Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Back Home Again in Indiana!!
As Jim Nabors would sing this song at the Indy 500, John and I would always take a few moments to reflect on our life back there some time ago. We got to make the song come alive as we drove by our old house across from the Franciscan Monastery and observed that not much had changed. Only that the trees are taller. We attended Mass at St. Marys next to the school where our Scheuber kids spent many days tromping across the school yard in the snow. We walked across the driveway going down the hill from the school yard where Shelly(in Mettler's car)slid down and ran into a parked car at the bottom. The Mettler's home looks much the same as when we were there. Jean still has two of Bill Scheuber farm paintings in her family room. (John took pictures to show Bill) She also has Shelly's framed senior picture still in the same spot where it was hung when Shelly lived there.
The dinner party given for us was so greatly appreciated for we were able to visit all of our closest friends back there. Of course they look much older than us!!! Seeing all of Jack and Jean's grandkids swimming in the pool was a flashback of our kids and all the neigborhood kids (sometimes 20 or so) swimming there in the 1970's. Jean's son Tom brought out a picture of Mike and all his Huntington buddies posing in their speedos at the pool. Sorry Mike, we couldn't help laughing!!
Lexington, Kentucky was fabulous!! The horse farms were as beautiful as we remembered!! Couldn't help thinking of Alex Duarte as we saw the young ladies at our hotel in their English riding outfits. Horse activities going on all around the area! We toured a race track, two horse farms and a whiskey and bourban distillery. Hiccup!!
olemarge
