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Vacation in Photos | Roanoke

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

I spent my first week back in Virginia at my parents house in Roanoke. It felt weird to come "home" and call it "vacation," but it somehow managed to feel like both. I spent time with friends, getting drinks, having dinner, and going on coffee dates. I went to the gym and then to the spa with my mom, had a wedding dress fitting, got dresses for my bridesmaids, cuddled with my dog, and read a book. It was great.

On Friday morning, Rob flew in from Minneapolis and I picked him up at the airport. We got coffee and did some grocery shopping for my mom before heading home, then back downtown for lunch with his friend, Ed. A few hours later, Rob's brothers and their friends were arriving, and we went back to my parents' house for beers and hard cider on the back deck. The next day his parents arrived with his oldest brother, his wife, and my sweet nephew-to-be. My best friends Tina and Emma came over, and everyone got acquainted and we had a little engagement party.

There's not much better than having so many people you love all together under one roof.














9 comments:

  1. I love that picture of the steam rising off the lake! Oh, and the rest of them, too - it looks like you had one happy gathering!

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    1. It's the best! You know fall has arrived when that starts to happen.

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  2. Sounds like a great trip! Enjoy this time--I always felt like the best part about being engaged was having so many get-togethers with the people you love the most in the world.

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  3. love your new headshot and how cute is your nephew!!

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  4. Cute pic on the sidebar! Can't wait for the reveal on your engagement session. Fall is such a great time for taking those. :)

    And clearly your time back in VA was PERFECTION! So happy for you to have some time with so many of the people you love!

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  5. I love that this post begins and ends with Rocky. Everything in between is great, too. I really enjoy following along with all the wedding and engagement excitement. The new sidebar pic is beautiful, but I hope the old graphic will pop up now and then like an Easter egg!

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    1. Thanks so much, Gayla! Rocky is just too cute not to lead and end everything!

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  6. Looks lovely. I think home is a perfect place for a holiday- it would be easy and quick to relax in such familiarity.

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  7. What are those wetland creatures in the last photo?!?!?! fish? turtles? help me, i'm confused! but i'm so glad you're visit home was wonderful!! and the new headshot is great!!

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