It was a little like Christmas. The world changed overnight and I, like many people, woke up on Saturday to a thick and gently draped layer of snow. Snow! Everyone said we would get just a few inches all winter in Virginia, and here we were with at least 5 inches. It was fabulous. As much as I might have complained about cold weather in the past, I love snow and how it puts you in the mood for holidays. It makes cold weather bearable and it just looks so good!
Snow was just the beginning of the great weekend. Some of our best friends, Mary Claire and Greg, came to visit and it was so good to spend some time with them, catch up and just see each other. Most people can probably relate to moving to a new place, leaving friends behind and setting out on the arduous task of making new ones. You don’t want to leave your friends in the first place, you don’t want to replace those friends (or be replaced) – but in actuality those friendships can just grow stronger. Mary Claire and Greg are those kind of friends and I hope at some point we can live in the same area (same area = 1 hour radius of each other… okay I’ll take 2 hours). We packed in as much as we could and took them to some of our favorite hburg spots including the farmers market, the Little Grill, and Clementine. It was a snow day off from work, running, and any other commitments and to spend it with friends was more than I could ask for. Of course, since the weather was perfect we did a few photos as well and I can’t take credit for them since it was so gorgeous outside. I handed my camera to Mary Claire with a few instructions as she shot a few of Matt and I, and then put her and Greg in front of the camera for their turn.
I love winter photos. You have to get close and you have to move around which are two things that I usually start with anyways. I don’t want to show all of ours since we’ll be sending some out on cards but the one above is def one of my favorites. Here are a few from Mary Claire and Greg and I hope you were able to enjoy some snow this weekend as well!
by Mary Dougherty
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