Off to West Virginia

For our second road trip in two weeks, we decided that it was finally time to visit Orlando's family in West Virginia. Hall and Amy have been trying to get us there for years, and since O is free now, and I was going to be leaving town for a week, it was a great opportunity for us to have a little family mini-vacation. The 4 1/2 hour road trip went well, with a pit stop in Staunton, VA for burgers.



When we arrived in Lewisburg, we headed straight for the Irish Pub for a beer and a snack with Hall and Amy. Anastasia was predictably shy at first, but it didn't take long for her to open up and ask for a Shirley Temple.



After our snack, we went to Hall's bakery for a little tour. Anastasia particularly enjoyed all the places there were to investigate.



Soon enough, we were off to the house for a little rest before dinner. Hall and Amy own about 80 acres on top of Butler Mountain, about 10 minutes north of Lewisburg. Anastasia was having none of the rest idea, and took to exploring the yard and chasing the dogs, Ruggles and Cricket.









We chatted and hung out until it was time to head back to town for dinner at Stardust Cafe (owned by Orlando's Aunt Destiny, Hall's twin.) Hall and Amy's daughter Iaana and her boyfriend Ted joined us for dinner.





Anastasia did great, enjoyed her dinner and fell asleep at the table after a well deserved dessert on Daddy's lap. It was a late night for her, but Annie had a blast on day one of her (and Orlando and my) first visit to West Virginia.