Arlington,
Va has become a bit of a second home to me; as I have some really good
friends there now. Arlington is truly an area that if the stars align
with my previously mentioned relationship, I could truly be okay with
calling it home. There is much work to be done before that would be a
possibility though.
I
finished up in Arlington, swiftly moved my turtle shell of belongings
down to Charlottesville, went through a week of hospital orientation,
drove home to Ky for a quick visit there, and then drove back to
Arlington in time to fly up to New Hampshire for a long weekend with a
special lady for her birthday. Just recapping all of that exhausts me
for a second time. I am just now catching up on my sleep. Leslie is
quite the early riser and we did some really good lengthy hikes; all of
which equals a sleepy Shannon.
What
do I know about Charlottesville? It is home to the University of
Virginia. Thomas Jefferson is quite the man here. Monticello is here,
which was TJ's (as they call him here) place of residence. That is on my
tourism activity list. Apparently, Monticello is beautiful, the
university grounds are beautiful, and there are some must do bike rides on
Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park and on the Blue Ridge Parkway; both of which involve climbing big hills.
I am not much of a wine drinker, but perhaps I should start as there
are oodles and oodles of wineries here in the area.
So
while this is brief, I felt that I needed to cease being a slacker and
finally update my blog. I will get back to exploring again and will
start here in Charlottesville.
Be back much sooner than later.
