We had a nice Christmas week in Roanoke with Ethan's parents. We had lots of delicious food, great company and also learned a bit about the Via family history. On Christmas Eve, Warren/Dad drove us out to New Castle, a small town in Craig County, VA where his father grew up. As Warren described it, we were in "the country," and it was nice to be there after too much time in the big city. We stopped at the local cemetery where Ethan's great grandparents and other relatives are buried, tried to find the one room schoolhouse Pop-Pop attended, visited the church where the Via family reunions were traditionally held, and saw the farm where Pop-Pop grew up. We also had a nice visit with Ethan's great-aunt Gwen in New Castle. It's nice to know more about my in-laws family history.
Funny side story: While we visited with Aunt Gwen, she mentioned a Subway recently opened in New Castle. Ethan, thinking as a New Yorker, looked a little confused and asked, "Where does it go?". He was thinking, why in the world does a small town need a subway? After 2 years of living in NYC, we hear the word "subway" and think train, not the sandwich shop. We all had a good laugh, thanks to Ethan. :)
Some of the photos from Christmas morning:
Marcia/Mom opening some goodies from Washington.
Ethan showing off his new Bears hoodie.
Father and son
Onyx relaxing after the Christmas excitement.
We went for a walk in 60 degree weather! No White Christmas for us...
The Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Marcia's backyard
1 comment:
I can totally see Ethan's face ,puzzled, as he said "Subway, huh?... O.K." :) That's funny.
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