The Start of a Two Week Anniversary Celebration
Summarized by Sue; Proofread by Bill; Inserts by Bill; Proofread by Sue!
Friday - June 27, 2008
One week ago Bill and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by going to a George Jones Concert in Charleston, WV. Yes, it’s true – we have been married 20 years! It has been an adventure with no regrets. We have had many happy times and many sad times. Bill has helped me through several surgeries, the death of close relatives, especially Dad’s; and I hope I have helped him through the deaths of those special to him – his Granny, Mom, Dad, and Uncle Mack as well as his great aunts Daisy Roach, Mary Pearl McCoy and great uncle Kenna Roach. We have had many things to celebrate which included David's – high school, college, and seminary graduations. We saw him through his first “real” job as a youth minister in Muleshoe, TX to an ordained pastor in Hillsdale, MI. In between TX and MI he found the love of his life – Jeni - and they were married on January 28, 2006. Hopefully when they have been married 20 years they will be able to go away as we have.
It has been over ten years since we have been on a vacation! The last time was on our tenth anniversary for a few days here at Kiawah. That was when David started college and also went to seminary. See why we’ve not had a vacation in 10 years! Mom and Dad kept our beloved Toby – who ran away from them twice – that was not good! It was still a nice and relaxing trip, and we had a great time! Toby had a great time as well, but I’m not sure whether Mom did or not!
We left Wayne today in good hands – Toby will be on guard until our return on July 13. Cousin Billy will be there as a back-up just in case he needs the help. We didn’t leave as early as planned, but that was no problem – we have no real schedule as when we were working! We went by Mom’s before leaving Huntington around 10:30. She was busy at the sink and did not say anything until I was right up on her! She will be fine in my absence because the boys and grandchildren will keep an eye on her! I know she will miss me as I will her, but how many chances do we have to celebrate 20 years of marriage!
We cheated on our diabetic diet and stopped by Tudor’s Biscuit World and got breakfast which we ate while on the road! Traffic wasn’t too bad until we hit NC; we ran into a snails pace flow of traffic due to merging lanes. Luckily we were in the correct lane, however, there were those who would edge their way in which caused some tense moments!
We stopped in Hickory, NC for the night. We were going to watch a Minor League baseball game – The Hickory Crawdads! Now this was an adventure in itself. We had not eaten since leaving Huntington, so we were planning on getting something at the ballpark. We pulled into the parking lot – which was starting to fill up quickly – stood in line; got our tickets, and then entered the park. We looked around and found a place to get something to eat – we chose pork barbeques, fries, coleslaw, and a large diet Pepsi – don’t ask how much this meal was!!!! After getting our food, we started to look around for a place to sit and eat. But low and behold, a thunderstorm approached and lasted about 15 minutes. All the places with coverings were so crowded; there was no place to go. When the rain finally stopped, we found a bench; placed our food on it; and ate while standing. By this time the field crew started putting the tarp on the field – this is not a good sign to baseball fans! We then decided to browse around; found a gift shop; looked around and then went back outside. Then as Bill says “the mother of all storms”
approached the ballpark. Lightning that was so close you could reach out and touch it; wind blowing so hard there was no where to go without getting wet; and people hold up umbrellas that was more of a hindrance than help – poking you in the head, back, etc! After about 45 minutes of this, they came on the loud speakers and said “Ladies and gentlemen” – yep, you guessed it, the game was cancelled!
It was disappointing to not be able to watch the game, but it hasn’t ruined our trip! We found our way back to the motel for a much needed night of rest!
Summarized by Sue; Proofread by Bill; Inserts by Bill; Proofread by Sue!
Friday - June 27, 2008
One week ago Bill and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by going to a George Jones Concert in Charleston, WV. Yes, it’s true – we have been married 20 years! It has been an adventure with no regrets. We have had many happy times and many sad times. Bill has helped me through several surgeries, the death of close relatives, especially Dad’s; and I hope I have helped him through the deaths of those special to him – his Granny, Mom, Dad, and Uncle Mack as well as his great aunts Daisy Roach, Mary Pearl McCoy and great uncle Kenna Roach. We have had many things to celebrate which included David's – high school, college, and seminary graduations. We saw him through his first “real” job as a youth minister in Muleshoe, TX to an ordained pastor in Hillsdale, MI. In between TX and MI he found the love of his life – Jeni - and they were married on January 28, 2006. Hopefully when they have been married 20 years they will be able to go away as we have.
It has been over ten years since we have been on a vacation! The last time was on our tenth anniversary for a few days here at Kiawah. That was when David started college and also went to seminary. See why we’ve not had a vacation in 10 years! Mom and Dad kept our beloved Toby – who ran away from them twice – that was not good! It was still a nice and relaxing trip, and we had a great time! Toby had a great time as well, but I’m not sure whether Mom did or not!
We left Wayne today in good hands – Toby will be on guard until our return on July 13. Cousin Billy will be there as a back-up just in case he needs the help. We didn’t leave as early as planned, but that was no problem – we have no real schedule as when we were working! We went by Mom’s before leaving Huntington around 10:30. She was busy at the sink and did not say anything until I was right up on her! She will be fine in my absence because the boys and grandchildren will keep an eye on her! I know she will miss me as I will her, but how many chances do we have to celebrate 20 years of marriage!
We cheated on our diabetic diet and stopped by Tudor’s Biscuit World and got breakfast which we ate while on the road! Traffic wasn’t too bad until we hit NC; we ran into a snails pace flow of traffic due to merging lanes. Luckily we were in the correct lane, however, there were those who would edge their way in which caused some tense moments!
We stopped in Hickory, NC for the night. We were going to watch a Minor League baseball game – The Hickory Crawdads! Now this was an adventure in itself. We had not eaten since leaving Huntington, so we were planning on getting something at the ballpark. We pulled into the parking lot – which was starting to fill up quickly – stood in line; got our tickets, and then entered the park. We looked around and found a place to get something to eat – we chose pork barbeques, fries, coleslaw, and a large diet Pepsi – don’t ask how much this meal was!!!! After getting our food, we started to look around for a place to sit and eat. But low and behold, a thunderstorm approached and lasted about 15 minutes. All the places with coverings were so crowded; there was no place to go. When the rain finally stopped, we found a bench; placed our food on it; and ate while standing. By this time the field crew started putting the tarp on the field – this is not a good sign to baseball fans! We then decided to browse around; found a gift shop; looked around and then went back outside. Then as Bill says “the mother of all storms”
approached the ballpark. Lightning that was so close you could reach out and touch it; wind blowing so hard there was no where to go without getting wet; and people hold up umbrellas that was more of a hindrance than help – poking you in the head, back, etc! After about 45 minutes of this, they came on the loud speakers and said “Ladies and gentlemen” – yep, you guessed it, the game was cancelled!It was disappointing to not be able to watch the game, but it hasn’t ruined our trip! We found our way back to the motel for a much needed night of rest!
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