A Little Hometown Shoutout

It is no secret that I love my hometown of Richmond Va and after meeting a new couple at church who lived in Richmond for years it made me just a tad bit homesick. Richmond is unlike any city that I have ever lived in or been to. It marchs to its own drum and has a spirit all its own.

So here is my You Know Your From Richmond If list.....

1. You know your from Richmond if...you know that the restaurant above this Stuffy's is one of the best in the city....reservations don't mean anything at Edo Squids and neither does friendly service. Oh and they do not have tarter sauce for your oysters so bring your own

2. If the term tacky light tour evokes memories of limos and spiked drinks while riding around the city. USA Today named Richmond's tacky light tour the best lights display in the US....pretty impressive

3. Legendary Santa is the only Santa you went to see and the only one you take your kids to see. Extra points if you remember Bruce the Spruce

4. When I say "the Fan" you know what I am talking about....pretty row houses and bars on almost every corner with everyone you ever went to high school with

5. Ukrop's white house rolls, chicken salad, and rainbow cookies will live forever...even if the store didn't

6. If you've ever been to Innsrbook After Hours or Friday Cheers during the spring and summer...again bonus points if you remember when Friday Cheers was at 6th street market place and Innsbrook was a mud/gravel pit

These are just a few of the things that make Richmond well Richmond. I could have gone on and on....trust me!

Another Trip To Richmond

Well we made another driving trip to Richmond, and again in horrible road conditions!  At Christmas it was torrential rain storms and this time it snowed! M was a rockstar again and drove most of the way.  The reason for our trip was a wonderful baby shower for our friends Scott & Regan! I bought most of the decorations before we left so I wouldn't have to do it when we got home, my parents let us have the shower at their house, and M prepared all of the food!  Scott and M have been friends since middle school! Scott is the 2nd to last guy in the group to have kids and we are so excited to add another girl to the mix, that'll make it 5 girls to 1 boy!  We were so lucky we were able to see our friends again since we usually don't get to see them regularly. 

We also had dinner with M's brother, sis in law, and our niece Emma.  H and Emma played well together in the beginning but H's lack of nap began to show later in the night ;) 

I also took H to Krispy Kreme for the 1st time, he loved it! He got to watch the "big machines" make the doughnuts!

invitations are from Little Laws Prints by KLAW

Hudson and Abby eating their cupcake

Menu Table 1

salad with homemade Fat Tire dressing

panko breaded chicken tenders w/dipping sauces

chips w/homemade pineapple salsa

fruit salad

cupcakes

Menu Table 2

homemade fried polenta w/marinara dipping sauce

BBQ (made by M also) sliders

sweet Claire

H playing a game he calls "scores"

Abby

watching Cars 2

holding hands :)

Jonathan, Scott, Elaine, and Zander

Annie, Regan, and Natalie

Zander, Elaine, Mike, Jonathan, and M

Regan, Scott, Annie, and Natalie

Emma and Hudson eating dinner

Lee, Emma, M, and Hudson

H loved his hat and doughnut!

Uncle Todd, Hudson, and Remi

Richmond In Phone Pics

Here are the last of our pictures from our fabulous trip to Richmond

Hudson and Uncle Todd

Playing at the St. C playground

Watching the Flying Squirrels

Eating his 1st corn dog

Hanging out with Katy

Playing in the water with Papa

Fell asleep before the boat ride

I was a good wife and brought Mack back 2 cases of Fat Tire

Eating lunch with my co-pilot in SC

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