A beautiful, sunny day here in the Show Me, State with temps hitting the mid-80s (F). I met Jackie for breakfast after she got off from working the "graveyard" shift. We spent awhile catching up on the news of our lives and then decided to drive around a bit.
We first went to visit her friend, Anita, in Mooresville, where Jackie and Linda lived first after moving to Missouri last year. It was nice to see this tiny village and the welcome committee was up to the task, that is, Anita's dogs!
Then we drove to Far West, MO (that is the name of the community), a site of great importance to the Mormon history. It had the same feeling that I had when walking around Glastonbury in England. Since Jackie had been up all night, we headed back to Chillicothe so Jackie could get some rest. We did make a quick stop at the popular "flea market" first to get a glimpse of the treasures that awaited the careful shopper. While at the market, Jackie got called to come into work later tonight so that ended our free time!
While Jackie slept, I went in search of some sights, on Jackie's advice, I visited the village of Jamesport, about 25 miles west of Chillicothe. This is a village surrounded by a large community of Old Order Amish, it was special to see the horses and buggies everywhere. Jamesport also has a large assortment of antique stores and other fun shops to browse about.
I tried to visit the JC Penny museum (the founder of the store was born in nearby Hamilton, MO) but it had already closed for the day. I came back to Chillicothe (the home of sliced bread) and discovered that today was the Mrs. Missouri pageant and this afternoon featured a small-town parade. What fun to see the main street lined with cheering people of all ages! After getting the Toyota serviced at Wall-Mart, I decided to get some rest myself before meeting Jackie for supper.
Jackie and I had a nice time at the Golden Corral, chatting about everything under the sun. Since Jackie had to go to work at 2100, I decided to come back to the hotel to get some rest, tomorrow will be a busy day!
We first went to visit her friend, Anita, in Mooresville, where Jackie and Linda lived first after moving to Missouri last year. It was nice to see this tiny village and the welcome committee was up to the task, that is, Anita's dogs!
Then we drove to Far West, MO (that is the name of the community), a site of great importance to the Mormon history. It had the same feeling that I had when walking around Glastonbury in England. Since Jackie had been up all night, we headed back to Chillicothe so Jackie could get some rest. We did make a quick stop at the popular "flea market" first to get a glimpse of the treasures that awaited the careful shopper. While at the market, Jackie got called to come into work later tonight so that ended our free time!
While Jackie slept, I went in search of some sights, on Jackie's advice, I visited the village of Jamesport, about 25 miles west of Chillicothe. This is a village surrounded by a large community of Old Order Amish, it was special to see the horses and buggies everywhere. Jamesport also has a large assortment of antique stores and other fun shops to browse about.
I tried to visit the JC Penny museum (the founder of the store was born in nearby Hamilton, MO) but it had already closed for the day. I came back to Chillicothe (the home of sliced bread) and discovered that today was the Mrs. Missouri pageant and this afternoon featured a small-town parade. What fun to see the main street lined with cheering people of all ages! After getting the Toyota serviced at Wall-Mart, I decided to get some rest myself before meeting Jackie for supper.
Jackie and I had a nice time at the Golden Corral, chatting about everything under the sun. Since Jackie had to go to work at 2100, I decided to come back to the hotel to get some rest, tomorrow will be a busy day!
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How great that Jackie and you could have that time to re-connect! Yea, God!
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