I took Ashley and the kids on a drive the other day. It was a pretty long drive...maybe about an hour and fifteen minutes or so. Winding roads, too. The weather was amazing! Clear blue skies, no humidity, low 80s. We were finally going to revisit our "spot." The spot where I asked Ashley to marry me 12 years ago. It is a wayside on the Blue Ridge Parkway between Big Island and Lynchburg, just after you cross over the James River. There's a creek that runs into the James River known as Otter Creek. That's where I popped the question! For the longest time I couldn't find the spot on the maps. I wasn't exactly sure where on the parkway the spot was. I was so excited to go back there once I found it. Ever since we moved back to Virginia I've been dying to hunt the spot down.
We decided to bring a few snack and play in the creek a bit while we were there. Ashley was a bit woozy from the drive, and I think she and I both were not exactly sure if this was the right spot or not. Until we saw this....
We decided to bring a few snack and play in the creek a bit while we were there. Ashley was a bit woozy from the drive, and I think she and I both were not exactly sure if this was the right spot or not. Until we saw this....
I carved our initials in the tree on our first visit to this spot 12 years ago. When Ashley saw this she started to cry....this was the spot! The spot that changed the course of our lives forever. The spot that brought us to the beginning of our commitment to loving one another till death do we part. And here we were staring at our own little piece of history with our four children.
We had a blast playing in the water.
And before we left, I spruced up the tree carvings to make sure they lasted for years to come. I also added a few "new" initials! Now the kids can bring their kids to our little piece of history.
Wow! I am so very blessed!!!
