A TALE OF TWO (SMALLISH) CITIES...

PART TWO: WARRENTON

(more accurately part two is a tale of a town)

this is the place evan VISITED most WEEKENDS and many HOLIDAYS growing up.

now our family gets to go there and enjoy it together,

and watch adelaide and graham create fun MEMORIES

"IN THE COUNTRY" just as their dad did as a kid.

there were many things i enjoyed about being in warrenton on independence day,

much of this list revolved around the roundtop parade, just four miles up the road.

i loved:

how a town of 90 gathered such large crowds for the parade.

the volunteer fire department in the parade.

the countless horses that marched in the parade.

the way everyone eagerly shared candy caught with one another

and passed out ice pops from coolers with friends and strangers alike.  

i also loved:

the several meals in a row cooked on the grill.

that there is not a need for a playground,

all were content to run and play in open fields or the dance hall.

and best of all-

there was lots of priceless cousin time.

 although i am quite happy living in a big city most days of the year,

it is a treat to get away to smaller places from time to time too.