I love living in Austin … so much so that these days it’s hard to get me to leave for very long. :-)
But there are definitely things I miss about Virginia, and Charlottesville especially. It’s hard to think of anyplace more beautiful than the University of Virginia, and I have so many happy memories of all the years I spent there that the entire place is just imbued with special meaning to me.
So when I read that tonight is the annual Lighting of the Lawn .. well, I just can’t help but be homesick. The Lighting of the Lawn is a big event, with students and faculty all swarming the Lawn for the ceremony, bundled up and drinking cider, hot chocolate and other assorted warming beverages. ;-)
How could you not miss this? …
(There used to be a series of great shots of the Lawn all lit up in the snow, but they’re no longer available on the web that I can find.)
And the ‘Ville misses you!!!!!!!!!!!
Ditto, totally!!!