The Virginia Week In Brief

My last final was two Mondays ago at 6pm. After having three hours of statistics fully blow my mind, I preceded to get an equal amount of sleep due to a late-night phone chat (thanks, Wong!) and early-morning wake up (thanks, 9am flight!). I arrived in Richmond early afternoon only to have a camp friend swoop me up and take me off to visit another friend in Newport News. The next four days of simply chilling out, lounging on the beach, getting caught up, and driving around vibrant Newport News/Yorktown were much-needed after the crazy whirlwind of finals/the end of the school year. Highlights of the mini camp reunion were: eating Ben and Jerry's at Yorktown beach, seeing Lauren's new house, experiencing predictably warm weather for the first time in months, watching Cruel Intentions for the first time, and greatest of all, being with my best friends. Come Friday, we were off again. Though I passed up the opportunity for some of the best sheet cake of all time from Ukrop's in favor of being at the Greyhound station with a few extra minutes, I caught my bus to Charlottesville and slept the whole way. Dad picked me up in UVA-ville (aka my favorite small city) and our first stop was Arch's, or course. Arch's is my favorite frozen yogurt shop in C-ville. Their famous topping is partially-baked brownies, which they slab on the yogurt with intensity. I dream about the stuff regularly.
We spent a quiet weekend at the farm in Bath County. It was colder than expected for mid May, but delightful when we hiked to the clear stream and picked watercress. Yes, it was as idyllic as it sounds. Visiting with family was just the kind of peacefulness I wanted before heading off to Espana on Tuesday. Dad and I drove to D.C. on a day in which the weather couldn't make up its mind, therefore the clouds (here comes my tree-hugger side) formed fascinating shapes of many colors. We enjoyed a great Vietnamese dinner and I was off! Dad dropped me at Dulles and it would be at least9 weeks until I see American soil again.