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puckey does c'ville

a mutual friends' wedding was the occasion for bringing 4 of the 7 of us together a couple weekend's ago in charlottesville.... and then we were blessed with the addition of katie, bopping down after her narnia retreat, to hang out with us! some highlights of the weekend included lauren finally rounding out our group in person (rather than laptop-bound), mellow-mushroom pizza, late-night at the ever-sketchy Italian Villa, puck leading us in an informative tour of the Grounds and the overall wonderful feeling of being reunited with family :) however, it wasn't the same without you guys, rood and GA :(...know that you were missed!

David Copperfield's thoughts of home

I'm reading David Copperfield by Dickens. In the story, David has been away at school and is returning home.
"Ah, what a strange feeling it was to be going home when it was not home, and to find that every object I looked at reminded me of the happy old home, which was like a dream I could never dream again ! "

I don't understand the depth of Dickens here, but as I read this, I couldn't help but think of you all. I realized that even being at home all summer doesn't really feel like home without you all around; I find myself longing for the happy old home that we build together. Anyway, I'm just wondering how your summers have been (and hoping that it's been better and cooler than mine - you all can't believe how freagin' hot it is here).