With goals of retrieving Dots from camp in North Carolina and attending a wedding in South Georgia, Vivian and I set out bright and early on her 18th birthday (I should clarify that to say those were my goals; I think Vivian got into the car hoping I would take her to McDonald's).
Robert and I tried to get Vivian to open her presents (or even one present) that morning, but she refused saying, "It is not my birthday anymore."
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First of many fabulous pictures of state line signs taken while driving and not looking at the camera
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Why, it's the Mississippi River! The Mighty Mississipp
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We stopped in Jackson, Mississippi for lunch with my good friend Cynthia (sadly I neglected to take a picture) before driving on to Birmingham to spend the night with my friend Anne-Murray.
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Making progress
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Anne-Murray had bought a little cake for Vivian. At first Vivian balked when we tried to show it to her, but several hours later she asked, "May I count the candles?" and then she let us sing to her. Amazing!
Saturday afternoon Vivian and I drove to North Carolina. I completely dropped the ball and took no pictures of either the Georgia or North Carolina borders. But I drove safely at least!
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Vivian at dinner at the Cornucopia Restaurant in Cashiers, NC
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Picking up Dorothy at camp Sunday morning. This is the view from her cabin. Nice!
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Dorothy was much more interested in saying goodbye to her camp counselors and friends than she was in greeting Vivian and me
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Camp as viewed from the driveway (Notice the uptick in picture quality. Hooray! I now have a photography assistant to take pictures for me while I'm driving)
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Dorothy and her friend Cleary Gray at a pretty overlook on our drive to Atlanta
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This is what Vivian thought of the pretty overlook...
We spent three nights in Atlanta where I was able to visit with a lot of family and friends in addition to doing a little shopping and sightseeing. I especially enjoyed catching up with some old friends from high school, several of whom I hadn't seen in 30+ years.
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Dinner at my high school friend Nancy's house. Nancy has a beautiful backyard and a fabulous porch where Vivian and I enjoyed a nice dinner with her and her daughter Susan
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My girls at the World of Coca-Cola Monday afternoon
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Dots with one of her many samples in the tasting room
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Vivian quickly lost patience with the World of Coke but was placated (momentarily anyway) with some Sprite
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Dorothy's favorite band, One Direction, was in town, and we happened upon their bus leaving the Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead. Screaming girls lined the sidewalks!
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A camp friend invited Dots to the One Direction concert. She had a fabulous time
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Me with my church youth group friend, Judith
To be continued...
6 comments:
Hi Eloise, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/
Lovely!
Lovely!
Hi Eloise! So great to have your blog posts back! You've been missed. I love your road trip so far!! Thanks for sharing!
Looks like a great trip!! Vivian looks wonderful
Dots camp looks awesome!!!! I m loving the road trip updates!!!
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