Anniversary Weekend

Tomorrow marks one year with my dear husband. We celebrated this weekend in Manassas, VA. It was about an hour from D.C. and he and Ike drove up to meet me. We did a lot of relaxing but enjoyed our time together.

We stayed at a "Residence Inn" meaning we had a full kitchen which allowed me to cook dinner Friday before Drew and Ike arrived. Saturday morning we headed to the Manassas battlefield. It was a beautiful day for a walk and little history.

Manassas is where "Stonewall" received his nickname.

Ike and I tired out pretty quickly but after walking for 2 hours we still hadn't walked over the whole park.

It was surreal to walk over the battlefield. I will try not to get too "historian" on you but it was pretty amazing to see. To stand behind the statue of Stonewall and imagine what it must have been like to see him refuse to retreat any further. It was also crazy to think about the houses that were standing when the battle began. One of which is still there, the other was rebuilt. A lot of interesting stories there. I ran into the little gift shop to get something to remember the trip by and maybe a book for my dad but left there very overwhelmed and with nothing.

We took Ike back to the hotel to rest and headed to Old Town Manassas to get some lunch.

We ate outside at the City Square Cafe across from the train station. It was delicious and was a very filling lunch.

We then stumbled upon the most amazing book store in Old Town. They had all used books and had everything you can imagine. I racked up! I could have stayed there for hours but we both wanted a nap. The rest of our trip involved napping, relaxing, reading, playing a little tennis and snuggling with our puppy. It was the perfect first anniversary. I was very sad to see my boys head the opposite direction from me on I-66 this afternoon but I'm excited to be home with them again soon.