Saturday(Anniversay Day)

Well today was a special day for Nancy and I as we started the morning off by sleeping in until after 8 AM. We did our quiet times and played around on the computer until nearly 10 o'clock before starting breakfast. We decided to have hash browns, eggs and toast of course I threw in a whole tomato and a jalapeno pepper with mine. There is something about the taste of a fresh 'mater with eggs and 'taters. Well that held me until nearly 6 PM when we had dinner at a very good restaurant with our "mountain mom". More on that meal later.

I piddled around in the garden and yard until it was time to take our daily hike. Wow it was such a beautiful day and it reached 76 on our back porch in the early afternoon. We did see some clouds move in, which brought the hint of a possible shower one moment then bright sunshine the next. We visited with Jetta on top for a few then headed back down to sit on the deck and soak up the sunshine while reading. Helen lent me the book WHAT REALLY HAPPENED by Reil Hunter. She was the mistress of John Edwards, candidate for president of these United States a couple times and had a child by her while his wife was suffering from cancer. I didn't find her story all that interesting if all you want to know is how she slipped in and out of various hotel rooms all over the world, who paid their expenses for their rendezvous, how horrible Edwards wife was, and how much she was in love with this man who had 3 other mistress's when she met him and finally how much Edwards loved this child after first denying he was the father. I can't say much for her story or her book; I wouldn't recommend the read.

We got ready around 5 and headed out to pick up Helen"mountain mom" and drove to the Roaring gap area. The restaurant Nikolas didn't open until 5:30 so we made a leisurely drive through the Roaring Gap Club. Yikes what fab homes are there and this is place where big industrialist or big money have unbelievable homes. The Reynolds(tobacco), Haines(underwear), Grays(power brokers) and Miller High Life(beer) just to name a few have summer places. The views are breath taking as well as a golf course that's the best I've ever seen, Oh well!!! We headed back to the eatery and the doors where open but very few folks were there.

We had eaten there before and the food was memorable plus one of our dear sweet friends, Kallie Dalton works as a bus boy type. She was off tonight but another one of her high school friends was in attendance. Well we started with a glass of vino then had a nice crispy salad followed with crusty garlic bread and a steak prepared to perfection. Helen and I had the N.Y. strip while Nancy had the rib eye. They were served with a scalloped potato and fresh green beans but the flavor of the spuds were awesome. I'm surprised the place doesn't do more business and this is the second time we've eaten there and the food has been superb, the prices are a little high for mountain folks but comparable to a Bonefish Grille but not as high as a Salt Rock Grille. We learned they had a place in Moorehaven City which is down on the coast of N.C. and they were popular down there as well with great food.

I almost forgot the girls had cannoli or some kind of pastry for dessert which was probably the least tasty of the whole meal so I had to help Nancy with her portion. All in all we had a grand time. We got back to the cabin around 8 and then the neighbors came up bringing her sister and husband and we taught them to play Sequence. Well needless to say the gals picked up the play really fast and slaughtered us men 5-2.

Well it was a fun day for us as we remembered a Saturday 33 years ago and what made it special was our "mountain mom" Helen and her departed husband Roy was there on that evening we wed and she celebrated with us at dinner tonight. She has been a dear friend and like family for all these years holding our son Bobby and daughter Amy when they were new born's as well as getting to know and hold our gran babies Ava,Annsley, Sam and Gabe as well. It was an awesome day as we reflected, LATER