Summer Weekends in Williamsburg

This summer is going to be my first almost full time summer spent in Williamsburg, and I’m really excited about it. After school was finished and our May beach week plans fell through (unfortunately), I headed home to Cincinnati for three weeks to spend some time with family and friends. It’s always nice to catch up at home since I don’t make it back very frequently anymore given the 9-10 hour drive. This visit back was a little different though. Hopefully, I’ll either have a job by graduation or find one soon after, which means those three weeks could have been my last summer at home. It’s just kind of weird to think about.

Anyway, my roommates and I have taken several weekend trips this summer. We have been all up and down the East Coast from New Jersey to the North Carolina. We started mid-June when we went up to Herndon for my roommate’s brother’s high school graduation party.

It was great spending time with his family, meeting all his friends, and taking part in the celebrations. The following weekend, we drove up to New Jersey for a college graduation party. This experience was a little different given the average age of friends in attendance but just as fun. We ate some delicious Polish food, met some interesting relatives, and created unforgettable memories among our friend group. During these trips, we made various pit stops in Fredericksburg, Herndon, and Maryland.

Moving into July, the trips have been mainly focused on the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
One of my roommates’ families owns a house and spends a month down at the beach every summer. They have family and friends come visit every weekend. We were fortunate enough to make two trips down there. Besides spending all day at the beach, one of my favorite parts has been the delicious food. People have prepared a range of things like homemade guacamole and fish tacos to gumbo, shrimp creole, and a crawfish boil to a full pig roast. Everything has been delicious! Since it is only a three-hour drive from Williamsburg to OBX, it makes for a great weekend escape.

The other weekends have been spent having fun in Williamsburg and entertaining visitors, but I’ll save those weekends for another blog post. We still have a few trips planned though. This weekend we are off to NoVA for a 21st birthday party Friday and another college graduation party on Saturday then next weekend the summer interns are headed to Virginia Beach. The summer is rapidly coming to an end but I plan on making the most of the weeks left before class.