34 Years

One week and 34 years ago today, my husband and I were married on a Saturday evening.  Last weekend, we celebrated our anniversary with a night at Whitestone Inn.  Generally most people travel there by the interstate but this time we decided to do some sightseeing along the "back roads".  One of our stops was at Watts Bar.

 

As you can see by the link, it is still the TVA power system and once again, their waterways provide recreation.  Here is a white sand beach with a swimming area roped off in front of it.

This was some of our scenery from Watts Bar to Whitestone.

(Guess I could have cropped these two first so you didn't see car parts. . . )

We were traveling at least 45 mph when I took the barn & silo shot.  My Sony camera is at least 3 or 4 years old  and does a great job, doesn't it?

At Whitestone, we stayed in the Indigo Bunting Room in back of the schoolhouse.  Some of the buildings are patterned to look like a New England Style Village.

The rooms are beautiful but the entire "village" is so peaceful.  You totally unwind from the world when you are there.  This was a much needed rest for me especially as it came in the middle of our library move - - more about that in another blog.  The anniversary takes priority.  The views here are spectacular.

The chapel you see is on the property.  There was a wedding there on Sunday.  The reception was held in the building on the left which also has rooms for overnight stays.   Meals for the guests are in the Farmhouse.  The food is fabulous.  Their breakfast was a feast!

This is a special getaway place for us.  It is the second time we have celebrated an anniversary here.  We had a great discount for our stay so that made it even more enjoyable!

As you can tell from my last three posts, we had a WONDERFUL Labor Day Weekend.

And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.  Revelation 2:17b