Visiting Home

Last week I was able to travel home to Virginia where I was able to catch up with family, spend time with close friends, and to celebrate the new year. After a very long day spent delayed at O'Hare airport I finally made it home. Once settled, we took my nephew Tyler to the National Harbor where we rode on a Ferris wheel and spent the evening at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The Gaylord had a special ice exhibition that I'll talk in a future blog. The following morning, I was able to check out PAUL, which is a French bakery franchise that is one of my favorite places to get French pastries, especially macaron. That night I was able to spend time with my sister Heidi and her husband Jeff, who took me to get some delicious Neapolitan pizza from a restaurant called Pupatella. Heidi and Jeff also introduced me to their very cute French bulldog Napoleon. Later in the week, I was able to tour the home of my friends Ryan and Xuan (try and spot on of my paintings in their living room), and I was able to catch up with Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson and their adorable lab/retriever Finbar. It was a fun filled week with lots of good friends, delicious food, and catching up with my family. Future blogs will showcase a lot more of what I did in Virginia -- stay tuned and Happy New Year!