TOTALLY THOMPSON: Two years!

November 11, 2008

I cannot believe that it has already been TWO years since Scott and I married---the time really has flown by and we have had so much fun together. It's been an amazing adventure and one that continues to more and more exciting and comfortable (it's strange to write those 2 words next to one another) each day. I am so thankful to be able to spend each day with my best friend and am blessed to have an incredible husband. Okay--enough gushy talk.

The beginning of our marriage has indeed been fun--we've been on several exciting trips with friends and families and with one another. We have accomplished a few pretty important goals together--earning our Master's degrees and wiping out a good bit of debt! We have expanded our family with our funny little puppy Mo. And we have built a nice little home (albeit small and cozy) adding pieces of furniture that are now OURS that we will have to pass to our children and grandchildren one day (maybe!). Most importantly we have laughed a lot this year and I truly believe that is what makes our marriage so much fun.

We decided last year to take a fun weekend trip to celebrate each anniversary. Last year we went to Clarksdale, MS and stayed at the Shack Up Inn. We loved it and really enjoyed meeting our new friends the Lucketts.

This year we went to Natchez and rather than stay at a Shack we stayed in a beautiful Bed and Breakfast on the MS river. Scott planned a wonderful weekend--he spoiled me! We enjoyed incredible weather so had lots of opportunity to walk and tour the neighborhoods, shops and even cemetery! Friday evening we went to Angels on the Bluff, which is a very neat "tour" of the cemetery highlighting special ghosts of the community. We ate lunch the next day at The Carriage House, which is part of Stanton Hall. They are famous for their fried chicken and it was indeed delicious (although I had to get Scott to help me take the meat off--yes, I did). After lunch we went to watch the Alabama/LSU football game--ROLL TIDE! And then it was time for another meal---whew. We ate a fabulous dinner at Monmouth Plantation where we had a five-course meal and enjoyed special treatment in the beautiful dining hall. I feel like all we did was EAT--and speaking of meals, we were treated to a very nice and yummy breakfast each morning. Our host, Durell, is quite a little chef and quite an entertainer. He is the ultimate host!!

Our anniversary was quite special--we had lots of fun celebrating together. Oh, and for our gift for each other(okay, so we love to celebrate!) ended up being the exact same thing--bath robes! Too funny.

Enjoy the pictures as much as we did our trip.

The Riverside Bed and Breakfast