I love that Joe's birthday is two days after our anniversary!
25 years since we said "I do" or I will and we have. And who knows how old we are now but over 50...and I love that we celebrate him at this time of year. The month of love! Sarah's birthday, my first memory, such good times to unite and connect- February has been lovely!
Last year Joe embraced the idea of Greenbrier in winter and I'm surprised I didn't blog about it! We had such a great time we said- let's come back next year, we'll celebrate 25!
Figure Eights- people and places you return to for us it is the Kranichs and of course our family. Our anniversary adventure started with an overnight in Lexington, VA. We arrived in time for college town festivities- a burger and beverage with the lax parents! Sarah and Louisa joined us.
Sunday morning- breakfast around the table with Charles and Greg, Louisa and Sarah. Then we explored W&L- such a beautiful campus with quite the book store- wow! I treated it like an art gallery and found many favorite things! Tissues!
W&L Women Lax game- we wanted to see CK- Caroline K goalie in her senior year- what a treat to watch her go with a great win and impressive stats. A bonus was Maddie's time, their coach and DU's former assistant coach. I always enjoyed engaging with her here. We just had lovely conversations with good people- college parents- and our dear friends the Kranichs. Just sitting in the sunshine, the energy of winning, and the view of the mountains made for a great afternoon! Next up was The Greenbrier!
It is always a treat to arrive, find our room, and explore the shops....we ended up cozying up for movie time and then enjoyed dinner in the Casino Bar- Twelve Oaks. The next day took our favorite walk through the golf course and grounds- it is so nice they let you out there! We went to lunch in Lewisburg and did a bit of shopping- small towns are us! I soaked in every minute of spa time- last year was a first and something I now will try not to miss. This is a place with a rich history, it is like going back in time in some ways. I put my phone away- in a drawer- and loved it! We dressed for dinner, snapped the pick and enjoyed cocktail time in a new room. The main dining room never disappoints, I wrote about it extensively the first time Joe treated me for my birthday in 2012! You can search for that with "greenbrier" on the main page of this blog!! We did take in a bit of gambling which was fun- not my thing but Joe's thing and I do enjoy seeing him in his element.
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| Tea in the Writing Room |
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| Steps to our level |
We drove home on our anniversary- a treat from a friend for the road- in time for Denison basketball and Chinese take-out dinner. The kids surprised us with a great video to honor the 25th! Wow- memory lane. I teared up of course and it could not have been a more perfect way to end our adventure. They took us on an adventure of connecting past and present- figure eights of love in my life on Newark-Granville Road!
I write this the day after Joe's birthday. Birthdays on NG Road are different from empty nesters. It didn't make sense to bake a full cake- I put a candle in ice cream- big splurge- two kinds of butter pecan- one of his favorites! We toasted with Red Stripe and I delighted in the anniversary roses delivered while home.
To all that reached out, texted, called, posted, and liked/loved- thank you! Sharing the love makes it all the more lovely in our lives on Newark-Granville Road.
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| Happy Birthday Joe |
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| All three helped in our 25th Video! |
