Dave & Carissa's

Saturday

After we packed up, we headed to Dave & Carisssa's place.

It was wonderful driving through the mountains.

Parker was happy to see us! After a 5 hour drive, it was good to just relax.










We visited as we anxiously awaited Carissa's return from work.

We got to see the wonderful kitchen Dave has been working on. It's absolutely beautiful! He tiled the floor himself!















Carissa fixed us a wonderful dinner when she got home. We made plans for the next day over dinner.















We were graciously put in the guest room. We felt like a king & queen!

Sunday

Dave & Carissa took us up to Charlottesville. It was such a beautiful day! We so enjoyed the drive. They closed off a portion of the road to make a "mall" of sorts. The thing that is so neat is that there are so many historic buildings that have been renovated into shops & cafes & such.
















We took a lovely stroll down the mall avenue & looked at all that was there. I took random shots of the goings on the different types of people.

Dan stayed with Parker as we each took turns in the library.

We made our way around the Historic Court Square a few streets up.












They had an encampment going on in the center of the square.





















It was neat to see all these old buildings in good shape & being used.

































These guys were waiting for us. We had a wonderful day exploring!

Monday

Time came for our vacation to end, & to head home. It begin to flurry as I took this picture of Dave & Parker. Yes, the weather changed again, but God blessed us with good weather when we needed it! In fact, God blessed us through the entire trip! He is so good!








We made our usual stop at Crackerbarrel to end the trip.