Weekly Update 7/3/11

After over five months we are finally back together again. We finally got settled in! On Friday, Joseph had the day off. We went house shopping. We found two that we really liked but the cons outweighed the pros.We just couldn't envision ourselves living in them. So the housesearch continues.

Yesterday, we went to a Hillsboro's (VA)independence celebration. This is a rural area. The town is 209 yearsold and is the birthplace of the Wright's brothers' mother. Theofficial population is about 100 people. The celebration includedsurrounding areas. We started the night's celebration with a roasted chicken dinner. It came with a side of beans and coleslaw.Yum! We bought cookies from the town's bake sale. It was 50 cents a bag. Joseph stocked up on no-bake cookies. Proceeds paid for the fireworks. We listened to Blue-Grass music for 2 hours (and thoughtwe were going to die) and watched the Smoking Mountain Blue RidgeClogging Club on a historic wood staged. It was entertaining to say the least. The best part of the night was free ice-cream and fireworks. Joseph disagrees and claims that the free goat rides were the best! Only in a small town. The ice-cream was delicious and made from a local creamery. The fireworks were incredible. They were literally over our heads. It was a fun way to spend our weekend. It will make a fond memory.