This past weekend, Aaron and I took a much-needed trip by ourselves. We left the kids with our friends Saturday afternoon and headed out to Charlottesville, which is about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Chesapeake. The drive itself was just beautiful - trees full of color the whole way. Granted, since it was rather flat, we could also have been driving in circles the whole time and been none the wiser! Once we were just outside Charlottesville, the land began to get hilly and the views were gorgeous. We have missed looking down into valleys!
We quickly found our hotel, dropped off our things and drove into town. Charlottesville is a college town, home to the University of Virginia and in keeping with college towns, it was very hip, there were great art galleries and there was so much to do. We explored the historic area downtown, shopped, ate and people-watched - also keeping in the tradition of college towns was the very eclectic mix of folks in any given direction. Quite amusing. The next day we set out for the real destination of our trip - bad weather be damned! - Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Stunning! Amazing! Soo fascinating! I have become quite a history buff since moving out here and I loved learning more about such an important and complicated man.
The best part of the trip, though, was spending alone time with my dear hubby and being reminded just how great he is. He's wonderful! We talked and talked and it was also nice to realize that we are actually pretty smart, interesting people when we are allowed to finish our thoughts and speak in full sentences!
3 comments:
Kristen -- What a wonderful trip you had! Monticello is a place I have seen a special on on TV, and since have wanted very much to see, maninly because Jefferson was truly one of the greatest men in history. (and by the way, persons who are interested in getting the facts straight and not just in creating a sensational story have proven that Tom's wild and immoral brother was really the father of Sally Henning's children, NOT Thomas.) Mr. Jefferson was in all ways a true gentleman and statesman for our great country. A great inventor also, as you and Aaron found out, I'm sure.
You know, I gotta say - whether or not Thomas Jefferson fathered any slave children is totally beyond the point. The mere fact that he HAD slaves seems immoral to me, inspite of all the good he did our country. Now, I know that was how things were then, but still.
I cannot live without google. ;)
http://www.monticello.org/plantation/hemingscontro/hemings-jefferson_contro.html
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