Sorry to have missed yesterday, but I was on a top secret mission and did not allow myself any
\ncommunications with the outside world. Actually I speak this weekend both Saturday and Sunday at Grandfather Mountain and I decided to take some of Friday off to relax before working all weekend. Sherelene was off this weekend so we slipped away for a rare day and evening together. Since my Nikon business, except for travel, did not start until Saturday, I used some Marriott points and got us a room at the Grand Bohemian Hotel (now associated with Marriott) in Asheville, NC. Sherelene wanted to surprise me and took me out to dinner at place I\u2019ve want to have a meal for a long time.<\/p>\n
The hotel was astounding, the
\nrestaurant a real treat, but most
\nof all a evening with my beaut-
\niful bride was best of all. <\/p>\n
A message to all husbands; take
\na little time and turn off the
\nphone and computer and \u201cinvest\u201d
\nsome time with the girl you
\nmarried. Take the time to do
\nall the things the daily grind
\ntakes away from you.<\/p>\n
Our meal was not expensive,
\nbut the time catching up was
\ninvaluable. Sherelene knows
\nwhat a big Sinatra fan I am,
\nnot so much the man as his
\nincredible voice. She was so
\nsweet to think of taking me to
\nthis place. It was decorated
\nwith vintage memorabilia from
\nthe Sinatra era. When I was
\n21 and a senior in college my
\nbrother Homer and I went to
\nFlorida for spring break and
\ndid the unconventional thing
\nof snorkeling, and road tripping
\nall the way down into the Keys.<\/p>\n
On our return home we found
\nout that Frank Sinatra, the man
\nhimself, was performing at the
\nFontainebleau hotel in Miami.
\nWe were shocked, but were able
\nto get tickets for the dinner show
\nand went to see him. It was then
\nand still is the most astounding
\nstage show I\u2019ve ever experienced
\nand I\u2019ve seen a lot of concerts
\nand performances. Sinatra had
\nunbelievable control over an
\naudience. He was 50 at the time
\nand right in his prime as a singer.
\nHomer and I had a great time
\nand even bumped into, literally, Connie Francis on our way out into the warm Miami evening. As magical as that evening was, last night and yesterday were even more special. What a pleasure to spend quality time with the women you said you would gladly spend the rest of your life with
\n42 years ago…….<\/p>\n
Ephesians 5:25
\n25<\/b> For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her.
\nTake a moment this weekend and tell you wife you would marry her again, in a heartbeat…..<\/p>\n
blessings,<\/p>\n
the pilgrim<\/p>\n
*Photo Notes: All images with my iPhone.<\/p>\n
<\/i>\t*\tAnd yes the burger: It was great, actually I\u2019d give it a 4.4 on my 5 pickle scale, not Fava\u2019s or Milt\u2019s
\n<\/i>but a really good burger none the less. A tenth or two of those points might have been because of my companion…..<\/p>\n
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