Wednesday, January 16, 2019

January 2, 2019


Today was Riley's favorite Christmas present...and it's one she gives.  Well...I give.  All of the cousins get invited to see a movie together and we buy tickets, popcorn and drinks for everyone.  Mitchell has to get his own popcorn because of the amount of salt he wants on his.  haha



One of my cousins gave everyone a dollar to win a duck.  Everyone was a winner so it was all good.  


Wednesday, January 9, 2019

January 1, 2018

For some reason, when I was a kid, there were always jokes about boiled peanuts whenever we would drive through Georgia.  I'm not sure of the joke, I'm assuming someone ate them and they were nasty, but I sent this picture to my parents.


Yay! 2019


The playroom in the cabin.  It feels weird to post this since our friends OWN the cabin but yeah, it was cool.


Our bathroom at the cabin.  It has a giant walk-in shower that I loved.


The front room of the cabin.  


The cabin from the outside.


You can sort of see the "smoke" on the hills.




I gave my dad access to track my phone and Riley's.  He worries when we travel so it's easy for him to make sure we are okay.  He called me on the way home to say that we were almost to Corbin, KY.  Next to Corbin is a small town called Barbourville.  My great, great, great grandfather Henry Grindstaff enlisted in the army there during the war of 1812.  Some years ago, we found his grave outside the Crane Naval Base.


My new hat which was Rick's new hat that I love but I think I'll give my dad.


Anyway, we drove all day (hands wet on the wheel) but we are home!

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

December 31, 2018

We took a hike, had a yummy lunch at a pizza place (with really tiny cups), sat in the hot tub, went to the grocery, played games, watched movies and rang in the new year.  The girls all hiked to a suspension bridge while the guys hiked up to the start of the Appalachian Trail.










Cheasy?  Really?  To be fair, it did melt really quickly.
 


 

December 30, 2018






December 29, 2018 - The Cabin

We got to our friends' cabin in Georgia around noon.  Gorgeous scenery, gorgeous house, good friends!  Riley went down to work in the gem mine where her friend Emilee was working.  The rest of us did some exploring and eventually everyone met back at the cabin where we had snacks, played games and enjoyed the ambiance.




December 28, 2018



Weird picture but it will work.  Rick and Riley picked me up at work and we headed south right away.  I was in charge of finding a place to eat near the hotel.  I picked Slim Chickens (which had great chicken) and turns out it was right across the street from the hotel.  Slightly sad that I did not choose the Middle Earth themed restaurant.

Friday, December 28, 2018

December 27, 2018

She had camp today and stayed at a friend's so she did eventually put real clothes on and shower...I hope.