They came in late Friday night and we sat around talking until 11:00 pm. Eliot had delayed his usual afternoon nap until 6:00 pm (?!), so he made it late into the night. The next day, we had pizza for lunch and went for a walk at Blackwater Creek. I always wanted to show them the train tunnel there.
After our walk, Eliot zonked out for a two-hour nap. He slept so long that I had to wake him up! We sat around and relaxed some until it was time to get dinner together. Chris picked up some ribs from the fancy local butcher shop (like from his birthday) since it was such a special occasion.
They left this morning, which felt short, but that is the weekend, I suppose. We'll be down in Chesapeake for Chris and Eliot to do a race at the beginning of November, so that will be a good visit. Lynchburg is pretty and inexpensive. It is a good place to live, but sometimes it is just really hard being away from everyone. I hate only seeing family members every month and half or two. We've made a big effort to drive to Chesapeake to visit a lot over the summer, and Chris's parents come in town to visit frequently since his sister and grandmother are also here, so we see them for short visits more often.
It has been a gloomy (and freezing) day, so we had fun dressing Eliot up for fall with a sweater and boots. I need to dig up his hats too.... We might get to see Chris's parents tomorrow as they drop his sister off (they took her home to Woodbridge for her fall break). Then I'm looking forward to some sunny yet chilly weather on Tuesday when we plan to pick out our pumpkins.
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