Tuesday, July 30, 2013

HOME

Having a place to go - is a home. 
Having someone to love - is a family. 
Having both - is a blessing. 

~Donna Hedges



I had the best time
while on vacation.
Virginia is such a
beautiful state.
I love all the stone fences,
and the rolling hills.
I saw the White House,
and it's garden.
I even spied a bee hive!

I passed by the Capital building
while trying to track down the
food trucks ;)
I saw fun statues,
 
Large animals,
and the Hope Diamond.

I visited not one,
but two yarn shops,
and brought home souvenir yarn.
I even discovered a great
lens for my camera at a
thrift store.
My baby celebrated his
sixteenth birthday.
My mom got to hold
my only,
and I had lots of laughs with
my two sisters.
It was a very long ride
home with terrible traffic,
 
but I'm home!

18 comments:

  1. What a great vacation. I agree that Virginia is a beautiful state! I really could live there. The D.C. area is really fun, historic and educational. One of my very favorite places. Thanks for sharing! Have a great week.

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  2. looks like a great vacation! love that you were able to do it with your granddaughter and see your family - so special.

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  3. Your toes match the sky. (:

    Glad you had a great time.

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  4. Thanks for sharing some of these beautiful pictures of your trip! I'm in love with stone walls, we don't really have them around here. But we see them a lot when we visit family in New England.
    Also glad to see you made it home safely!

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  5. Welcome home Tracey! Sounds like a lovely time, beautiful photos.

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  6. Wow! What a great post! That third photo down is UNREAL. True country living. I love all your photos and am so glad you shared your trip with us.
    XO
    C

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  7. What a vacation! You look beautiful a nd your sisters look like you (so they ate beautiful too) glad you were with your grand and on vacation where more memories were made :) welcome home!!

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  8. What a great holiday, wonderful photos full of memories. That little one is looking very much like her nanny.

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  9. thanks for sharing the photos, Tracey ~ I got goosebumps when I saw the mammoth & diamond since they brought back instant memories of weekends spent with my family when I was little driving into DC with brown bag lunches and spending hours and hours at the museums

    I so glad you had such a wonderful trip ~ welcome home!
    Melissa

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  10. What cute, periwinkle toes you have! What a fantastic trip! You have such a lovely ohana. Those yarn sotres look so cu-ute!

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  11. Welcome home! There is no better feeling than coming home after time away. What a wonderful time you've had. I really must consider buying souvenir yarn! And your thrift store find! Amazing.

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  12. So glad you had a great time. Your grand daughter is really growing - and what a handsome boy you have. xxx

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  13. Love it! Beautiful images of you and your family...looks like you had a love-ly trip despite the crummy traffic. Virginia looks like a beautiful state- must visit one day.
    -Home is pretty awesome Tracey isn't it :)

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  14. Welcome home!!! Sounds like an absolutely wonderful vacation. I had no idea there was a vegetable garden and a beehive at the White House. Very neat!

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  15. That looks like a fantastic vacation!

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  16. what a wonderful vacation! a beehive at the white house?? that is very cool. my oldest son will be 16 in a few months, eeep.
    happy birthday to your baby boy. <3

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  17. sounds like you had a wonderful trip!!!

    and happy birthday to your son!!!

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  18. Oh, Tracey!!! This trip sounds like it was everything you hoped for.....and more!!! Wonderful!!!

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