Our Anniversary Getaway

Michael called me Friday afternoon and told me that he had arranged for Jarrett and Blake (and Daisy too =-) ) to spend the weekend with his Mom and Dad. He said that we were going out to dinner Friday evening and on Saturday he had made reservations at a Bed and Breakfast...and that we would return home on Sunday evening. I was VERY surprised! I assumed that we would just go out for a nice dinner on Saturday...He definitely pulled one over on me this year. Michael is a known penny-pincher and I thought there would be NO WAY that he would go out of town for our anniversary since we are leaving for Disney in less than 2 weeks! Like I said...I was surprised...and he was happy that I was.
We enjoyed Friday night out together at one of our favorite restaurants. It's always nice for just the two of us to have dinner together....talking, with no interruptions. Just enjoying each others company.
We slept in for a while on Saturday morning....then we packed and left for the bed and breakfast. Michael still hadn't told me where we were going. After a 3 1/2 hour long ride (Michael knows how much I love a good road trip).....we ended up in a little town near Blacksburg, VA. The town was called Woolwine, Va. The total population of the town was 1500. The place that we stayed was called The Dutchess Bed and Breakfast. It wasn't your typical Victorian style bed and breakfast....like I had pictured in my mind. It was more like a very large cabin and it was high on top of a mountain....the view was GORGEOUS!!
When we arrived the innkeepers were waiting to greet us. They were extremely nice. She showed us to our room and when I walked in this is what I found.....Michael had requested that she have roses and strawberries dipped in chocolate waiting for me. Now..Ain't that sweet!! =-)The strawberries didn't last long at all....they were delicious!
Here's the sneaky little devil himself...... =-)Here's a few pictures of our room... After we got settled in we went to a little cafe in town called the Rock Castle Cafe. We had a big juicy hamburger. Everyone in there was so nice. It was such a simple little town up and away from everything. It was so relaxing.
The the next morning we woke up and got ready for breakfast. We had a wonderful breakfast waiting on us in the dining room that consisted of fresh fruit, waffles, sausage, and eggs. Yum! This view was right outside our bedroom window..... After we walked around the grounds....we packed up and decided to drive around and see some of the history of the town.... Michael took this one of me at "Lovers Leap". It was on the Blue Ridge Parkway....the view was out of this world!This was also along the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is Mabry Mill. Isn't it beautiful! The ducks had to be FREEZING. Michael said no, that they weren't, but I still say yes. This duck looked like it was trying to walk on water.
This is the Bob White Covered Bridge. This was located in Woolwine. It's one of only 5 covered bridges in VA. It reminded me of the movie "The Bridges of Madison County"

We also stopped by a local candy store, it was Nancy's Candy Company. Oh....the temptation!!!! and YES...I gave in to the pressure!! LOL! It was sooooooo worth it!!! I loved this pillow. ha..ha..ha... Isn't it a vegetable???!!!!!!This was one of the stores we stopped at in town. We stopped at several little country stores/antique shops along the way.

I enjoyed my relaxing romantic Anniversary weekend so much. It was great to just get away with my sweet husband....and enjoy some quality time together, far away from the hustle and bustle of life.

Today was back to reality and I have been busy ALL day.
We have gotten the boys in bed and I am ready to enjoy our evening watching a movie together.
Good Night =-)