Can you believe it's already March? Where is this year going? This weekend was a BEAUTIFUL Georgia spring weekend and we northerners took full advantage of it. On Saturday we spent the day at Panera studying, as usual, but on Sunday, we took the family to Kennesaw Mountain. They did a great job hiking the steep, rocky trails, although there was a lot of complaining. Seth didn't want to take the bus to the top so we decided to walk it, and guess who was the first one complaining? Yep! Seth!!! It was sort of an odd feeling though, when I got to the top and really sat and thought about the irony. Here I was, a Northerner, standing behind a cannon that killed my ancestors as they came up the hill in the Civil War. What an odd feeling. For a brief moment, I wasn't sure whether I should feel pride as a Northerener or feel completely out of place in this state. I decided to just feel whatever came, and that was pride that times have changed and that there are no real dividing lines between the north and south (although pride runs deep on both sides, especially down in the south).
Next we went to the actual battlefield where they do Civil War re-enactments. We were sitting on the grass and again, I had that weird feeling. People DIED here! Of course, people have died all over this area, but there was something sentimental about this spot. Jacob picked up this big stick and was walking around making shooting and growling noises. It really made us laugh. He had no idea what had happened on this plot of land, but being all boy (even at such a young age), he was in the spirit of it. I've posted a few pictures of our weekend trip. It's one we will take many times while we are down here, I'm sure.
One of the views from the top. Atlanta is in the distance on the right and Stone Mountain in the distance to the left. Marietta is in the front.
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