Weekend

Just now getting around to posting about the nice weekend I had. Saturday my husband and I didn't do too much, just went into town to a few new shops I had been wanting to visit. Richmond is trying to revitalize the downtown section and it seems there are a few more specialty shops now. My husband was excited that a hike and bike shop was open as we'd been by there several times and it had been closed. They had pretty much anything one could want for outdoor adventures and what they didn't have they said they could get. So hubby was pleased to hear that and started making a mental list for Christmas gifts I could get him.

There's a new collectibles type store on main street and I bought my first rag child doll. She was so pretty and was only $3.00! I thought that was awfully cheap for a handmade item, but figured they were running some kind of sale. When I got home I noticed the tag on it that said... made in China. Hmmm. Well, it's a sweet doll anyway and I've name her Hannah. I placed her hanging from the mantle to the side of the fireplace. I also bought some homemade soaps there. We went to the by-pass area and found an antique and collectibles store there that had a lot of nice things, but the candles were so fragrant they gave my husband a headache so we had to leave.

Sunday was really nice, we finally got to geocache a bit. We went to Lexington as there are a lot of new caches out since we had been last. We had our GPSr loaded up and was looking forward to caching all day. We found 3 and decided to eat lunch. We went to a restaurant on Richmond Road that I had never been to and heard some great things about. They had a nice affordable lunch menu and I chose the Turkey dinner special. My husband had a crab cake/shrimp combo. Everything was really good and we decided to find more caches after we ate. We went to a city park I'd never heard of and found one cache that was hidden deep in a wooded area. It was so nice walking along the paths and kicking up the leaves. The temperature was in the lower 60s and the sun was shining. We had our golden, Lizzie, with us and she made several canine and human friends in the park. That's the special thing with Goldens they have such a sweet nature and expression that most people want to come and pet or meet her. Anyway, after we found that cache and returned to our vehicle I noticed my stomach was hurting a bit. It wasn't a few minutes after that my husband said his was as well. We barely made it to his office before we became ill and had to rest there for a bit. After that we headed back home. Still all in all it was a nice weekend. Anytime I can get out and walk in nature with the beautiful weather we've been having it's a great time.