When Your Hubby isn't Your High School Sweetheart

For those that marry their high school sweethearts life is known. You know your spouse's family, met his/her grandparents, possibly great grandparents. You know what he/she was like in high school and you have watched him/her grow and change.. You know where he/she grew up, went on vacations with his/her family, and remember graduation, college, etc.. 

For those of us that married later in life, there is a strange sense of wonder when it comes to your spouses childhood, high school years, and beyond until he/she met you. 

That is why we stopped. No camping reservations and the state park was a good ways from our destination. Boondocking it is. What is this 'boondocking' you ask? Well, it simply means you spend the night or nights in your RV without any hook ups. Most of us have potable water on board.. In a huge tank. Most of us have gray and black water tanks. Most of us.. Well, many of us have generators. So, where do you do this 'Boondocking'? It all depends. It depends on the state, the city, etc.. Most walmarts (outside of GA and the metroplex areas) will allow Boondocking. Most grocery stores, Home Depots, lowes, cracker barrels, Cabellas, rest stops will allow Boondocking, I believe. 

So, we stop in Cape Girardo. I have little idea what this means until after dinner. We take a drive. 

 

And there it is. I see this red building that I can mentally see in a picture that hangs in Gary's grandpa's office. The entire family, maybe 75? 100? More? Of them in front of this building. Gary slows.

His great grandparents house. He starts to speak of memories. Sweet memories in his childhood. For those of you that deeply know Gary, this .. This is precious. His grandpa was his world. Hearing of the times here, Hearing him say, "I wish I could call him and ask.." Instead, he calls his sweet aunt, who although is at a baseball game, takes the time to chat with him for just a few. 

He proceeds to drive. 

 

 

 

 

The waters are higher than he ever remembers, but there are deep memories here. And he has now introduced his children to the place that he remembers as precious, to the place he loves because he spent them with grandpa, his grandmother, with aunts and uncles, and his great grandparents.

 

 

So, our stop along the way.. Our Boondocking.. Gary's trip down memory lane.. Our family's new memories.. That is what this trip is about.. At least for the moment.