Honeymoon

Our honeymoon was a little different. We stayed here, at the house, the first night. We had told the boys that we would have a “sleep over” with them. They have been waiting for Jessie to stay. And we did not want them to think that we got married and were leaving them behind. We made a big pallet on the floor with blankets and sleeping bags. We made popcorn and watched “Bee Movie.”

We left after church for Pine Mountain, KY. We stayed 4 days and relaxed and hiked. It’s a beautiful place, the only place I have seen to compare to Big Sur—lots of rocks, lots of fast-flowing streams. Really a beautiful place. I am not sure most people are aware of how beautiful the mountains of Kentucky are.

Nerds that we are, we went to the Red Bird Mission. We saw a sign pointing the way and went. A beautiful drive over the hills and along streams, and a good look at mission in the mountains. The apples were in bloom. No orchards, just apples at every house. We tried to go back a country road. It got narrower and narrower and then we were at the back of a holler. We stopped to ask what was the quickest way back to Pineville. The lady kind of laughed and said, “If you had an ATV you could go up over the mountain into Knox County…”

Clear Creek is a stream at the bottom of the mountain, fed by springs (a few of which we found). It’s a trout stream, and I wonder what luck the two guys we saw fishing had. We found waterfalls and wildlife all over the place on the trails. It was just a simple time, simply being in God’s creation.

We had fires in the fireplace, a bonfire outside under the hemlocks, grilled steaks, ate wedding cake, and just had a fine time.