Weekend Getaway Part 1: The Inn

To celebrate our 7th anniversary which was earlier this month, we enjoyed a fabulous getaway this past weekend. Our amazing friends the Dyckmans watched our girls all weekend so we could enjoy a few days of total relaxation. We stayed at the The Inn at Meander Plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia, which was incredible. We love exploring the Virginia countryside. We spent a lot of time wandering around the property and enjoying the views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. And eating amazing food.


(Thomas Jefferson was a frequent visitor here!)

The entrance to the property:




We stayed in a private little cottage that was off the back of the main house:




Our cottage had a private patio and garden with a little fish pond. We enjoyed watching the stars out there at night (except when I locked us out) and ate lunch out there one afternoon:


There was a horse stable near our cottage:




We loved sitting out here and watching the sunset:




and the fireflies:

(See those little yellow dots back by the shrubs? Fireflies. There were SO many. It was amazing at night.)



Although the grass was equally nice:


We seemed to be the only people around which was really nice.

The view of the Inn at night:


Things spotted on a morning walk around the plantation:








(A small vineyard)

There was a river at the edge of the property:


And out in the middle of a corn field, completely hidden by a grove of trees, was the old family cemetery. I love old cemeteries.







Ben poking a stick at a huge black snake: