Today is day 7 of the NaBloPoMo challenge and I want to write about my favorite place to vacation. When my husband and I married 22 years ago, we chose to spend our honeymoon at Williamsburg, Virginia. We enjoyed visiting Busch Gardens, Jamestown and Yorktown. My favorite part was visiting the glassblowers. As a gift, my husband bought me a beautiful green pitcher that the rim was in the shape of a heart. It was a perfect gift for our wonderful honeymoon.
As the years have come and gone, children have been born (4 to be precise), I still love to return to Williamsburg. Only we don't stay in hotels now. Instead we stay in the cabins at Fort Eustis, and we still typically go as close to our anniversary as we can. The whole family goes with us - the four children plus my mother. We try to stay a week, but sometimes the unforseen happens - like the year we left early because a hurricane had decided it felt like visiting Williamsburg.
Coming to Williamsburg towards the end of August is a wonderful time to visit. The crowds don't seem to be quite as bad at Busch Gardens. My children love to ride the rollercoasters and other rides. Plus the shows are amazing. I also enjoy the shops and food as well. We always make it a point to visit OKtoberfest for at least one meal.
I realize there are many people who might think we are strange for taking our family with us on our anniversary, but I love my children. I realize all too soon they will be moving on to making their own memories and my husband and I will be left on our own. But after all, that is how God intended things to be. He intended for parents to raise their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord; and then those children would have families of their own and raise their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
So where is your favorite spot to vacation?
What a very warm story of family fun !! That's what it's all about :)
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