Old Salem pictures

Bridge heading over to Old Salem from the Vistor's Center

Walking the streets

Mike dreams of having woodshops like they had in Old Salem!

Housed the single men of the town. There was also a Single Sisters' House for the single women of the town.

Old Salem houses the current Salem College which is an all girls' college today. The Moravians considered all people equal, men and women. Although not common elsewhere in the day, women were taught in schools just as the men.



Anniversary Dinner - Salem Tavern

Mike tried the special - pheasant. Miriam stuck with an original - Chicken Pot Pie.

Old Salem

As of 7.12.08, we have been married for 5 years! To celebrate, we went to Old Salem on Saturday. Old Salem is in Winston-Salem, just a little over 1 hour away. Old Salem is a community built on the foundation of the Moravian religion, later transformed into one of the most successful economic centers in early America. Old Salem is not simply about Moravian history; it is a reflection on an evolving diverse community in the South, struggling with common principles such as freedom, faith, tradition, government, slavery and war.

The old buildings are now available for you to tour. So, we visited a few of them and of course, the bakery. After touring around for a while, we had dinner at the Old Salem Tavern. Mike tried pheasant for the 1st time and Miriam had the traditional chicken pot pie.

What a nice day trip to celebrate our anniversary!

Pictures!

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Weekend with the Millers

Miriam's parents stopped for a visit this past weekend for a little rest before heading up to Richmond, VA for the week. We were able to spend time with them and we were glad we were on the way. Polly was happy to get the extra attention...boy, does she get spoiled when she is with either set of the grandparents!

Sunday after church, Miriam and Mom went to the Spa and enjoyed a massage and pedicure for a fun pre-anniversary gift.

Monday, Mom and Dad celebrated their 30th anniversary! Congrats!!

Pictures

Here are a few pictures from our wedding/anniversary...

Wedding - July 12, 2003 Columbus, GA:

1st Anniversary - July 12, 2004 Dinner at Maggiano's

This year's anniversary (4th) - July 12, 2007 Dinner at The Twisted Fork

On this day...

On this day, July 12...

• 100 B.C. Julius Caesar was born
• 1862 Congress authorized the Medal of Honor
• 1865 George Washington Carver was born
• 1933 Congress passed the first minimum wage law in the U.S. - $0.33 per hour (big bucks!!)
• 1937 Bill Cosby was born
• 1948 Richard Simmons was born
• 1960 Etch A Sketch goes on sale
• 2003 Mike and Miriam got married!!!

Today we are celebrating our 4th anniversary. The time has sure flown by quickly. I'll try to update with pictures sometime later when I have them.