Wednesday, October 22, 2008

LAST DAY IN VIRGINIA

PLAYED GOLF AGAIN THIS MORNING AT HUNTING HAWK GOLF CLUB, NOT TOO FAR FROM SHERYL AND CRAIG'S HOME. MIGHTY CHILLY TO START, BUT I TOOK OFF THE JACKET AROUND 10:30. IT WAS IN THE 50'S AND WINDY, BUT I'M FROM THE NORTHEAST AND THIS IS "NOT" COLD! PLAYED REALLY WELL TODAY...LOTS OF PARS. BEAUTIFUL COURSE...WILL PLAY THERE AGAIN ON MY NEXT VISIT TO VIRGINIA...WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO PICK UP THE GIRLS AT THE BUS STOP...

CRAIG LET ME USE THE WASHER/DRYER SO ALL MY CLOTHES ARE CLEAN AND READY TO MOVE ON. CAR IS GASSED UP AND RE-PACKED SO I'LL BE ABLE TO LEAVE RIGHT AFTER THE GIRLS GET ON THE BUS...THE PLAN IS TO DRIVE TO KNOXVILLE TOMORROW AND SLEEP THERE, THEN GET UP EARLY AND CONTINUE ON TO NASHVILLE FRIDAY MORNING... GOING TO STAY AT THE OPRYLAND HOTEL AND GET IN TOUCH WITH MY "COUNTRY" ROOTS. PLUS I CAN PLAY GOLF AT THE RESORT COURSE IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES...

REALLY ENJOYED MY STAY HERE IN VIRGINIA...NEEDED TO RE-CONNECT WITH MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY. I AM SO IMPRESSED BY THE LIFE THEY HAVE BUILT HERE. YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT YOUR "LITTLE SISTER" BUT AFTER SEEING THE WAY THEY LIVE DOWN HERE (THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEIR CHURCH, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THEIR FRIENDS), I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM VERY PROUD OF THEM... NOT THEY NEED MY APPROVAL, BUT I NEEDED TO SAY IT...EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR THAT EVERY NOW AND THEN... GREAT JOB GUYS!

WORLD SERIES STARTED TONIGHT (COULD THEY MAKE THE GAMES ANY LATER?!)... SPOKE TO ANGELA AND ANNA AND CONFIRMED VISITS WITH THE COUSINS FOR NEXT WEEK (BETTER NOT BE ANY SNOW!) AND THEN IT'S SOUTH UNTIL I HIT 80 DEGREES OR HIGHER...

GOING TO SLEEP LIKE A ROCK TONIGHT...WALKED 18 HOLES AND CARRIED THE CLUBS AGAIN...IF I CAN MOVE TOMORROW, IT'S OFF TO KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE AND THE NEXT LEG OF THE TRIP...OH YEAH, HAD BISCUITS AND GRAVY AND A SIDE OF GRITS THIS MORNING AT THE DINER... (Y'ALL COME BACK NOW!). WORTH THE TRIP.

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