Anniversary Trip 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I had my first Spring Break since high school (huzzah!). It was great to have a few days off of work and to relax with Rich. Our anniversary fell on the Tuesday after break, and so we decided to end our break with a mini-vacation, as we fondly remember as the Tour de Virginia.

First, we visited the Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia:



Richard making sure that the area was safe for us to walk through.



The first major battle of the Civil War.



Trying to take some "artsy" photos.



Stonewall Jackson statue.

Next, we went bowling in Manassas. Check out my score: 130!! I think that's the best score I've ever gotten in bowling.



Richard in action.



130!!



Richard's reaction to losing to a GIRL at bowling.

Next, we went to dinner at a great Pakistani restaurant. Num, num, num. It was really good!




Then, we settled in at our bed and breakfast in Casanova, Virginia. It was sooooo cute! The best part was that we got there just in time for the BYU game (Go Cougars!), and we had the hot tub all to ourselves. The next morning, we had breakfast on our private porch, spa treatments (I had a pedicure, and Rich had a massage) and headed out to Charlottesville!





Poplar Springs gets a "thumbs up!"

In Charlottesville, we ate lunch at the outdoor pedestrian mall, drove around University of Virginia campus (BEAUTIFUL!) and took a tour of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Funny story there - while we were going through the tour, Richard and I kept on checking March Madness scores (GMU was playing). Finally, the person giving the tour asked us to stop and to put our phones away. Unfortunately, I forgot to turn my ringer off and it went off (extremely loudly) about 5 minutes later. It was Jenny calling to talk about the GMU game (they won, yay!). I don't think our tour guide liked us very much...





Hardee's still exists!



Our last stop was Richmond, to visit Heather and Rich S.! We always have a great time catching up with them, and we spent the night eating pizza and watching MORE March Madness games (we couldn't get enough). Rich S. goes to VCU, and we will be cheering for VCU on his behalf tonight!



It was a GREAT trip with beautiful weather. With work and night classes, Richard and I rarely get to see each other during the week, so it was so fun to actually get to spend quality time together. We're so lucky to live in Fairfax with so much history and gorgeous scenery close by. Three cheers for Virginia!