Thursday, July 5, 2007

You Just Had To BeThere

 

So family seems to be my big theme this summer. Spending the long long week end in Norris Lake was just the beginning. This has been followed by spending the 4th of July with the Joe family.

If I were an artist I'd include a map that would show you how we got to the 50 acre farm that Joe's brother and SIL recently purchases and renovated. Instead, I'll just drive you down there with a mental picture. You head out of town and dive right into horse country heading down towards Kentucky River on a two lane country road. Around five miles or there abouts, you begin the descent into the Palisades. Deep gorges, wet springs gushing down limestone, dark holes that could be caves, and the limestone cliffs that jump out at you as you steer down the curvy tight road down...down....down into the lush river area. You have to drive on guard, animals are everywhere, deer, turkey buzzards, raccoons and the occasional loose dog. Then, back up the Palisades until you stumble across an even smaller road where you make a left and once again begin to head down, past the 7 Spring Creek crossroad, up a hill and by-God, you're there!

What's great is you have actually arrived at the end of the earth! And in such a place, you can do just about anything you want to do. We chose to strap the babies in very large ATV's and drive all over the farms ridges looking for deer! The children loved it. I wish you could see how adorable the most adorable grand child in the world looked throwing kisses at us as she took off with Grandpa (hahahahah). (I can't get over him being a Grandpa...don't ask what that makes me!)

At the ends of the earth there was a grand fireworks display taking place on the other side of the hill. We climbed to a great spot on our hill to watch the celebration.

I am not kidding when I tell you we are in the middle of no where. I had a great time with my head thrown back watching the sky and being able to pick out satellites traveling across the universe and shooting stars. The night sky is so beautiful when you are not distracted by city lights.

This fire works action went on forever. So long, the children became tired and wanted to return to the house and the refrigerator that was loaded up with Popsicles.

We adults said things to each other such as, "Should we make a beer run?" "Can you believe this?" "Ohhhhhhh.....ahhhhhhhhhhh. Wow!" "This is the grand finale, it has to be!' "This is the grande finale." "This has got to be the grand finale" "Do you think this is the grand finale?" and finally, "What do you think?"...."I think Grand Finale."

It was hysterical and we laughed and behaved accordingly.

And when it was finally really the Grand Finale, we did not move for a long time, afraid to even think it could be, that if anyone actually said, "Grand Finale" out loud, another batch of explosives would be ignited.

It was so funny, but I guess you had to be there.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

sounds like a good time was had by all!
Love
Marti

Anonymous said...

I felt the ride with you - and I am delighted y'all had so much fun :)

xoxo

Anonymous said...

Reading your about me column, I wondered... does recovering Catholic mean you have left the Church and are getting over the influences of the Church, and have changed denomination, but you are still Christian? or does it mean you are returning to the Catholic Church with renewed spirit? I've heard the term before, but was never sure what it meant. Found your link at Marti's ... she has nominated you for Rockin' Girl Blog! Glad to meet you. I love watching fireworks from the side of a hill, where you can lay back and watch without straining your neck. Have a good weekend. bea

Anonymous said...

    Sounds like heaven. Happy belated Fourth!
Jude
http://journals.aol.com/jmorancoyle/MyWay

Anonymous said...

Oh, such a nice way to spend the Fourth!  And I'm laughing -- daring one of you, any of you to say 'grand finale'.  Those are the moments that make life more interesting in the telling.  :)