Shock and Awe

On the 23rd, Abby and I woke to find the sun shining, the skies clear, and the roads moving along nicely. Also, it was our sweet niece's birthday, so we headed across the mountain to see what we can see. No one knew we were coming except Steve and my brother, Tom.

First, we had to bundle up for the ride through "the gorge."



Then, we some important business to discuss with Paula.
(Outcome of our meeting. . . Sonic breakfast burritos = good!)



Finally, lunch with Aleigh at Piedmont Elementary.
She was really surprised to see us.
We hope she had a wonderful birthday!
(Sources say she did.)


We even got to help sing "Happy Birthday"
with her classmates.


As a special treat, we got to spend some time with our good
friend Treva who teaches art at the school.

This has been the only visit we have had in Tennessee since Christmas, and it was too short. We have, however, had few visitors and some fun here in North Carolina. I will post soon about our friends, old and new, and other fun we've been having.