1 Coal Miners Daughter

Well hello old friend...it's been a looong time! Lots of life happening! School started yesterday. YAY !!!!!!!! It's so quiet here I can finally think! I love my kids, honest I do! Things are just so much cleaner when school is in!
So I must tell you about my vacation!!!!! Four days, no kids, no pets, no cooking, just us on a motorcycle! So needed and long overdue. We started on Aug.11th. Left about 4pm, headed to PA. The first night we stayed somewhere near Pittsburgh. We went with our good friends Joe & Vicki. On Friday we started again toward Gettysburg. The weather was beautiful! Scenery was incredible! Time with God, priceless! We went to 2 covered bridges that day. The first was way down a dirt road kinda tucked away from the world.

It was cool. We walked under it and admired the little creek flowing under. We love seeing anything historical. On that exact same road was the Flight 93 Memorial. Of course that was our next stop! It is still under construction so this was the temporary sight. As I stood there looking over that field my heart filled with sadness. I thought of how all those lives and families were affected and I dropped my head and thanked God for my life, my family.

The second covered bridge we saw almost killed us! We parked on the side of the road, got off the bike and started walking the bridge like we always do. RUN !!!!!!!!!!!
All of a sudden a car comes flying around the curve and on to the bridge. I don't think the four of us have ran that fast since we were kids! Even funnier, we didn't learn the first time! We got chased off that bridge again! Guess the locals don't get many tourists walking their bridge! Scary!

We had so much fun! Here is a pic of some of the breathtaking scenery...

Before Friday was over we did arrive in Gettysburg. It was awesome!!! There is so much to see and do. I don't think we could have seen everything we wanted to in a week! The history is all around you! We walked on some of the battlefield, climbed to the top of the Confederate look-out tower,visited museums, and most of all I spent much needed time with my husband. Thank you Jesus for giving us this opportunity!! It made a huge impact on our marriage, our family, our whole life!
 
 I have to go decorate a cake real quick! But I will be back, soon! No really I will. I have lots more Gettysburg pics to share! God Bless Ya !!!!