This year, Chad and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary! We haven't changed much since then, have we?
We tried to celebrate our anniversary while in New York City this past July, but it just didn't work out. We were in group settings most of the time and never had a chance to get to a nice restaurant to celebrate. Given that we have taken honeymoon/anniversary trips to cities (Europe for our honeymoon and Chicago for our 1st year anniversary), I really wanted to take a getaway to a cabin, lake, or bed and breakfast. Other than our first year anniversary, this was the only other trip we have taken to celebrate our anniversary. Must be because Meredith was here by our 2nd anniversary and Luke by our 4th anniversary :)
Three months late, but in October we celebrated with a weekend getaway to a Bed and Breakfast in Elizabethtown, Illinois which sits right on the Ohio River (we could see Kentucky from our view) and took a brief hike through Shawnee Forest on the way there. It was just what we needed! Picturesque, unseasonably warm Fall weather, and beautiful vibrant colored trees. The kids got to spend the weekend with Grandpa and Grandma Perry and partake in the local Fall Festival and Halloween parade. It was a win-win for everyone.
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| As a child, I went here several times but this was our first time together. |
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| Camel! |
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| On the way from Shawnee Forest to Elizabethtown, we stopped at Cave-in-Rock to eat at a local cafe and watch the ferry take people/vehicles from Illinois to Kentucky. |
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| The Ferry. Really neat and peaceful to watch. |
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| We were a little unsure about staying at a Bed and Breakfast, but it exceeded our expectations! The owner was super sweet, breakfast was delicious, and we had great conversations with the couple from Evansville at our table. |
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| This Bed and Breakfast was built in 1914. |
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| There was a huge porch we could sit out on and look out over the river. |
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| Family Room. |
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| Entry into Bed and Breakfast. |
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| Staircase leading up to our room. |
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| The "Elvis Room" just outside our room. |
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| Another view of the Elvis room. |
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| Our room, "The Captain's Quarters". |
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| This tree was well over 100+ years old. If it weren't for the Japanese beetles, we may have sat around it. |
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| We frequented this floating restaurant during our stay. It had a deck you could sit out on that overlooked the river. |
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| Sunset |
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| Sunrise |
