This a.m. was church at StoneBridge. I left the house early with small snowflakes falling which was a cool way to start the day. Church was good. The band did a great job and I got to make fun of glamour shots in my message so all was good.
We left church at 1 p.m. and headed for Charlotte grabbing lunch along the way. We had two stops to make before we got there. Isaac has a history project due next week on the Revolutionary War so we made two stops at battlefields. We stopped at Cowpens where General Morgan routed Banistre Tarleton and then stopped at Kings Mountain where the over the mountain men led by Shelby and Sevier routed General Furgeson and the Red Coats.
When we got to Cowpens, much to our surprise this was reenactment weekend. So yes, you guessed it, grown men walking around in knickers that resembled something more like saggy pajamas. Two things about this. 1. Soldiers wearing knickers did not look that menacing to me. Now give me a soldier wearing a kilt and face paint like William Wallace and I'll show you menancing. 2. These guys are way too involved in their respective roles. Frankly, they scared me a bit with the fervor at which they approached the firing of their smooth bore muskets filled with blanks.
After Cowpens we stopped at Kings Mountain. Apparently the reenactment in Cowpens had taken away their business and there were only two other visitors there. The rangers were excited to see us and even more appreciative that we agreed to watch their 25 minute movie on the battle. After the movie it was off to Charlotte to meet up with our friends at the go kart party.
The party was hosted by the Hendrick Marrow Foundation and the Jeff Gordon Foundation and as always the event was awesome. It was held at Victory Lane Karting. They had all the karts up and running for the kids and the adults. Of course anyone who knows me knows that my absolute favorite thing to do is ride go karts whether at Frankie's, the back yard track , or wherever. These karts are hands down the fastest I have been on. If you get a chance this is almost as fun as the Petty Driving experience. It is indoors and they are running 9 hp engines which makes for high speeds which is a good thing. Big thanks to everyone at the Hendrick Marrow program and the Jeff Gordon Foundation.
It's been a busy day and I'm off to bed.
2 comments:
You guys had an awesome day! I've never visited any of the historic battlefields in our area, but with my two youngest sons becoming more interested in things related to the military, I think they would appreciate a trip to see the sites a little more.
Isaac is blessed to have a great dad like you!
We were gad to have you join us at VLK. We hope that Isaac is doing well. Victory Lane Karting.
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