The long awaited day! I was feeling a bit cautious about heading out, knowing there was a long drive ahead. The anticipation and excitement were paramount! But before we left we had church. As promised, here are the finished tombs that Max and Gracie made the week after Easter. They turned out pretty good!
The stone rolls away….
I was organized and ready, putting the finishing touches on things to close up the house, when I got the txt that Kath was on her way over. We had plenty of room to fit everything in, and I suspect we had more than we needed (this proved to be true!). We left my house on a wing and a prayer (literal prayer!) at 1:26pm, Sunday April 23rd. Full tank of gas with 23,195 miles on the car. Colonial Williamsburg Virginia — here we come!
We stopped part way down for a rest and had our picture taken with a giant chicken. He was very welcoming!
We had one small delay getting off the turnpike, and there were a few slow spots with traffic, but we pulled up to the Welcome sign at about 8pm, just as it had turned full dark. We were weary just from the excitement and the 7 hours in the car, but more than ready for our adventure.
We checked into our accommodations through the Williamsburg Inn just about 8:30pm, and got our keys.
(Not where our room was)
Our room was in the Market Square Tavern on Duke of Gloucester Street. We could look out the window and see the magazine, The Market, Bruton Parish Church, and the courthouse across the street. It was like another world! It’s hard to come back to real life after living a dream for four days! The Tavern was so quaint and welcoming. The room was on the small side, but it was good for us (on the first floor), and we were almost never there. On the other hand, we were steps away from it all the time, and could change shoes or grab/shed sweaters easily – or grab a drink or some crackers.
The common room was large and comfy, and offered plenty of room to stretch out, relax, or play board games, which we did on another evening.
There is nothing more magical than Duke of Gloucester Street cleared of the crowds and tourists, lit by soft street lamps and candles in the windows – and the occasional crescent. We had our agenda mapped out for Monday, so we settled into our comfy beds to read ourselves to sleep.
I’ll catch up and share the trip in little snippets over the next week. By the time I dropped Kathy off at home Thursday night, unpacked the car and put everything away properly, it was after 10:30pm and I was just ready for bed — especially since I had to work today! And today is Chrissy’s birthday (Happy to You! as she used to call it!) so I’m heading down there in a bit. Happy 17th birthday to my sweet, younger granddaughter. Love you!
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TOMORROW April 29th is: Well, there’s a lot to choose from!
National Sense of Smell Day; National Zipper Day; National Rebuilding Day (Could apply to Colonial Williamsburg!); National Shrimp Scampi Day; World Wish day; National Kiss of Hope Day; Independent Bookstore Day; World Veterinary Day; National Peace Rose Day; National First Ladies Day (Kath! Here you go!); National Pool Opening Day.
I’ll do the rebuild and the bookstore! And a big wish for all things good! God bless…
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