The One of Blacksburg & Roanoke

After July 4th...we all headed back up to Northern VA. Stan went back to work, Tracy spent her time visiting.

Friday we drove down to Blacksburg to see Sweets & MA's new crib. Looking forward to some Apres Football Game Tailgating at Hotel Bonadeo.

Saturday after a breakfast of Starbucks, we took the dogs for a nice long walk around their new neighborhood. Went to lunch at Cabo Fish Tacos, which was South Main Cafe when I was in school, for some delicious BBQ Mahi tacos! Hit the Tech Bookstore, of course, and got lots of new goodies. Toured a model home on the way home. For dinner we picked Lois up and went to a new restaurant in downtown Roanoke, Metro. We all shared a huge plate of sushi. Even though we were all stuffed, we felt the need to order a couple entrees and dessert. Great restaurant if you're ever in Roanoke... Sweets and MA drove back to Blacksburg and we went to Lois' house for the rest of the weekend.

After church & breakfast at The Roanoker with Aunt Donnie, we spent Sunday afternoon mulching Lois' flower beds, well really Stan did most of the work. We took Frisco for a long walk in the heat, in which she about died. Spent the rest of the evening watching Jeff Gordon (Lois' fav Nascar driver) win. Monday was a lazy day in Roanoke. More time visiting then headed back to NOVA after lunch.

Tuesday Tracy settled on Dyani's condo in DC. So cute!! That evening SML (Stan, Matt, Lars) played open mic night at South Austin in Old Town. Big crowd came out to support. Great to see everyone. Wed Tracy went to Charles Town, WV to visit Jessica & Hunter (who's almost 2 years old) and check out all the updates on her house. Unfortunately Jessica, who is 8 months prego with her 2nd boy, had a bad Tuesday night in Reston Hospital and was put on bed rest. She later found out she is on bed rest of another 3 weeks.

Thursday Tracy & Frisco piled back into the Suburban and headed West, back to CO. An uneventful drive, always good, with a stop in Missouri to sleep. We made it safely and met Stan at the house Friday night.

Enjoy the few pix...

Stan, Mary Ann & Sweets showing off the new and improved Hotel Bonadeo.

A close up...hmmm Frisco never misses an opportunity to jump into a picture...remind you of anyone??

Stan earning his keep...

Lois & Frisco supervising Stan's mulching...