The week of Jordan's orientation and White Coat Ceremony, Jim and Wendy came out to visit! It was SO great to see them. We had missed them so much! So much happened that week. First thing we did was go to Costco and Sam's Club. Can you say food storage?? It was awesome. We went couch shopping and decided on a black leather 4-seater at Ashley's Furniture, which is about a mile away from us. They were having a Friday the 13th sale, so everything was 13% off, and shipping was only $13.00!!! Compared to a couple hundred! I was very pleased.
I felt so bad on the fateful morning Jim and Wendy decided to go running. They ended going about five miles in the wrong direction because all the streets fan out, and had been running in about 90% humidity for three hours. They tried to find out where they were on the iPhone, but kept going in the wrong direction. It was awful, but Jordan saved them and picked them up near our grocery store. It's so hard to tell what direction you're going because there aren't any mountains, which Utahns generally rely on for direction. Hopefully next time they come, Jordan will be able to run with them so no one gets lost.
We also toured around a bit to see Richmond and the sights. Before Jordan's ceremony, we went to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in downtown Richmond. It was very interesting and informational. I love to study this time period in history. It reminds me of my mom's dad, Buppi, who grew up in Communist East Germany during World War II. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pictures inside.
We then walked around the capitol building, which was this gorgeous white building hiding in a park in the middle of downtown Richmond. I believe this statue is of George Washington, but I can't remember. There were dozens of statues.
Inside the capitol building, there is a life-size statue of George Washington. This is the only statue he ever posed for.
Inside the capitol building, there is a life-size statue of George Washington. This is the only statue he ever posed for. 
Robert E. Lee, inside the capitol building.
Then we walked to another old building (the Justice building I think), which looked like a church on the outside and a castle on the inside!
We saw a few movies with the Hendersons: Dinner for Shmucks (hilarious!!), and Eat, Pray, Love (Inspirational to me :)). We had an amazing time while they were here, and hope the humidity didn't deter them from wanting to visit again! Thanks for all your help!
2 comments:
I'm glad they were able to come out and visit. Don't worry about the weather. Can't be worse than here.
It's actually cooled down a lot, now that it's fall! Seems spring and fall are the best seasons here in the east.
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