Alex in 2000
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Alex in 2004
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Alex in 2005
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Holly Grove Cemetery
We'd been two and a half weeks in Tennessee and I hadn't had a chance to stop by the cemetery to see my mom. We were planning on stopping on our way out. Saying goodbye to everyone had taken us much longer than we had expected, though.
We were sitting in Alamo, in the dollar store parking lot, trying to figure out how to get to the cemetery. It was cold and rainy and it was dark. Alex didn't want to stop there. It would be different, if it were in town. But this cemetery was located just before Brownsville, on a remote country road. I'd only been there twice before and that was during the day. I didn't see the road on the map, so I wasn't even sure I could find it.
As we discussed it, Alex kept reminding me that it was dark. He didn't want to go to a cemetery in the dark. He really felt bad for me, but it was dark. Reluctantly, I gave up on the idea of going. It was a huge disappointment, but at least we would be driving near it. Alex couldn't have been more relieved.
When we got near where I thought the road might be, I asked Alex to help me watch out for the sign. That would be the point where I would be closest to my mom. It was really hard to see. We passed a sign, but couldn't tell what it said, so I made my next left to turn around.
We ended up on a really dark scary road. Luckily, there was a long dirt driveway that I could use to back up and turn around. Both the road and driveway were very narrow and there were huge ditches on either side, plus a hill blocking us from the view of any oncoming traffic. There was no light anywhere and my reverse lights were too dim to help. It was real tense for a few moments. After successfully manuevering it, I was so glad to be pointed back toward the main road.
I decided I wouldn't go back to check the sign. About that time, Alex told me it would be okay with him if I wanted to go to the cemetery. So we talked about it on the way back to the highway and he said it couldn't be much scarier than where we had just been. "You're right," I said, "Let's go."
But he was wrong!
next - Holly Grove Cemetery pt 2 - Are we really doing this?
or see the index a little farther down this page
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Alex in 2006
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Alex in 2007
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Alex in 2008
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