 miles on the walk where they let cars drive down it at night. (For you Redmond people, it was similar to what was done at Marymoore Park a few years back.)
After 2 days at the beach we headed to cousin Arlane and Jims in Salisbury, North Carolina.
All of this travel was under sunny skis and reasonably warm weather! We have been so lucky with lots of sunshine and above normal temperatures. It appears we picked the right time to be gone from the Seattle area as Carlee, Cody and the boys were without power for 6 days after the big storm! Jean and Mark lost power in the new house for a few days just when they are trying to move in.
We spent the weekend with Arlane and Jim in Williamsburg, VA. The Christmas decorations were beautiful and we had several memorable meals! Traditional decorations are all natural and there were lots of green wreaths, garlands and red ribbons. They are accented with fruits, pods, pinecones and other natural items.
We also got to tag along at another wonderful holiday party. Arlane and Jim's friends Hank and Shirley have hosted a "Toys for Tots" party in concert with the local Marines for 13 years. They decorate their home and yard "bigtime" and this year received a community service award from a local TV station. There were about 400 people, 10 Marines, and by the end of the day a truckload of toys!
We left our wonderful serene motorhome location at Susan and Tod's farm and headed south. We choose to bypass Baltimore and DC and meander through Delaware (very flat) and Virginia to Virginia Beach/Norfolk area. We crossed the Chessapeak Bay Bridge and tunnel - 17 miles long. That is something that has been on our list of must dos!
Virginia Beach is one of those towns that is VERY busy in the summer. They have a wonderful beach that has miles of a concrete "boardwalk" that is nicely done with artwork and great access. They have a Christmas light show for about 2 1/2 miles on the walk where they let cars drive down it at night. (For you Redmond people, it was similar to what was done at Marymoore Park a few years back.)
After 2 days at the beach we headed to cousin Arlane and Jims in Salisbury, North Carolina.
All of this travel was under sunny skis and reasonably warm weather! We have been so lucky with lots of sunshine and above normal temperatures. It appears we picked the right time to be gone from the Seattle area as Carlee, Cody and the boys were without power for 6 days after the big storm! Jean and Mark lost power in the new house for a few days just when they are trying to move in.
We spent the weekend with Arlane and Jim in Williamsburg, VA. The Christmas decorations were beautiful and we had several memorable meals! Traditional decorations are all natural and there were lots of green wreaths, garlands and red ribbons. They are accented with fruits, pods, pinecones and other natural items.
We also got to tag along at another wonderful holiday party. Arlane and Jim's friends Hank and Shirley have hosted a "Toys for Tots" party in concert with the local Marines for 13 years. They decorate their home and yard "bigtime" and this year received a community service award from a local TV station. There were about 400 people, 10 Marines, and by the end of the day a truckload of toys!
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