A Lil' Road Trip......

It is so hard to actually believe,

but last Saturday, my husband and I

celebrated our 17 year anniversary.

WHERE does the time go????

Seems like just yesterday.....

 

My husband Tork..... look at those baby blues

Anyway.....

We decided to take a road trip

so we headed West.

Our first stop was Smokey Row

in Oskaloosa.

I had never heard of it

but I'm so glad we stopped for coffee.

Well not really coffee, cause we just

aren't coffee drinkers.

I had an AMAZINGLY good Chai Tea

and come to think of it,

Tork DID have some kind of a mint coffee

concoction.

This place was sooooo cool.

It had such a retro feel but with a

modern, big city vibe as well.

 LOOK at this movie theatre thingy

they found to hang INSIDE.

I forgot to mention this place is enormous!

Our next stop was Tassel Ridge Winery

were we did wine tasting.

This was fun cause Tork doesn't

usually go for wine,

but he found a few he really liked.

Sad to say we didn't even leave

buzzed... darn it.

Just kidding Mother,

calm down.

We then headed on to Pella to hit some quaint

shops.... didn't really find anything I couldn't live

without.

But found out Pella also had a Smokey Row

and they have a fabulous menu

for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

So we ate lunch there.

Umm, can you say

Chicken Pot Pie

and

Cheesburger soup served in a bread bowl?????

Yummo!

As our road trip came to an end,

we found ourselves back in our neck the woods

and at my favorite store

(besides my own of course)

Sisters Garden

where I of course found some really

cool finds.

Last but not least,

we ate dinner at the best place EVER

Tuscan Moon

which has literally become our

anniversary dinner spot.

We both LOVE that place.

I'm so grateful that Tork

loves me enough to

road trip to little shops

and eat at quaint little places

all because he knows I love it

and

 I love HIM for it.

Here's to another 17 years Hon....