i miss this place

Gina and I were married in September of 1990. We immediately moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky and lived there until 1996. We refer to that blissful period in our lives as the honeymoon years. We lived in several different apartments within Warren County but finally found a beautiful little place on Robinhood Trail. At the time, there was a big field filled with horses out front and deer showed up in our backyard all the time. It was just a great time in our lives. The house itself had the feel of a chalet - not a lot of room but what the house offered was quaint and inviting. I had a loft studio and we had a whirlpool bath in the master bedroom.

We had the best neighbors, the family of Donnie & Cheri Obermiller (just a few houses down). We also attended the same church with them, Fountain Square First Methodist. Donnie, Cheri, Gina and I spent a great deal of time together - and we had great times. We still miss them and think of them often.

Gina and I were in good shape back then. We put good use to our mountain bikes that have now hung unused in the garage for the past decade. Covington Park was our favorite spot for picnics and tennis. I'd never seen a white squirrel before Covington. I wonder if they still dash from tree to tree there. There were lots of parks in and around that town. I'd never heard of Frisbee golf until living in Bowling Green. I also enjoyed the annual hot-air balloon shows. Unlike Etowah County, there were so many things to see and do.

I ran across the above photograph and a flood of memories rushed back. Life has changed a lot since we moved back to Gadsden. We have only passed through Bowling Green once in the past eleven years. I miss that town, I think of it in the Fall. We made a lot of friends that we will probably never see again. I will though, always have the memories.