We had a wonderful Fourth of July today! After a great morning church service, David, Mom, Dad and I drove up to Danville, VA for the day (about 50 minutes away) for a fun day trip. We stopped in Mayodan, NC on the way up at the park for a picnic lunch at the newly-renovated Mayo River State Park. Mom's company did the renovations of the shelter and other facilities there, so she was really excited to see it. The park is WAY out in the country and a little hard to find, but it's really pretty and all the facilities look great!
This is David in front of the huge picnic shelter that was renovated...
And us having our picnic...
And one of David and I standing in the MASSIVE fire pit in the shelter (David joked that you could fit my mother's car in there!)...
After lunch, we continued on to Danville. Once we got there, our first stop was the Dan Daniels Memorial Park, right next to the Dan River...
After the park, we headed to the Sutherlin Mansion, which served as the Last Capital of the Confederacy when Jefferson Davis spent the final days of the Civil War there. It was beautiful and so interesting! David and I and my parents took pictures on the veranda outside...
We finished up the trip with dinner in Danville. We had planned to look for the local "hole in the wall" place, but ended up at Buffalo Wild Wings. Sometimes, you just can't beat the familiar.
And what 4th of July would be complete without the fireworks? So when we got back to Greensboro we headed to Friendly Center to see the fireworks (they were being shot from the Grimsley Stadium)
It was a wonderful day, start to finish. And we still have tomorrow off work, which is awesome! We miss our Stubblefield family in Mississippi but are always so happy that we can chat with them on the phone on days like this and look forward to the next time we do get to spend time with them. As we celebrated our nation's freedom today, I was reminded of two things. I was reminded of the wonderful legacy of service to our country that we have in our family. Out of the four grandfathers between David and I, all four served our country in World War II (some in the blood and suffering of active, front-lines combat). I am so proud to say I am related to such men, both through blood and marriage. And also, I was reminded of the fact that the real freedom I have is in Christ Jesus. Without Him, our freedom on earth would be meaningless. Praise Him for the many blessings He bestows on our family and our country, and may we always serve Him first.
Happy 4th everyone!
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