We got to the Jacksonville Airport on Sunday, December 30th in the early afternoon. After our taxi ride and checking into the Crown Plaza on the river, we went up to our room to take a little nap. Then, we got up and got ready to meet some donors in the hotel lobby bar. We had a drink with them and socialized a bit. Then another donor came to pick us up for dinner. He treated us at this nice restaurant nearby.
After dinner, we went to the Jacksonville Landing on the other side of the river. It was a very nice area with live music outside and restaurants surrounding it. We took some photos as you will see. On January 31st, Ryan woke up early to go play golf with a donor at Sawgrass. Ryan took many photos of the beautiful golf course and clubhouse. Since he was golfing, I 
decided to go shopping at St. John’s Town Center. It was nice and new; they had great stores. I bought a few things and then headed back to the hotel to shower and freshen up for dinner and New Year’s Eve. The donor Ryan played golf with invited us to dinner at Ruth Chris Steak House. This was not a big commute as it was in our hotel over looking the river. After dinner we walked across the bridge to the other side of the river to the Jacksonville Landing. UVA had a function for donors at this nice bar called Twisted Martini. There was a DJ and it was very packed for the New Year’s countdown. The Landing has a huge TV screen in the outside open area which is where they showed the NYC ball drop. We enjoyed our first New Years as Newlyweds :)
The following Day we had to wake up at a reasonable time as it was Game Day! We got up
showered and got ready for the big day. We went to the UVA tailgate for a bit and then headed to see some of our friends who cam down there as well. We got into the game at a reasonable time and were sitting in the club level. It was very nice. 
The game was going well for the majority of the time. In the last few minutes of the 4th quarter, Texas Tech came back and ended up wining the game. It was sad and hard on Ryan. After that game we were happy to head home as there was no reason to stay there since we had nothing to celebrate after the loosing outcome.
We flew in and out of Raleigh, NC as it was the least expensive place to fly in and out of.
Therefore, Abby was able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa White. She enjoyed her time, but we were happy to see her when we returned. We were then in Charlottesville late afternoon / early evening of the 2nd. That concluded our vacation time.
decided to go shopping at St. John’s Town Center. It was nice and new; they had great stores. I bought a few things and then headed back to the hotel to shower and freshen up for dinner and New Year’s Eve. The donor Ryan played golf with invited us to dinner at Ruth Chris Steak House. This was not a big commute as it was in our hotel over looking the river. After dinner we walked across the bridge to the other side of the river to the Jacksonville Landing. UVA had a function for donors at this nice bar called Twisted Martini. There was a DJ and it was very packed for the New Year’s countdown. The Landing has a huge TV screen in the outside open area which is where they showed the NYC ball drop. We enjoyed our first New Years as Newlyweds :)The following Day we had to wake up at a reasonable time as it was Game Day! We got up
showered and got ready for the big day. We went to the UVA tailgate for a bit and then headed to see some of our friends who cam down there as well. We got into the game at a reasonable time and were sitting in the club level. It was very nice. 
The game was going well for the majority of the time. In the last few minutes of the 4th quarter, Texas Tech came back and ended up wining the game. It was sad and hard on Ryan. After that game we were happy to head home as there was no reason to stay there since we had nothing to celebrate after the loosing outcome.We flew in and out of Raleigh, NC as it was the least expensive place to fly in and out of.
Therefore, Abby was able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa White. She enjoyed her time, but we were happy to see her when we returned. We were then in Charlottesville late afternoon / early evening of the 2nd. That concluded our vacation time. 
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