Our ten year old son, Ethan had a field trip to Old Salem, North Carolina yesterday. If I'm being honest, I'll admit I was dreading the day.
You see, my Dad loves history. I don't mean like, normal people love. I mean, when I was a kid and all my friends got to go on cool vacations to Disney World or Kings Island, we went on history trips. Nerdy history trips. The kind where we stood there looking at fields of grass because some battle of something happened there four score and seven years ago.
This brings us back to yesterday. It would be a day of walking around a really old town, with really old buildings and really old stories. The kicker was, my husband wanted to go on the field trip too...because you know why?...yep. He loves history.
Arriving early morning, our tour began. We listened to speakers from house to house, church to tavern.
Then, the strangest thing started to happen. I began to listen.
Everything actually became (gasp) interesting. Learning about the way the people used to live, eat, survive...how they got along with their day to day function. It was fascinating.
You see, my Dad loves history. I don't mean like, normal people love. I mean, when I was a kid and all my friends got to go on cool vacations to Disney World or Kings Island, we went on history trips. Nerdy history trips. The kind where we stood there looking at fields of grass because some battle of something happened there four score and seven years ago.
This brings us back to yesterday. It would be a day of walking around a really old town, with really old buildings and really old stories. The kicker was, my husband wanted to go on the field trip too...because you know why?...yep. He loves history.
Arriving early morning, our tour began. We listened to speakers from house to house, church to tavern.
Then, the strangest thing started to happen. I began to listen.
Everything actually became (gasp) interesting. Learning about the way the people used to live, eat, survive...how they got along with their day to day function. It was fascinating.
Can you IMAGINE cooking in this kitchen?
There was gun shooting...
...and this guy, with a pulley.
The kids even learned how to start a fire. nice.
We were able to walk the very same floors, George Washington once graced...
...then went with some friends to a restaurant called, "The Tavern", where we had the BEST food from this century, or any other.
Jared was the chef - and we watched as he greeted each guest with the most genuine welcome. If you're ever in the area, this place, you have to go.
Leaving the field trip, Ethan went on and on about how much fun everything was. My husband smiled with the assurance that the "trait" of loving history was being passed down to yet another generation.
I'll have to say, even though I went growling and scoffing all the way there, on the way home it was a different story. An amazing story, of our country's past and of those who endured to keep it.
So with that, I'll say, Thanks, Dad. Maybe all those trips weren't so bad after all.
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I'll have to say, even though I went growling and scoffing all the way there, on the way home it was a different story. An amazing story, of our country's past and of those who endured to keep it.
So with that, I'll say, Thanks, Dad. Maybe all those trips weren't so bad after all.
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