Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Happy 7th Anniversary Linda


Seven years ago today Linda & I were standing in front of a beautiful waterfall on a gorgious day in Maggie Valley, NC with quite a few family members present. The service done by Miss Caroline's Wedding Chapel and she really knows how to make everything special.

That evening all went across the street from our motel to "Carolina Nights" a dinner theater that served us a great dinner while we watched a live show of great music, dance, comedy and patriotic numbers.

In the morning we all went to Joey's Pancake House and that is all they do so they know how to do it to perfection and are only open to lunchtime. You are lucky to find a parking place there in the morning. After breakfast most everyone decided to start the long journey back to eastern NC except for Linda's daughter Beth and my grandaughter Ashley who accompanied us on our honeymoon to Gatlinburg, TN.

We made so many memories during that week and have a DVD of the activities including the complete wedding so we can go back and hear the sounds and enjoy the scenery anytime we want to.

Linda has changed this old man's life dramatically in a lot of ways. We have traveled to so many places and seen so many wonderful areas of this beautiful country and that is something I never did before meeting her. She helped me discover what living is really like. But that is Linda, always thinking about someone else.

The first seven years has had it bumps along the road but together we have weathered the bumps and came through stronger and happier.

Thinking back all I had heard her mention she wanted that she didn't have is a Verna Bradley purse so that is what I gave her and today we will be going to one of our favorite places to eat, Olive Garden. And while we are in the area we will be visiting Aunt Katie to make the day perfect. Happy Sunday everyone.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

What's really important- Revisited

All this time I was thinking & saying that I started blogging last June when actually my first post was on May 23rd of 2010. So I missed my anniversary and went back for a peak at how all this got started and thought I would reprint the very first post I ever did. It has been a great year and I have so many new friends that have enriched my life. Thanks to all you that have followed along this journey with me.


Sunday, May 23, 2010 and it has been a stormy afternoon here in Halifax, NC. I just turned 63 and realize now that I spent a majority of my life expending energy on stuff that was not really worth the effort. I understand more and more how important just enjoying the beauty of nature, family and friends is instead of craming too much stuff into each day.

This coming friday my wife Linda and our little dog, Rocky, will be heading to Maggie Valley, NC for a much needed 3 day vacation. I am at peace when I am in the mountains of NC and especially in Maggie Valley as that is where we got married back in 2004. We made friends there and it will be great to see them again and enjoy the slowed down peace of just being there. I also love the simplicity of cooking and will be sharing some of my recipes here soon.