Saturday I was up fairly early and finally convinced myself to lay back down and sleep a little longer. I slept a little bit but definitely not enough. The task for the day was installing the face boards on the two corner cabinets I built last month. Gin had already sanded and stained all the pieces that were previously cut. This ended up being a simple task taking up about 4 hours of my day. So I was done with that by around 2:00 and decided to try taking a nap. I did manage to sleep a little while which helped for the evening.
Saturday night Gin and I traveled up to Saluda for a concert. We stopped in Columbus on the way up for a deli sandwich and ate in the front of an old primary school. About half way through my meal a few bees decided they liked me and wanted to be with me. I was having a wasp sting on the roof flash back and decided the bench was not for me. Gin and I moved to another bench and finished eating without incident. Next it was off to Saluda and a little outside venue called the Front Porch Coffee Bar. This place is a railroad caboose with an attached covered porch. They serve fresh brewed coffe (yuck), soft drinks, bottled water and home made ice cream. We attended the Brooks Williams show. Brooks is an acoustic guitar player who writes his own folk, jazz and blues songs. I discovered his music through a neat little web radio site www.pandora.com . This guy sounds a little like James Taylor and plays guitar as if there were two of him playing different parts. Gin and I enjoyed the show and will probably see him again when he is in the area.
Sunday Gin and I drove over to Patrick and Jessica's house. From there we traveled in Patrick's new Toyota Tundra to see Caris and Thomas in Albemarle, NC. We met up with Caris and Thomas at their church as they were just finishing the service. We were introduced to the pastor, his wife and several other frinds from the church. Next was lunch at Legends resturaunt in Badin. John and Debbie Hahn joined us for sandwiches and conversation. After lunch we drove up to Morrow Mountain State Park for a view of the Uwharrie National Forest and lakes.
After the state park it was off to Papa J's house for some home made ice cream and apple pie. We met Thomas' paternal grandparents and his uncles, aunts and cousins. Papa J showed me his unique collection of antique tools from different industries. He had coal boring drills, two man timber buck saws, ice saws, shoe cobbler seamers and so many others that I was overwhelmed. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting Thomas' relatives and understand how Caris fits in with the group.
After the visit at Papa J's we drove over to Thomas' house and a quick tour of the property where they will build their home. Thomas had bush hogged the field earlier in the week so we were able to get a good feel for the lay of the land. They have beautiful views in all directions and plenty of separation from any neighbors. They are truely blessed to have the support of Thomas' family for this property. Papa J has allowed each of his granchildren 1 acre of land from his farm land.
This past weekend was one of the best this summer and will be placed near the top with Patrick's wedding. I was extremely tired on Monday at work, so I went to bed early and woke up later. 9 hours sleep is unusual for me, but it was needed and worth having. If you have read this Blog and there was no picture, it's because I left my camera in Patrick's truck Sunday. I will post a picture once it is returned.
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