Our first stop in town was the Downtown Mall
and lunch al fresco. We then wandered the shops and made a few purchases before heading to the hotel and a relaxing time at the pool. 
Dinner was in Crozet, Va, a small town west of Charlottesville and home to my sister, Suzie and her husband, Jerry and also their bead shop, Blue Ridge Beads & Glass.
We had booked a bead class there for 7 pm
and with Suzie's patient instructions 
we all were rewarded with necklaces that we had made ourselves.
in plenty of time for our 10:30 tour of the house so we wandered the vegetable gardens 
and walked to the grave site before lining up for our tour inside.
It was a gorgeous day. We learned so much about Jefferson. But 2 o'clock came too soon so we retraced our route north hoping to miss rush hour around Northern Virginia (we didn't). We've made plans for next year's road trip to Williamsburg and Jamestown and vowed we would have to extend the length to fit more in.
A fun time was had by all.
Oh how neat, Marcia... Your group reminded me of my trips with my 3 childhood friends. The 4 of us started meeting in 1992 --the year we all turned 50, and met almost every year after that until a couple of years ago. One of the 4 of us got cancer and died last summer. That was hard on all of us---and the 3 of us left haven't met since. We know that we should --but so far, nothing has been done.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a wonderful time --and glad you got to see your creative sister...
Hugs,
Betsy
Very nice post, Marcia. Girlfriend vacations are very special. I have memories of one to Yellowstone with three of my friends that I treasure. I enjoyed seeing the Monticello pictures. I enjoyed walking through those gardens a few years ago. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.
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