Okay, so it was just my Rat Terriers but Karen (JRT_Rattie_Mom) came for a visit while she's in Virginia Beach visiting her OH SO CUTE grandchildren and their parents.  Karen definitely has a DIFFERENT accent...sorry Karen!  It was SO nice to meet her in person as well as her daughter and grandchildren.  Here are some pictures I took today.  Mine didn't turn out that well but I'm sure Karen will have some great photos to share once she gets back home.  I'm also including one I took of Brock and daddy while they were here. 

Couldn't leave little man out!

Donna - I'm the one holding Brock in the picture but Karen got to hold him too - I think she might have a photo of her holding him.  :-)

How nice. Looks like a great time for all. Always nice to be able to put a face to the member names.

We really did have a good time - I wish there were more people from the site here in the Tidewater Area.  :-(  No one quite understands the Rat Terrier breed unless they own one.

Peggy, I actually grew up in Hampton - went to Bethel High School, not sure if you're familar with the high schools in the area.  That's so neat that you lived there for a short time!

I went to Hampton High my senior year only.  Daddy was transferred from teaching at Ft. Leavenworth Command & Staff School to Langley AFB TAC Hdqtrs.  It was truly hard to have to move to a new school my senior year!  Made a lot of friends in Kansas!  Having moved every two years of my life,  THAT was the only extremely difficult one for me.  And I never really felt a part of that school or community.  I don't recall a Bethel High, but maybe it wasn't there in 1966.  Thought there was just Hampton High and one Catholic school (don't remember it being named Bethel)  God, 1966, that was a long time ago!    Waaaay before you were born, I'm sure.  Telling my age again. 

I lived in Hampton for 6 whole months while I was closing out my military civil contract and getting ready to move to Missouri!!. I had fun, but didn't like some of the traffic I had to deal with heading off to Ft. Monroe.

It is so neat to see meet up photos, I'm still upset I didnt get to the NC one, but like Nora I sure wish we all lived close enough to meet for real.

If I ever were to win the lottery or somehow get tons of money, I'd charter planes for everyone to fly to some great spot and have a rip roaring Rattie good time.

I know what you mean about folks not "getting" rat terriers. you gotta live with one to really and truly appreciate them.

 Me... an accent???  I thought that was you!  It was SO much fun getting to meet you, Andy, Brock...and Batman & Blondie! Brock is so adorable in his pictures... but I LOVED getting to meet him in person.. AND hold him!   I was so disappointed that I didn't get a picture of me holding Brock.. I was thinking I did!   Still sorting through my 300+ pictures I took, but going to post a few that I took when we visited!