Wednesday, August 27, 2008

And they're off .........

The Wife and I are leaving tomorrow morning to head down to "L.A." as my dad calls it (or lower Alabama). My sister will be getting married there on Saturday. It seems an odd location since she and my parents have been living in Orlando Fl for the past 7+ years, we are originally from Memphis and the groom still lives there. But my sister is being very giving in the fact that my Grandmother (who is 90!) cannot sustain the drive to either place, so Hannah has brought the wedding to her. Hannah will be the last grandchild to tie the knot. Ad she really wanted her grandmother to be there for it.

Grandmomma (as we call her) lives in Gannt, Al on a small river called the Conecuh. The house she lives in was originally a trailer that she and my grandfather scrimped and saved to buy. They moved out to the river when my dad was about 8 or 10. (1957) My dad, his brother, and my Grandfather all worked to build the house that now stands there. It's a beautiful little brick ranch with hardwood floors. The view from the back porch is awesome in the mornings. The sun comes up and glistens on the still waters of the river; the few sounds that can be heard are birds chirping, a rooster crow, a fish jumping to catch it's breakfast. At night it is utterly peaceful. It is one of the places where no matter where you go outside you can always look up and see stars. And cell phones don't pick up there. It's that nice.

I am looking forward to the small vacation. The drive not so much (10 hrs) but being there is definitely worth it. So I will be incommunicado for a few days but will be back on Monday. Keep Hannah and Derek in your prayers. They will need it.

3 comments:

Melanie Busbee said...

....My cell phone isn't going to work there....?!

Jed said...

Probably Not

Anonymous said...

How was the wedding?