We left Baltimore at about 3pm... should have taken about 2 hours to get home, but driving in rush hour traffic thru Washington DC was a challange... it took us 5 hours to get home, minus an hour to eat dinner. We stopped in Fredericksburg to have dinner. On our way back to the car we walked past St George's church and it's cemetery. I said to Dan "I'm gonna take a photo and see if I can get any ghosts in it" sure enough, i get a big ol orb in the first photo i take!!
We woke up early on Saturday morning to head over to the racetrack. We first made a stop at great clips where dan got a mullet. as you can see in this photo of us tailgating! It was a warm and toasty day in Richmond... not sure how hot it was, but it was HOT... we had lots of beer and vodka... but i only had one bloody mary.. two beers, then i drank water the rest of the time, had to stay hydrated so i didn't have a head ache for the race :) you can see in this photo i am smiling... my allergies had not kicked in just yet... I had a horrible allergy attack, my eyes wouldn't stop watering and then the sneezing started! dan's friend Krista came and gave me a clariten, so that helped a little.. but it was not until we got into the racetrack that it really stopped.
And here is some photos from the race... After the National Anthem, they had some fireworks going off in the distance.
and Kyle Busch takes the win... not too many Kyle fans in the house, that is for sure.
Sunday we got up and headed over to the Diamond of Richmond... This is where the Richmond Flying Squirrels play baseball. It's the squirrels inaugural year.... they used to be the Braves. This was me and Dan's 5th stadium we've been to together!
This is Nutzy, the Flying Squirrels mascot. The kids loved Nutzy... "Nutzy Nutzy look here!! Nutzy LOOK UP NUTZY!!!!"
The Bowie Baysox lost to the Flying Squirrels with a score of 4 to 1. 
Here we are in front of the Diamond.
After the game and a discussion on weather we should go to the Natural Bridge, or stay in town... we decided to stay in Richmond... There were still many things I wanted to see, and didn't feel like sitting in the car two hours there and two hours back... so instead we headed down town. We walked across the footbridge to Belle Isle. Last year Dan would tell me about going down here to read books, and I always wanted to go check it out... and what a great day to do that! Look how beautiful it was!
We sat and talked... and watched the sun go down. It was gorgeous. I sat here thinking what a beautiful city Richmond was... how I would love to come down on these rocks and spend the day, picnicking and relaxing. I never wanted to leave.
When we got back to the car and got our feet cleaned off. check out the temp at dusk!
We went out to eat in Cary Town. A small Italian diner.... which was just about to close. But we got in 15 min before close. I'm glad too because it was a delish meal! We weren't quite ready to go home after dinner, so down to Legend Brewing Co to have a beer on a patio overlooking Richmond.
Monday morning we got up and headed out to WAFFLE HOUSE!! gotta have the Waffle House when I am in town... and it was my last day... so here's my Waffle House photo. mmmm. funny too, I ordered toast and the waitress said "are you from minnesota" haha. just by the way I said toast.
After eating we went to Richmond's Holocaust museum. Last year Dan and I went to the Holocaust museum that was in DC... The museum in Richmond far exceeded the museum in DC.
Then we headed to the James River Cellars, a winery. We tried out their red and white wines.... then picked out our favorite and sat out on their patio and drank the bottle of wine.
What a great vacation we had... so much fun, lots of laughs and great memories to boot :) Dan's my best friend and I would not have had the wonderful time i did without him!
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