Daddy Bought a Boat! Miguel Bought a House! I saw a Monkey!

What a day!

I saw a Monkey in Starbucks. The people in front of me were carrying the little Chimpanzee in a pink baby blanket. She was beautiful. But it was very strange. I wanted to hug her... But I restrained myself.

Daddy bought a boat :) War Eagle.
Can you see it??? I don't know... It's kinda tough... ;)~



And Mamma has already picked out a lake house to go with the boat :) I love my parents. They still to this day will scour the town to find the cheapest gas... they've always been the epitome of "frugal". They've been saving their entire lives to get to this point - where they can drive to Virginia and buy a boat. And look at lake houses. They are also the reason James would make fun of me in college because I wouldn't buy the crackers at the corner store because they were $.35 more than the ones at the grocery store.

Miguel was pulling a bigger trailer than we have tonight! We helped him pack that thing FULL with stuff tonight. He and Jenn and Ella are moving into a new house right now! So fun!!! They are almost completely out of the apartment. But of course, we have to leave again in the morning. Poor Miguel! He's only had two days to get most of his stuff moved. It's been an intense process. I know he'll be glad to get home for more than a day or 2 at a time. But of course that won't be until Thanksgiving.

Wow. I just looked at our calendar and I didn't realize how much we are gone in the next month and a half. We are only home for 3 days total between now and Thanksgiving. Ha! What a life.


Peace. Love. Fiddle.
~natalie

Smores, Horse Rides, Skiing - Not The Typical Bar Gig

We just crossed the border into Ohio. We've been driving ALL day :) And now it is time to stop for a few hours.

This weekend was non-stop. And SO fun. My head starts spinning when I think about starting to write a blog about the whole thing because there are so many fun stories. I figured I would in the car today... you know... since we drove almost 15 hours...
But between driving, , snoozing, (not at the same time!) and just mentally resting a bit... I never even got my computer out!!! It's weird to be in my "office" and not be on my computer these days. :)

It was 50 today in Stowe as we were packing up. Gorgeous day. It's quite ironic, though, to be watching people ski down a mountain in 50 degree weather! The only times I have been skiing were in Tennessee and both times it has be in the 40's and 50's - and they had to put fake snow on the mountain... I LOVED skiing when I tried it. They had offered to get us lift tickets and gear to ski today. But we needed to get on home. :( But ONE DAY!!! It looks like the most fun.

Our route took us on a bunch of state roads this afternoon. Vermont has so much untouched land. The snow, the mountains, the rivers - the whole landscape is unbelievable. And the little towns don't even look real. They are all so picturesque - like they are straight from the Charles Wysocki calendars Mamma has always had.


Our show yesterday afternoon was unlike any other we have ever played before!! I have never watched people skiing while playing a show! It was a HUGE area in the main ski lodge. So yeah.... not quite the typical "bar gig" :)

This was the view out the window behind James:


In the upper left corner of the pic - they're making smores around the fire, horse rides, people putting up their skis... what a great atmosphere.

And this was one of the views out the front window:


I hesitated to share these pictures - the mountain is so much more majestic in person. This doesn't even come close to doing it justice. But it at least gives you an idea of our view from stage.

So I'm gonna stop now. And tomorrow, I will get ALL the pics uploaded and organized to share the stories! Nashville - here we come!!!

Peace. Love. Fiddle.