Over the weekend we packed up our little hatchback and set off about a hour away to Rolling River Farm in Front Royal, VA. We stayed in a pretty yellow farmhouse and spent a wonderful couple of days with our friends, Suzanne and Min and their baby girl Olivia, and Yoel and Rara, and all our dogs, Hiro the Shiba Inu, Mini the Westie and Piri the Cocker Spaniel {wow - they sound like the power rangers don't they? heh}. Yangkyu and I packed a bunch of things - books, running shoes, yarn, board games, video games - but in the end we mostly ate, explored the grounds, ate some more, laughed and immersed ourselves in good conversations. We all got to know each other better and sort of cemented this friendship a little deeper and tighter. It was such a good weekend.
Toward the end of our trip we were already beginning plans and dreaming up a getaway again as a group for the summer. We're thinking The Outer Banks in North Carolina. The dogs are definitely going again, too. We can't wait. Yangkyu and I couldn't be happier to be able to plan these things, get away with friends and have Piri join in as well.
Here are some pictures from the weekend at Rolling River Farm.
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Looks like a wonderful time was had by all. Hope you guys get to do it again soon!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a GREAT weekend spending with loved ones,
ReplyDeletedogs, great food and laughter! I already saw the Instagram
video with the sled and it looked so much fun :P
The homemade meals looks so good and so healthy too
and I bet how quiet and lovely the surroundings is around
the farmhouse ^_^ Xx
Look like you had a wonderful weekend with great company! Eating a feast with good friends always elevates the food, don't you think? Looks like the dogs had a lot of fun too! Good times!
ReplyDeleteoh yes! totally!
Deletelooks like so much fun!!! what a great weekend to spend with friends, little baby, and dogs! i am drooling over all the food, yummy!!
ReplyDeletelooks and sounds like a fun trip! the photos are gorgeous! I think its so good to go on short trips during the winter time to make it more bearable ;)
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful time it looks like you had! love this round-up. the photos tell a great story! =)
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Looks like a wonderful weekend! Lots of food, dogs, friends, and wide open spaces, can't beat that :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh It looks like you had a beautiful and restful weekend! I'd love to visit that place myself!
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds like you guys all had a wonderful weekend! I love how you guys had all these plans and ended up just eating most of the time. That's what our getaways look like, too. Loved all the pictures, especially of Piri, of course!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness what a beautiful weekend and everyone looks like they enjoyed themselves, icnluding good ol' Piri. Baby is so cute as well :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place! Is love to go. Great photos! Cute baby!
ReplyDeleteAwwwww my gosh baby girl is so so cute! Sounds like a good weekend away, looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteJane, this was absolutely perfect!!! I feel more relaxed after looking at your pics. HaHaHa I can tell everyone enjoyed themselves. Love places with areas to walk, run and just BREATHE! It reinvigorates you! You needed that!
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What a wonderful weekend with friends and feasting! Love your photos!
ReplyDeletewow, beautiful pictures. looks like you had a great weekend xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant weekender at the farm! And yes, they do sound like the Power Rangers :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like the best weekend ever, what a charming place as well!! I want to go, haha :) And all this food, goodness, I would have been stuffed as I would have eaten so much!! Love everyone just having a great time with smiles :))) I hope you have a great week to go with it :) xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful images for what looks as a lovely weekend! :) I like how charming the house looks like, specially when you're all cooking and smiling around. I saw the snapshots on IG so I was waiting to see all the adventure together! :) Thanks for sharing. It reminds me how fun is to have a getaway with friends.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an incredible getaway! That yellow house is so picturesque and the dogs looks like they had a lot of fun too! xx Kat
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Look at all that food! What fun you guys must had. I hope you make OBX happen!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had a rollicking good time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place Rolling River Farm looks like and all the lovelier and warmer for the joy you guys brought into it. The baby looks so cute! I want to squish his cheeks.
I have to comment on the food. It all looks so delicious! What are the shell things? Mussels and......????
Ah the air looks so fresh! I feel like I need some of that right now.
i think they are called sea snails!
DeleteOh your weekend looked lovely, so bucolic and whimsical. And all the food looked so good! So jelly, I need a a weekend like this.
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This looks so dope! I never gave a friend getaway much thought, especially in the winter time but you guys made it look super adorable. I love all the yummy food ya'll made, I wanna lick my computer screen, I kid you not lol. And baby Olivia is the cutest most adorablest baby in the world! My ovaries are doing somersaults because of that photoset of her :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun time you all had. I would love..love..love to spend a weekend at a farm like that. Love these pics.
ReplyDeleteYou photos are just sooo beautiful! Words can't even describe how awesome every shot is! And you have sealed it for me.....I want to live in a house like this!!!!!! So wonderful Jane!!!! Nicole xo
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are STUNNING. You do the best dog portraits ever :] Piri is just the sweetest little dog, I can never get enough!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely way to spend a few days. so much steaming nice food too.
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