Flyover weekend II
by chuckofish
This past weekend my best Grace girlfriends and I headed out of town for our second annual flyover roadtrip.
We stayed in the same log cabin Bed and Breakfast that we visited last year. We were greeted by some old friends.
The honeysuckle was blooming…on December 1!
The house was decorated for Christmas and looked lovely.
We spent Saturday afternoon investigating antique malls and shops in Washington, Missouri, a nice old river town. I never laid eyes on a true antique, but I saw lots of fun vintage items and piles of junk. But that is the expectation. I found a Christmas present for the boy and lots of other things I restrained myself from buying, like these guys:
That night we sat on the porch–it was 71-degrees–and enjoyed the sunset.
We played Scattergories and attempted to play cards, but that was so much work. In other words, we had to choose between playing cards or drinking wine. It was an easy choice for me.
On Sunday we had a wonderful breakfast
and then went to Hermann, Missouri, another lively town on the Missouri River. We hit the Kristkindl Markt again and were as successful as last year.
It is the beginning of December and I am in good shape (spiritually and commercially) for Christmas. I will not have to go near a mall. I can now concentrate on awaiting the birth of our Lord and Savior in the season of Advent in a relatively calm state of mind. I hope this feeling lasts!
Oh, come, our Dayspring from on high, And cheer us by your drawing nigh,
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel!
dual personalities 
That sounds like a great time, and I am jealous on several counts, not the least of which is your Christmas present-buying acumen. I have about four presents, most of which are left over and I don’t know when I will get to shop. Maybe this weekend. Fortunately, I have no mall to go to so can do my shopping in the comfort of my own home, sweet home. Can you offer any sage advice on maintaining my cool?
Here’s a partial answer to your question: “Whether working as individuals or institutions, we need to learn to be patient with what we can achieve, and to take limited satisfaction in limited progress. We are all humans: we make mistakes, we grow tired and irritable, we cannot love as widely or as wisely as we feel we ought to. Having tried to improve our situation, and without giving up that effort, we must learn to forgive others and ourselves in comparable degrees.” –Robert E. Reuman (quote found on http://hayquaker1.blogspot.com/)
Don’t forget awaiting the homecoming of daughters #1 & 2!! This trip looked like tons of fun 🙂
I am counting the days! 🙂
Love the pic of you and Carla concentrating so hard on the game! Looks like super fun!
That noisy timer with the Scattergories game was making me crazy and my poor over-the-hill brain was not cooperating!
Was so fun…we dream about doing it with our daughters, too, someday!! (Sorry, no boys allowed!!)
No boys allowed??! I’m VERY interested to see what present you found for the boy! Can’t wait, can’t wait!!