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History is Fun at Jamestown and Yorktown

August 7, 2013 By Brian 2 Comments

History is Fun at Jamestown and Yorktown

Thanks to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center for making this post possible.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.   Here in Virginia, we are so close to a great number of historic sites.  If you are ever planning a trip here, you want to be sure to visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Travel, SimplyTravel, Travel, US Tagged With: jamestown, travel, Virginia, williamsburg, yorktown

Colonial Williamsburg Brings History to Life

July 22, 2013 By Brian 4 Comments

Colonial Williamsburg Brings History to Life

Many thanks to the people at Colonial Williamsburg for making this post possible.  All thoughts and opinions are my own. One great thing about living in Virginia is all of the incredible history that you can find all over the state.  From early settlement, to Colonial and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Travel, SimplyTravel, Travel, US Tagged With: history, Virginia, williamsburg

More March Snow in Virginia

March 27, 2013 By Beth 2 Comments

More March Snow in Virginia

We had more snow Sunday night into Monday. It is mostly gone now. You can still see it high up in the mountains which is beautiful. One day I will have the opportunity to get pictures of the views we see daily around here. Until then, you are stuck with views of our yard ... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Simply Local Tagged With: pictures, snow, Virginia, winter

A Virginia Snow Day – January 2013

January 24, 2013 By Beth 10 Comments

A Virginia Snow Day – January 2013

All of the kids didn't have school today ... we actually had snow this was a big fun Snow Day! We had between 2-3 inches of snow ... and yes that is enough to cancel school here! This didn't do much good for Brian's to-do list. I decided to not chance the still snow covered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Kids, Simply Family, Simply Local Tagged With: family, kids, playing, snow day, Virginia, winter

Supporting the Virgina Tebow Bill (Homeschool Sports Participation)

January 18, 2013 By Beth 3 Comments

Supporting the Virgina Tebow Bill (Homeschool Sports Participation)

Do you live in VA and homeschool? If you do, you need to read this! We don't homeschool but we fully support the decision to homeschool. We know it is the right decision for many families and who knows, maybe one day it will be the right decision in our family. We do have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: homeschool, school, school choice, Tebow Bill, Virginia

Hot Air Balloon Ride over Virginia

November 14, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

Hot Air Balloon Ride over Virginia

My sister took all of these pictures except for the last one that some stranger took and emailed to her when they landed. Her dear husband bought her a hot air balloon ride for her birthday ... her dear husband that is scared of heights. She was so excited! I love the picture … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memes, Simply Life, Simply Local, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: hot air balloon, pictures, travel, Virginia

Friday Favorites: A School Bus Wait Memory

August 31, 2012 By Beth 17 Comments

Friday Favorites: A School Bus Wait Memory

This isn't a typical Friday Favorite but I hope you can play along ... Grace rides the school bus. Sophie and Matthew love to wait for the bus with Grace. This morning I was coming up the driveway from dropping off the last of the trash at the street and Sophie says "look mom! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Friday Favorites, Memes, Simply Local Tagged With: Friday Favorites, nature, red eft, red spotted newt, Virginia

Natural Bridge

August 22, 2012 By Beth 3 Comments

Natural Bridge

Do you know where the Natural Bridge is? If you guessed, Virginia then you are right! This amazing site is only two hours from our house. This was my third visit to the Natural Bridge and Brian's second. I still remember the first visit there. My parents were taking me visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Life Tagged With: Butterflies at Natural Bridge, Natural Bridge, Natural Bridge review, Natural Bridge with kids, review, travel, travel review, Virginia

How Do You Love the Moment in Virginia Beach?

May 4, 2012 By Beth 1 Comment

How Do You Love the Moment in Virginia Beach?

We went to Virginia Beach several times growing up. We lived about 2.5 hours from Virginia Beach. At one point, my mom had a co-worker who had a small place down there. She let our family stay at her small place a few times. It was so much fun. Well maybe not for mom and dad as I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Family Tagged With: beach, beach memories, family friendly beach, family vacation, Virginia, Virginia Beach

Wordless Wednesday: Fall in Virginia

November 9, 2011 By Beth 18 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Fall in Virginia

I had the chance to join Grace on her field trip a few weeks ago. Part of the field trip was a hayride around the host farm. We are so fortunate to live in an area where there are still family farms and at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains here in Virginia. These pictures were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Home & Garden, Memes, Simply Life, Simply Local, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: Fall colors, Fall in Virginia, fall time, pictures, Virginia, Virginia mountains, Wordless Wednesday

Friday Favorites: Cville Saver

July 22, 2011 By Beth 1 Comment

Friday Favorites: Cville Saver

Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted.  The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds.  Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Friday Favorites, Memes, Simply Local Tagged With: Charlottesville, cville, deal site, local, Virginia

Meatless Monday: Zucchini Parmigiana

July 18, 2011 By Brian 17 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Zucchini Parmigiana

We had such a great response to our Zucchini Tacos last week (if you missed it, find it here) that we decided to go all in and offer up another recipe this week so that you all can use up those mountains of zucchini.  We get ours from our local CSA at Liberty Mills Farm. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food, Simply Local Tagged With: Charlottesville, cooking, food, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, Orange, parmigiana, recipe, vegetarian, Virginia, zucchini

Peach and Blackberry Cobbler

July 17, 2011 By Brian 11 Comments

Peach and Blackberry Cobbler

It's that time of year when fresh peaches and berries are abundant.  You can find them in your supermarket or at your local farm or farmer's market.  We got ours from Grelen Nursery in Somerset, VA (a farm about 30 minutes from us) and made this beautiful cobbler that we just had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Recipes, Simply Food, Simply Local Tagged With: berries, blackberry, Charlottesville, cobbler, dessert, Orange, peach, pie, Summer, Virginia

Tax Free Weekend in Virginia!

August 8, 2009 By Beth

I didn't get this posted yesterday so I am a tad late here. The Tax Free Weekend in Virginia started yesterday (Aug 7) and goes through Aug 9th! Pulled from the Virginia Department of Taxation Website: What's Exempt: During this three-day period, purchases of qualifying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Simply Local, SimplySaving Tagged With: tax free, tips, Virginia

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