williamsburg

John had a conference in Williamsburg on friday, so the whole family made a weekend of it. We drove down thursday night after class in the pouring rain. In the morning Granny came over to the hotel for a swim, and then she and Grampy took the kids to Newport News to the Virginia Living Museum. Science girl was all over that. The kids then spent the night with their grandparents while mama and daddy went out on a date. We had dinner at The Blue Talon Bistro, and it was very delicious, quiet and calm. Oddly enough, I had worked at the old Cheese Shop in the same space while in college. This place is that country french casual sort of swanky that is running rampant in Williamsburg today. Above the big bar Julia Child plays constantly on a flat screened television. Thursday night is cassoulet night.

Saturday we joined the family for a chilly walk in Williamsburg, lunch at Berrets, and an afternoon of playing with the kids. Granny fitted Ella for her new colonial gown, and both kids were wearing tricorns with feathers and cockades. Sunday we headed back to Appalachia via Charlottesville and Route 29. Not to continually obsess about food, but we had lunch at Sakura on NW 14th in Charlottesville, and it was fantastic. The kids were gobbling up seaweed salad, udon noodles, sushi, and rice like little starved puppies. The waitress was wearing pants that were eight inches too long and those japanese flip flops with tabis, the white socks. When she wasn't smiling at John and Ella she was doing sodoku.

Good weekend.