Impressions

I love visiting a new place and getting to know how things are done. Some things can't be expressed in photos so I give you words

What they have:

bricks that look colonial - lots of them on everything, even on Mickie D's and Wally World

y'alls, U-turns and yes maam's

toll roads, tea that's sweet, thunderstorms and traffic cops in intersections

What they don't have:

drive-thru espresso, u-bake pizza, hills

What you may have known:

that virginia is for lovers

What you probably do not know:

that it was named for the virgin English queen when it was settled

that parts of the state are west of Detroit and as far south as Oklahoma (it's OK to check your map now, I certainly needed to)

What I am about to discover:

the face of a neighbor I haven't seen since I was 12, who now lives in this state and is friends with my younguns - it's a small and very fun world!