Monticello, the house of Thomas Jefferson, reflected in the water.
This weekend I'm in Virginia, visiting my old college roommate and her family. Today was a girls' day to Charlottesville, where we toured the University of Virginia (where Haley received her doctorate, defending her dissertation while nine months pregnant, no less). We stopped for lunch at the Biltmore Grill at The Corner on campus.
And no trip to the area would be complete without stopping by the historic sites. Our first stop was a visit to Monticello, where we toured the house and grounds. We drove past Ash Lawn - Highland, the home of James Monroe. And we even stopped by the Jefferson Winery for a little wine tasting and souvenir shopping (wine and glasses counts, right?).
We finished our day by heading down to the Downtown Mall where we took in the sights and shops. The rain eventually scared us off, so we headed back to the car and did some shopping and another meal out. We completely took advantage of David, who was back home with baby Claire. Good man that he is, he didn't seem to mind.
A long, but good day of visiting and sight-seeing.