O, Okay I remember you posting about that actually.
It's definitely a very pretty part of VA, but there isn't any shopping, the closest would probably be Fredericksburg, where there are TONS of different stores(Central Park.) But besides that, DC metro area has the best shopping, you and Jill would really do some damage at Tysons, lol. UVA is a good school, I have a few friends that go there/graduated. Best of luck!