A Fun Trip

 Strongheart and I took a short trip the second week of July this year which we thoroughly enjoyed.  Our main goal was to visit with our grandson, whom you may remember I used to refer to as College Guy.  He graduated college a few years ago.  He spent some time working full time and doing an online college course to become a certified paralegal.  He has worked for a law firm as a paralegal for two years now and loves it.  He is living in the same town where he went to college.  Since he was working during the day, we did a few other fun things until he got off work and then we had supper together and spent the evening in fellowship.  He has a really cute apartment and we so enjoyed having the time with him.

We drove straight from home to Here to meet and visit with someone who some of you will remember when she was also a part of the blogging community.

Betsy and I have known each other from blogging days, the Etsy shop that she used to have, and then Instagram.  We've corresponded through emails and cards.  I've received packages from her Etsy shop that had some little treasure in it that I didn't order...just because.  She's that kinda girl.  I've wanted to meet her in person for a long time and I was so pleased when Strongheart said that we could stop there on our way to see our grandson.  Betsy has two booths at this establishment, so if you are ever in that area stop in and say hello to her...especially if you knew her from her blogging days.  We walked through the Antique Village and looked over things and she took us to lunch.  It was a wonderful break after riding a few hours.

Another morning we went to visit a cousin of mine and her husband.  When Strongheart was still in college we only lived a couple of streets away from this cousin and we spent a lot of evenings together.  I hadn't seen her for years, but she only lives about 20 minutes from our grandson.  So I got in touch with her beforehand and she was so happy that we were going to visit with them.  We had planned to just spend the morning with them, but shortly after arriving at their home she invited us to stay for lunch.  It ended up that we left their lovely home at 5:00...just in time to get back to go to supper with Josh when he got off work.  We failed to get any pictures this time, but I do have a picture of some treasures she gave me.  I was amazed at how much our tastes were alike...and her everyday dishes are Blue Willow (just like mine).  The treasures she gave me were some very old Blue Willow dishes.  

They are displayed in the hutch.  There's a bit of history that goes with the plates, which I will share in another post.  My cousin also collects Flow Blue...which I also have some displayed in our hutch.  She also gave me a piece of Imperial Glass...a canister that belonged to her mother, my Great Aunt Alice.  She and my grandmother who I mention off here were sisters.

It was only a two day trip, but it gave me great joy!  

"You will make known to me the path of life;

 in Your presence is fullness of joy;

 in Your right hand are pleasures forever."

Psalm 16:11