The Hubs & I just celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary! Still feels like hardly any time at all. The grandparents took Lil' Man for the weekend so that we could have a romantic getaway to Missouri's Wine Country, Hermann, MO. Hermann was colonized in the early 1800's by German settlers, who were drawn to the area because it reminded them of Bavaria and the Rhineland back home (so much so that the next town over is named Rhineland). Early government encouraged settlers to grow their own grapes by giving landowners money for "grape lots", and thus spawned a massive wine boom in the area. It's still home to some of the most well known Missouri wineries, like Stone Hill , Hermannof, and Adam Puchta.
We found a super-cute apartment right downtown via AirBNB, took some historic walking tours, did some wine tasting, tried some new beers, and ate some AMAZING food. We even did a little geocaching!
Filet with Norton wine & rosemary sauce, over spaetzle with goat cheese. YUM.
And on our way home, we decided to stop in Jefferson City and knock something off our bucket list--visiting the now-abandoned Missouri State Penitentiary! I know...super-romantic, right? But it was really interesting--it's the oldest prison in the U.S. and was in use until 2004. I'd like to go back and to the night-time ghost tour in the future.
As you may know, we like to do traditional wedding gifts. And the traditional gifts for the 7th year are copper or wool. Since we got married in July, the idea of anything wool right now makes me hot and itchy. But copper...we can run with that!
David gifted me with a copper-plated birch leaf necklace that I love and have worn nearly every day since I got it:
And then while we were in Hermann, The Hubs noticed that the railroad was really active:
Found one.
So he wanted to smash a penny on the tracks. So we left one on the tracks, went to go try some wines, and then when we came back....ta-da!
Originally I thought about just framing it, but then I saw this photo album that had a frame in the front, so I decided to go with that instead!
I originally wanted to find a copper-themed beer, but didn't have much luck. But then I remembered that we have our very own Copper Run Distillery just a few miles down the road. So I picked up a bottle of golden rum and a few other necessities for making us some tasty cocktails.
7-Up for Seven years of good luck! :)
To check out the previous years' gifts, use the links below!
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