Trip to Elizabethtown

Over the weekend I made a quick trip up to my summer stomping grounds E-town. You might have seen the movie Elizabethtown but I can say from experience, it is nothing like the movie makes it out to be. The simple fact that when I drive down the main strip there is not a kid riding a bike with weird looking glasses motioning to me to go this way to my cousin's house shows the difference in the movie version and the real.

Elizabethtown, for three summers was a great place to live and work. I had dreamed of coming back after graduation and living there for the rest of my life. However, I went with a larger city, which in some cases is better.

The visit was to see my second cousins, Hadley and Hayden, 5 and 3 respectively, who were both playing their first games of the season. Amber (my fiancee) and I headed out at about 1:00 PM and got there in plenty of time to see Hayden in T-ball. The problem instead of playing it was only picture night. We drove in a rush to see him but to no avail, as he was justing getting pictures done. After eating we then went to Hadley's soccer game which was quite exciting. Three on three soccer action. Hadley for the most part either kicked dirt or ran after the group following the ball. She also did wonderful playing in the net. All in all it was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life. Hayden of course wanted to go out and play with Hadley, but he will have to wait his turn in the fall before they unleash that beast on the field.

The next day, was started by having both kids come down and wake Amber and myself up at 8:00 AM. We then spent the day playing in the creek and just having a good time outside. We ate Mexican food at one of the best places in E-town to get Mexican food, Los Napoles. If in Elizabethtown, defintely stop there or El Rodeo. After our meal we then planned a grill out with the neighbors, whom over the years have become family. Amber and I also got some pictures taken but the kids alas wanted to be in anything we were doing. The results were some really funny pics.

Sunday, of course was the sad day, the day we leave the kids and my cousin's nice house and drive back to Murray to study. Everytime I leave up there its hard to leave the smiling faces and beautiful memories.