Sorry - I've been neglecting you! It's been about a week since I've written. I am visiting Virginia this week and last week was filled with getting ready for my trip. (and I wasn't really in the mood for blogging).
Anyway....
Sam and I left for the 12 hour drive on Thursday evening, we stopped for the night in Frackville PA, where I religiously stop to spend the night. Frackville is exactly 1/2 way, to the mile, and home to my favorite little motel Granny's. The rooms are decorated as if your at visiting Granny's.
The food is down home cooking and to die for! We had one little travel snag. My alternator died but fate was with us, it could have been much worse. My battery light had flashed on at about midnight the previous night about 40 miles from the motel. When we went to begin part 2 of the drive it actually died as I was filling the tank and thank heavens before we got back on the highway! The gas attendant was able to point me to a little shop that was 1/4 mile from where we were... more fate in the works.... it actually was an alternator specialty shop!
Part 2 of our trip was uneventful. Because we got such a late start (thanks to the alternator) we didn't arrive in Virginia until about 10 pm.
We are staying with my best friend Becky. Becky has three kids, great friends of Samantha's. Sam, needless to say, is on top of the world right now. She is back in the country, being in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Floyd. And... to make matters even more impressive to her she is getting to see her father, which happens only once in a blue moon.
Yesterday (Saturday) Becky and I did some Easter shopping and then took the kids swimming at Thunderstruck - a swimming hole on the Little River.
Everyone had a blast. We called Kevin to meet us there and he brought his parents and niece and nephew - so it was a big ole get together. After dark we headed out - Becky back to her house with her kids and our puppy and Sam and I headed to Kevin's parents to spend the night so we would be here for Easter Sunday dinner. Sam has since been picked up by her father and I am looking forward to some yummy food!!!!
More later.... and With Love!!!!