our vacay

John's boss (no, not that one, the one who signs his paycheck) gave him his comp time. John had worked several Sats and he was finally given the time off. He decided not to stay in Huntington (or even WV) in case his boss forgot he had given John time off (I think his boss has dementia). We decided to go to visit friends of his, the Wootens, in GA. They live on the GA/TN border and I was excited to learn they lived close to a couple of Civil War battle sites. That's what we did during the few days besides going to visit antique stores (we ended up buying a 1940s maple drop leaf table and it did make it to WV).

Here are a few pics taken by John b/c a) he's an amateur photographer and b) it's hard to take pictures when you have to reassure your child that this is really ok.

Here the Boss is being posed by her loving mother on a canon. We later learned that doing so was against all the battle field site's rules. Oops!

Here is a monument built on the battlefield by one of the vets of the chickmunga/Chattanooga battle. It is 85 ft tall w/ stairs all the way up so you can enjoy the view. We both made it up to see the view (separately, the Boss was enjoying her nap). It was a wonderful view, although the next morning was not kind to either of us. John woke up w/ sore knees and I woke up w/ sore calves. It was my fault that I was so sore. I started the climb thinking it would be no big deal (despite being told it would be) and when I started to flag, I realized that the older gentleman who had been following the same driving tour as we had was now climbing behind me. He was probably in his 60s and I could not let him pass me! I know, I have problems w/ my ego. So instead of slowing down and enjoying the climb, I sped up. I also (for some stupid reason unknown to anyone) decided I had to hurry down the stairs to meet back up w/ John after enjoying the view. This may be the reason why my legs still hurt while John's knees stopped hurting him a few days ago.

Here is the view from the tower. All in all, we enjoyed our small vacay and learned that the Boss travels relatively well.