I love Virginia

Virginia is the only place I've ever lived; but in my defense, I've been all over the state. I grew up around Richmond and then went to college in Newport News, before transferring to a college out in Bristol. So I've lived at both ends of the state and have visited northern Virginia on a number of occasions. I've been to Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, and a million places in Tennessee. I've visited Florida and Georgia more than once.

Virginia is beautiful, from the coast to the mountains, but my favorite places are all here around Richmond. I know a lot of people who want to move to other states, but for me, Virginia will always be home. Chicago is a great town and if I had to move somewhere, that's where I would choose. I also really love Tennessee. But I want to spend my life here.

I love the history of Virginia. Did you know that back in the day, my family used to own Jamestown Island? One of my great (etc.) grandfathers was the ward of President John Tyler. I've got a relative buried in the little graveyard in Colonial Williamsburg. My maternal family has been in Virginia forever - and I don't want to be anywhere else. But it's not just family history that I think is so fascinating about this - so much of our country's early moments happened right here.



I took this picture last weekend. I love trees like this, beautiful, majestic, and old.