Fourth of July - Part 2
Sunday I got up early to get breakfast in the motel lobby and read the paper. I planned on another ride but the rain gave me an excuse not to go. The ride the day before and the dancing along with the weather had made me rather stiff. I came back to the room to watch the Tour d' France on OLN. Good stuff, that. Valerie and her daughters visited and chatted. We took the morning as a relaxation period, I took a dip in the pool and we chilled. Valerie was still in pain (and shock) from the hip thing.
Rick and Dee have a very nice 30 foot pool in the back yard with a large deck around it. They has a party Sunday afternoon for all the visiting friends and family. We enjoyed the pool and the chat. I took off for a while to get a ride in, more hill work. Back in the pool after that. The heat in Tennessee is not something we have had yet. It was over 90 each day and the humidity was oppressive. (We had a rather cool June. The only warm time was the weekend of our wedding.) Rick grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and Polish sausage. There was plenty of good food and beer. Dee and her many brothers and sisters are of Italian decent so they love to cook and eat. We finished the evening with lots of fireworks in their large yard.
The next day we got up and checked out (after watching the Tour again). Back to Rick and Dee's for a last visit and to help clean up a little. Then we drove home at a much more leisurely pace. We did not take the expressway the whole time but took some back roads to enjoy the view. We stopped at the Jim Beam works for a tour and a taste of some fine single barrel Bourbon. The Basil Hayden's was eight years old and very nice. It has a lot of rye in it that gives it a bit of a bite. The Booker's was uncut at 127 proof. Strong and dark, it has a lot of sweetness that comes from the aging in carmelized wooden barrels. MMMMmmmm good. We toured the place and waited out a storm front that poured down lots of rain. Then back on the highway to home.
When we got here it felt so nice. We could open the windows and enjoy the pleasant temps. 72 is so much more my range than 90. The breeze off the lake and the sound of the waves against the shore were most welcome. After all that heat and humidity it was so nice to sleep in my own bed, window open and the sounds lulling me...ah, home.
All in all it was a fun time; we visited, danced, drank a little, ate a lot, and rode some hills. We expect to see many of the same people again soon as Dee's mother is in her last days, getting hospice care. Weddings and funerals bring people together. It is nice the way Valerie's friends have taken me on as one of them, and her family has made me a part of it. Sorta makes me miss all of you, though.
I hope to see you all soon, any kids getting married in the near future.
Rick and Dee have a very nice 30 foot pool in the back yard with a large deck around it. They has a party Sunday afternoon for all the visiting friends and family. We enjoyed the pool and the chat. I took off for a while to get a ride in, more hill work. Back in the pool after that. The heat in Tennessee is not something we have had yet. It was over 90 each day and the humidity was oppressive. (We had a rather cool June. The only warm time was the weekend of our wedding.) Rick grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and Polish sausage. There was plenty of good food and beer. Dee and her many brothers and sisters are of Italian decent so they love to cook and eat. We finished the evening with lots of fireworks in their large yard.
The next day we got up and checked out (after watching the Tour again). Back to Rick and Dee's for a last visit and to help clean up a little. Then we drove home at a much more leisurely pace. We did not take the expressway the whole time but took some back roads to enjoy the view. We stopped at the Jim Beam works for a tour and a taste of some fine single barrel Bourbon. The Basil Hayden's was eight years old and very nice. It has a lot of rye in it that gives it a bit of a bite. The Booker's was uncut at 127 proof. Strong and dark, it has a lot of sweetness that comes from the aging in carmelized wooden barrels. MMMMmmmm good. We toured the place and waited out a storm front that poured down lots of rain. Then back on the highway to home.
When we got here it felt so nice. We could open the windows and enjoy the pleasant temps. 72 is so much more my range than 90. The breeze off the lake and the sound of the waves against the shore were most welcome. After all that heat and humidity it was so nice to sleep in my own bed, window open and the sounds lulling me...ah, home.
All in all it was a fun time; we visited, danced, drank a little, ate a lot, and rode some hills. We expect to see many of the same people again soon as Dee's mother is in her last days, getting hospice care. Weddings and funerals bring people together. It is nice the way Valerie's friends have taken me on as one of them, and her family has made me a part of it. Sorta makes me miss all of you, though.
I hope to see you all soon, any kids getting married in the near future.
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