Thanksgiving!

A beautiful day! We got our dinner underway, then went down town to serve dinner at a shelter. We had a great time, made some new friends and were truly appreciated. It made for a great start to our day and we were all even more thankful for our many blessings. When we got home we had a delicious dinner ourselves.

Trolly Time

We've had several rainy days, but Bruce and I did make it down town to ride the free trolly around. We got off at the University of Virginia (started by TJ himself). We visited the rotunda and walked around a bit, but there were so many students we didn't get to see much.

Covenant Church

We revisited Covenant Church and brought our shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. We had planned to visit a different church each Sunday but decided to revisit this one. We really liked it.
In the afternoon we went to Harrisonburg and on the way back stopped in Staunton and ate at the Bistro. In the parking lot were stools used by the Statler brothers. This place is full of surprises!

Monticello

Saturday, November 21, we all went to Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. The tour was great. We got to see inside the Monticello and saw some of TJ's inventions, gardens and graveyard. I learned that although little oranges from prickly trees smell really good, they taste absolutely awful! We also learned a lot more history and saw the movie about his life. Bruce stayed awake through most of it.
On the way home, we stopped at Carter's Apple Orchard which is on a mountain top and has a fantastic view of the city on one side and more mountains on the other. I think I can add pictures now.