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For the last two days the boyfriend and I were on the northern neck of Virginia. We visited my artist friend, Bob. He and his wife treated us so nicely while we stayed with them. We went to see Stratford Hall, the birth home of Robert E. Lee. We toured the grounds and I took lots of pictures. Here's one of Bob and the boyfriend in front of the house.


While on the northern neck, we visited a few wineries and enjoyed the sites along the way. We noticed there were lots of corn fields. The corn looked really healthy. I had to stop and take a few pictures of the corn.

Homer taught me how to make a pie today! It was his famous lemon meringue pie! He topped it with a five egg meringue. It's currently cooling. I can't wait to have a piece! It took 4 hours to make this pie. Don't try this at home! hehehe Here's some shots from the making of the pie.










This is what the sink looked like when he was done.

This morning I picked up Homer from the metro and promptly brought him home for some breakfast. Luckily, Cheerios are good enough for him.



After breakfast and a shower, the boyfriend and I took Homer to a few wineries. At the first one we decided to stay and have some lunch.



Then we went to two more wineries where Homer guzzled the wine and started feeling it pretty quickly.



At the last winery Homer found a friend to play with. I think he was missing mamma cat.



Homer has been here a few times before.

Tonight the boyfriend and I went to see the National Symphany Orchestra at Wolf Trap play songs from broadway shows with our friends Mark and Shane. We all brought lots of food. Mark and Shane brought some Pringles and I dared the boyfriend to eat one. He did!



Oh, and Homer comes tomorrow!

Why does he consistently rely on the war, the surge, and victory when he talks? It seems that is all he has talked about this week.

This AP photo should say it all. 200,000 people heard Obama speak in Germany today. He said some amazing things and inspired many people. I think it's amazing that that many people showed up to hear him speak. Did Europe feel this way about Bush in 2000? When Reagan spoke, only 40,000 showed up, and when Kennedy spoke, only 120,000 showed up. I think 200,000 people is a good sign for Obama.

Today I picked the boyfriend up from the airport from his vacation. It's so good to have him back. We went out to dinner and then relaxed in the evening. He was tired and his neck hurt so I suggested he take a bath to relax his muscles. Of course while he was in there I had to take a few pictures of him. He was being silly as usual. Don't you love the tan he got while at the beach?

This morning I went to see Mamma Mia. It was the first time in my life that I went to a movie by myself. The boyfriend is still on vacation so he couldn't go with me. I was just in a mood to see a movie. I went to the 9:50 AM show because I was up and wanted to get the lower price. Even at the matinee price of $6.00, it was probably too much to pay to see the movie. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed seeing the movie. The story was fun, and I thought Amanda Seyfried did a great job acting and singing. And of course there were several hot guys to see in the movie. But the older people in the movie were awful singers and shouldn't have done any singing. I love Meryl Streep but at times in this movie I thought she was over acting and it seemed fake. Anyway, I did enjoy going to the movie and it wasn't too odd going alone.

Just watch it.

I just spent a few days with the boyfriend. I put him on a plane this afternoon so he can join his family on a beach vacation. He'll be gone for almost two weeks. I already miss him. I'm not sad, just missing him. Here's a picture I took just before recording my podcast.

The boyfriend and his family came over on the fourth of July. We spent the day playing tennis, relaxing, having dinner and watching the fireworks from my balcony. The boyfriend's nephew used my camera to take about 175 pictures. Only a few of them were worth keeping. Here's one he took of the boyfriend being silly on the tennis court. Below that is one from dinner. Again, the boyfriend is being silly. We had a fun day and it was nice catching up with his family.

While I'm excited that July has now begun, I'm sad because that means my summer is ticking away quickly.

I have been busy getting things done though. I went to the dentist on Monday and of course I get to keep my teeth for six more months. I've also been doing a lot of little jobs around the house. When I finished the dining room painting on Sunday, I started to clean out and through away. The summer is a good time to go through drawers, closets, and shelves and throw away things I haven't touched for the last year. Cleaning out and organizing is a good thing.

The boyfriend's family is coming over on the Fourth of July to have dinner and watch the fireworks from my balcony. So now I need to concentrate on giving my house a good cleaning before they arrive. I'll be concentrating on that tomorrow. The boyfriend and I will go shopping tomorrow to get all the food so that will be taken care of. I know we'll have a great time and it will be good to see his family again.