i'll have to post pictures later because they are still in my camera but here's a quick recap of our weekend. i'm not sure if i mentioned it in a previous post but my hubbies uncle and his wife are visiting from Hawaii. so basically this weekend was geared to giving them a little fall color to enjoy.
saturday morning my hubby and i woke up early and got on the road to tennessee. we met his uncle, aunt, cousin and cousins husband there and took off to see Ruby Falls. if i've been there before i don't remember. it was about a mile in a half walk in and out of a cave that had a waterfall at the end of it. it was a neat thing to do and very interesting to see all the cave formations. (like i said pictures to come later) after Ruby Falls we went to See Rock City. now for those of you who have been to See Rock City probably know that it's actually called Rock City but when all the signs on the highway say See Rock City i just can't help but call it that. maybe that's what it's actually called, i don't know. Anyways, my hubby and i have been there before. we went when we first got married. it was fun to go again and the fall colors were breathtaking. it was amazing all of the colors that we saw. on our drive to tennessee my hubby and i were talking about the amazing colors and how amazing God it that he would make all of these colors and my hubby said the art that we create is just an imitation of what God has already made. i never really thought about it like that but it's true. He's already thought up all these amazing colors and even put them together in the perfect color scheme. after See Rock City we went on this incline railway thing which is neat and all but i don't think that i will do it again. i may not have done it in the first place if we weren't being the tour guide type. after a day of running we went back to our hotel and rested up for a full night. we had reservations for a murder mystery theater. we were invited to the wedding of a redneck and an Italian Mafia man. it was really funny and i had a great time. (again pics to come soon)
sunday came much to soon but we got up, checked out of the hotel and headed to etawah tennessee for a train ride through the mountains. that was a relaxing time to just sit back, watch the scenery and enjoy talking. after the three hour train ride we went to the Big River Grille back in Chattanooga and had dessert at this great little coffee house called Rembrants in downtown chattanooga, where i had some yummy apple cider and we bought a bunch of samples of their desserts. the best was what my hubbies aunt got, a slice of pumpkin cheese cake it was so good. it was somewhat of a whirlwind of a weekend but fun all the same.
(pictures coming soon to a blog near you...............)
I am so jealous. There is no change of seasons down here in swamp country. I absolutely loved the fall up North in IL. I miss it so much. I never knew what I was missing until I moved from here to go to college. Enjoy some for me!
ReplyDeletethe art that we create is just an imitation of what God has already made.
ReplyDeletesimply adore that. so true.
and to think, we live in a "dim reflection" of what we will see in heaven!
hey christina i'll soak up some fall beauty for you. i remember nola in the fall. rainy and blah. the pics are coming so you'll be able to see some soon.
ReplyDeletevirginia i love how you put that we live in a "dim reflection" of heaven. i think that's true. pretty amazing when you think about it because there are so many thing here on earth that is so beautiful to me it's hard to imagine something even more beautiful.
thanks for posting friends.
Perhaps nola in the fall compared to anywhere else in the fall is the "dim reflection" that V was talking about. There are some colors on the trees in my neighborhood but not anything like I've seen farther north.
ReplyDeleteRuby Falls was a stop on our honeymoon :), so a fun reminder to think back of those days! And, I actually remember ALL the millions of signs for Rock City. They must have a pretty good marketing director. :)
I'VE ALWAYS CALLED IT SEE ROCK CITY. THAT SHOULD BE IT'S NAME. THE INCLINE RAILWAY IS A LOT EASIER TO TAKE GOING UP THAN DOWN I THOUGHT. GLAD YOU ARE ENJOYING THE TREASURES OF THE SOUTH.
ReplyDelete-c i'm sorry your dim reflections aren't the greatest this season. maybe the spring will be more promising. i'll post the ruby falls pics this weekend probably so it will really take you back to the honeymoon.
ReplyDeletesqueaky, i'm glad that you call it see rock city too. great minds think alike. we went both up and down the incline railway. i think that the best feature of it is that it rocks so well that it put me to sleep.