Williamsburg

A few weekends ago, we got out of the city and spent some time in Williamsburg as a family of 3. We enjoyed food at one of our favorite restaurants, Food for Thought, for lunch. We sniffed candles until we were sick at the huge Yankee Candle store – its the size of a department store, filled with specialty items and more candles than you can imagine. Did you know they have a new line out this year based off the “My Favorite Things” song? Wanna know what Brown Paper Packages, White Woolen Mittens or Whiskers on Kittens smell like? Now you can!

We spent our evening in Colonial Williamsburg enjoying the sights of  the Christmas decorations and tastes of the {free} samples from the Peanut Shop. An absolute must-stop on the list, for sure. Sadly it was late in the day and several samples were empty… but there were several new varieties we hadn’t tried before which made up for it. Our dinner was sandwiches from the Cheese Shop and we took dessert back to our hotel with us from Aromas (a local coffee shop). Its a tough call, but the dessert may have been the best part of the day… :)

We ended our weekend away by visiting our old church in Virginia Beach and reconnecting with friends over lunch. The church had acquired a new building since we’d left so it was exciting to see the new space, and so many friendly faces. It was a short but great weekend away and we’re already planning our next trip back!