"Kim, what do you want for Mother's Day?" Dale asked one evening.
"Nothing," I said quickly adding "I want to get away."
Knowing I had some convincing to do, I told him we could combine it with our 7 Year Anniversary. And that's all it took to set up our overnight getaway to Furniture Town (aka Farmville, Va). We were so excited to just browse through the furniture and not actually buy anything. If you didn't already know, Farmville is home to Green Front Furniture- the entire town is building after building of furniture!
Just walk down the street and look at building after building of high end luxury furniture at discount prices.
Just taking a break on one of the hundreds of couches...
Lunch at The Fishin Pig where the motto is to drink like a fish and eat like a pig. It was soooooo good. Fried Green Tomatoes, Pork Barbeque and Fried Shrimp in Bang Bang sauce...A-MAZ-ING!
We stayed at The Inn on the Avenues, a Bed and Breakfast in Farmville. Best experience ever with a B&B. Here's some pictures of the room.
The Garden Room was beautifully decorated and the bed was so comfortable. The whole house was so clean. It was so nice to sleep in such a clean house when mine looks like a disaster half the time.
I had never bathed in a claw foot tub before...I told The Hubs I was putting in an order for one at our house ;) It was exactly what this tired momma needed.
For dinner we ventured out to Charley's Waterfront Cafe and asked if we could sit on the deck overlooking the Appomattox River. The weather was beautiful and again the food was fabulous. The Hubs ordered Prime Rib and I ordered Red Pepper and Crab Soup and Paradise Salad. No complaints at all. So peaceful.
We sipped decaf coffee after dinner and I thought about how blessed I was to still be in love with this man after 14 years of a friendship and romance. Marriage is tough and my Womens Bible Study has taught me that when we are in the thick of things it's not how committed you are to each other or God. It's how committed you are to the MARRIAGE.
The next morning, Janie and Ann, hosts of The Inn on the Avenues made us the biggest breakfast ever: egg casserole, hashbrown casserole, bacon, cinammon coffee cake, yogurt parfait, grapes and peach mango juice. It was huge and soooo good. We enjoyed talking to them and sharing some laughs. They certainly have happy easy going spirits.
We sat in silence on the way home-but it was a confortable silence. I guess when you've got your best friend by your side, words don't really matter. Your together and that's most important of all.
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