Our Anniversary Getaway

Tim and I are taking off for the weekend to celebrate our Fifth Wedding Anniversary on Saturday. And do we have a lot to celebrate!! We plan to leave around noontime Friday, and drive up to Weston, a quaint little town on the Missouri River, and have lunch at The Vineyards, a favorite restaurant where we've celebrated our last three anniversaries. (They serve a wonderful baked brie with roasted garlic and fresh baked bread.)

We'll head further north along the small roadway to Atchison, Kansas, to check out Nell Hill's, a wonderful home decor store. It is in an old Kansas town with some charm.

We wanted to perhaps spend the night at Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, Nebraska, but we were shocked to find this 144-room lodge was booked for the weekend! Well it turns out that Nebraska City is home to the founder of Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton. And National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April, so everything is booked. Perhaps we'll go there another time.

Instead, we booked two nights at the Cornerstone Mansion Inn in Omaha. Lucky for us, they had a last minute cancelation, and we were able to book The Porch Suite. It is supposed to be lovely weather there this weekend, so we will be tempted to sleep on the bed on the porch! We plan to visit Old Market, a cobblestoned historic area with fun shops and dining, and perhaps the Omaha Zoo.

We will be leaving our ancient 14-year-old foster dog, Slow Joe, at a boarding place while we are away. (The shelter picks up the cost, which is nice.)