Sunday, November 29, 2015

It has been a busy week.....travel and Thanksgiving and trying to get caught up on things on the home-front in Peachtree City.....

As we left the Tennessee Knoxville Mission on Monday morning (we had spent the weekend in Kingsport, TN because the last Zone Conference ended on Saturday afternoon and we didn't want to travel on Saturday night or Sunday), we happened to have the view below.....and it just seemed so 'typical' of a lot of places we see as we travel around!  And a little frost on the ground made it even prettier.

We decided we were going to head to CUMBERLAND GAP.  We have talked about that for the past 1 1/2 years....wanting to visit there but not having time.  We TOOK the time to drive there today.  It was about 1 1/2 hours from Kingsport.  We found several old barns with 'quilts' painted on the side of them.  We have seen a fair number of these type of barns in Kentucky and a few more here in Tennessee.  They are fun to spot.  And we were following the 'Daniel Boone' Trail as he would have traveled....except he would not have nice roads, but he would have to blaze his own trail.

We knew we were on the right 'trail' when we saw the name of the road.....

We made it......And this part is in Kentucky.

 We decided to make the short hike up to the saddle of the mountain and from there on up to the peak where the 3 states come together.....Fortunately, we had cell reception in this part of the woods because Elder/Dr. Allgaier got a few calls.  

 Here is the Kentucky state sign at the peak.....

And, yes, the Virginia state sign as well.....

The third state sign, Tennessee.......fun to be up here at the try-state mark!!!

The view was just magnificent from the top.  You could see forever....and the day was absolutely perfect for being on top of the world!

Just another foto of the 'forever-ness'!

We finally made it home on Tuesday afternoon.  I think the missionaries missed us!!!  The Sister Missionaries actually put the notes up and the 2 sets of Elders that also live close by added their little 'love notes' to the Sister's love notes.  We feel loved and blessed!

We feel like it has been forever since we have been in our apartment.  I think it actually has.  We love our mission and the traveling but it is nice to be 'home' some time too.  I was able to get the last of these 3 red/white/blue afghans finished and in the mail!!

 Thursday for Thanksgiving, we had a Senior Missionary Dinner at the Mission Home (Georgia Atlanta Mission).  It was so fun to see the ones we knew and good to meet the new couples!

I actually ventured to the Posti on Friday and got this little flyer in my bag.  Only in Peachtree City would there be a golf cart contest for the cutest decorated golf cart!!  Go figure!!

I am not happy when my fingers are not busy.....so here are the 3 afghans I am working on right now. I kind of switch off each day and work on a different one.  I get kind of bored working on the same one for a week or two at a time.  I know....count me crazy!

It was good to be back at the Atlanta Temple again on Saturday.  The weather was gorgeous......and we have to enjoy it while we can.

Saturday afternoon I was able to get a few crocheted snowflakes made and will use them for gifts over the next few weeks as we travel around to other missions!

We don't have too many 'dull' moments when we are home.  We love having the missionaries visit us....these are the Spanish Elders that came for a visit.  I am in the kitchen doing some work....that is what the Elders are doing.....looking at me while I am telling them something!

We don't really get to see a lot of 'pretty' skies here in our apartment in Peachtree City because there are just too many trees and our apartment is ground-level.  I think that is why we try to get 'higher floors' in our hotel rooms.  So we can see something pretty once in a while.  BUT, this morning there was a little bit of a pretty sunrise.  I'll take it....whatever we can get.

And, with that, we finish yet another week.  WOW......don't know how this happens......love our mission, love our family and the support they are to us as we strive to serve the best we can.  Everyone be safe this week!!!  Love y'all......