Sunday, November 14, 2010

outing to Old Town

Today was such a beautiful, perfect fall day.  We found out Friday my Dad and Bobbie were going to be in town this weekend for a wine event with their company.   They were staying in Old Town Alexandria, and invited us to come meet them for lunch today.  

Old Town is a cool place to go, but its even more special for us because its where Andrew and I first met, and went on our first dates (back in 1998!).  We drove right by this place, and told the boys we were passing by the site of where it all began.... our first date ever (how very Singles of us!). We drove by Andrew's bachelor pad, on S. Columbus Street.

We met Grandpa Joe and Grandma Bobbie at South Austin Grill, home of the best steak tacos around...


We took a nice walk down to the waterfront so we could enjoy more time together and the perfect weather.  Again, more history of me and Andrew.  We walked right by here, which is where the artist who made Andrew's wedding ring has her studio.



The boys loved looking at all the boats and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.  We saw lots of handsome dogs being walked, and watched lots of airplanes flying overhead in and out of the airport.  Just a great day to be outside.  We came upon this huge anchor, and the boys checked it out...


It was really, really heavy.


Then we finished the day buying some silly, warm winter hats for the boys at 
The Gap (hard to think of snow on a day like this, but it will be here all too soon....)

They either look like they're in Fargo, or like lambs, I can't decide which.  Maybe lambs from Fargo.



What's even better is we get to see Grandma and Grandpa again in just over a week when we go visit them at their new house in southern Virginia!  They're living there full time now, and we'll be spending that week with Uncle Chris, Aunt Jessica, cousins Josh and Maya, Dad and Bobbie and Great Grandma Williams who my Dad is picking up in Ohio and driving in.  Hopefully the weather will be as gorgeous as it was today!


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