Monticello

We were recently in Nashville for a wedding.

We drove down (which I will probably NEVER do again--

not until the little one is at least 21).

On the way home we decided to stop in Virginia and visit the home of Thomas Jefferson.

Monticello

It is a beautiful home and I would like to build one for myself.

Anyone have a 3000 acre plot of land they want to unload??

In the meantime I am just going to pretend that it is my home.

Just call me Martha.

The view is amazing.

Don't you think?

This was Jefferson's thinking chamber:

That's what I named it. Not sure what the official name is.

I like Thinking Chamber.

And since I now own it I can rename it if I want to!

Wouldn't you like one?

When you look out the window this is what you see:

Gorgeous.

These are my gardens:

Gardens on the right. Vineyards on the left.

Let's just say I will be eating al fresco ALL.THE.TIME.

This is the family gravesite:

Jefferson's headstone:

He is buried alongside his wife and children.

Only 2 of his 6 children survived into adulthood.

(Don't quote me on that, although I am pretty sure I am right).

This one made me smile and weep at the same time.

The circle of life