I'm so glad Hubby and I did a little traveling today, because the next few days are calling for rain.
It was cold when we left home this morning; however, the sun came out, and it reached the high 50s today.
But before we got home, it was back in the low 40s.
We traveled to Montevallo to help celebrate George Washington's birthday, where we enjoyed one of the beautifully decorated cupcakes placed on a table before us. Before we left, we picked a basket of freshly grown tulips.
On our adventure, we stopped at Jack's in Athens for a drink and a cream cheese cherry pie.
We traveled on I-65 through Birmingham, taking exit 238 for US 31 toward Alabaster. We then turned left onto US 119 and County Hwy 11, reaching our destination at 3727 Hwy 119 in Montevallo.
Hubby parked the car, and we walked to the front entrance of the museum and paid the admission price.
The cashier instructed us to head to the replica of Mount Vernon to celebrate George Washington's birthday, as the party was scheduled to begin at 11 A.M.
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| George Washington made his speech. |
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| George Washington stopped for a picture. |
Washington walked out onto the front porch and delivered a speech, and when he finished, the crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to President Washington.
Washington walked out into the crowd, stopping for pictures and shaking hands with people in the crowd.
We walked into the president's Oval Office, where we saw pictures of several future presidents on display.
We visited the Randall Museum, where we saw miniature dolls depicting many events that have occurred in the US over the last 200 years.
The Randal Museum also displayed the Presidents and their wives in miniature.
We walked inside the National Chapel, which was just a few yards away from the Randal Museum.
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| US Presidents and wives |
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| The National Chapel |
The last building we toured was the Veterans Memorial building.
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| Veterans Building |
We took the trolley out to the Garden of Tulips, where we were greeted and given a basket to place our picked tulips.
We were told the soil was soft, so we were to gently wiggle the tulip, and the bulb would release from the dirt.
There were numerous types and colors to choose from. I picked several in full bloom and several just budding.
We took the trolley back to the entrance, paid for our tulips, and began our travel home.
America Village Festival of the Tulips: You pick your own $1.50 each
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| Panda Express |
We stopped at Panda Express Decatur for dinner, where we ordered Honey Walnut shrimp, one egg roll, green beans, chicken, stir-fried wheat noodles with onions, celery, cabbage, and three cream cheese Rangoons
