Biarritz and Fried Turkey

Julia met up with Jessie and family in Biarritz, France, for six days. Although she had her computer with her, she had a fabulous time at the beach, in the country, and in town. Biarritz is a popular seaside town on southwestern France's Basque Coast. We're so glad that after many, many invitations since grade school, that it finally worked out for Julia to go.

Here in DC, the Austins stopped and stayed for a couple of days while en route to Virginia Beach. We had deep fried turkey from Wagshals and steak...yummmmmmy. It was nice to reconnect. Laura is keeping the official countdown until our Greece vacation together.

York and Father's Day

Benjamin came and spent a few days with Julia. They went to the wonderfully quaint town of York.
They ate pork and cracklings from The York Roast Co. Julia worked on her dissertation; Benjamin studied for a pilot exam.

Here in DC, Meme came over for dinner on Father's Day--sirloin steak from Wagshal's (forgot to take an after pic). Our celebration was low key--definitely not the same without having the child around. We got to do a quick FaceTime with Jules to catch up before she heads to France for the week.

Red Carpet Secret Cinema and Graduation

Julia met up with Emmie in London for the Secret Cinema: Casino Royale event. "Blurring the lines between fiction and reality, the experience will bring-to-life awe-inspiring scenes and locations!" They had a great time, then crashed at Lisa's hotel room for the night.

Kathryn graduated from 8th grade this past week. Also pictured are some food creations from Jules.

 

5K and Doughnuts

What do you do after running a 5k? The girls went and had doughnuts! Quiet week and weekend, Julia remains busy with deadlines. The cats and I were in bed all weekend with a stomach bug. Steven maintained the household.