..so, after PopPop left last Tuesday, the house felt strangely empty. I finished fact-checking a story, then went in to my last day of work for a few days because on Wednesday we were taking Rachel to...SLEEPAWAY CAMP!!!
I had insisted on a staying nearby in Leesburg, so that if camp was too overwhelming for Rachel and she needed to come home, then we'd be close by. After a mishap with our reservation at the first place, we ended up bunking in a lovely B&B -- a 1700s-era house with beautiful rooms, fantastic breakfasts (we filled up so much that we never ended up going out to lunch) and an OUTDOOR HEATED POOL. Just the thing to undo the weeks of stress and tension planning Rachel's birthday party and finishing up the magazine story. We got the chance to explore some antique stores in Lucketts, a small town nearby, and I bought two vintage dresses -- not something I do very often -- and some blue linen napkins for fancy-occasion dinners.
On Thursday we explored Harpers Ferry, then hiked a bit on the Appalachian Trail, ate dinner at a barbecue restaurant (we'd gone to a nice place the night before, meeting a garrulous woman from Charlotte) then went back for a night swim before turning in.
Friday Drew wanted to stop at a bunch of outlet stores so he could check out the Brooks Brothers to replace some frayed and faded shirts. I got a few things, too, and eventually it was time to pick up Rachel from camp around 6.
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