Mardo Staycation

As I mentioned on Friday, this past weekend my parents hosted a staycation at their home for me, J, my sisters and brother-in law. My parents live on about three acres, so we affectionately call their homeplace Mardo as a combination of their two names. Here are a few photos from our “Mardo Staycation.”

^This is my parents’ front porch—one of my favorite places. I sat on that swing for about an hour Saturday evening reading while my sisters made dinner.

^On Saturday my parents surprised us with a trip to Chateau Morrisette, a winery in Virginia. We had a delicious lunch over wine (their cabernet sauvignon was my favorite), and I gorged myself on shrimp and grits. Look at that tasty dish:

^The newlyweds–me and J and my sister Carrie with her husband Andrew.

On Sunday we drove to Winston-Salem to hear my uncle preach and then ate at Finnigan’s Wake for brunch.

^My little sister Lucy and me.

Other weekend activities included goody bags my mom had in our rooms when we arrived (complete with fun dips!), a fierce card game of rummy, delicious birthday cake, and watching home videos until we had tears down our cheeks we were laughing so hard. It was a wonderful weekend and hopefully a tradition we can continue each summer. :)

Have you ever had a staycation?