The Place

Hallelujah, we have found the place!

On a lot where Craig used to rabbit hunt and on a porch where I posed for a picture some 20 years ago, Craig and I will become husband and wife. A man who made his money in the blue jeans industry, has spent some of it building a village out Ellerbe Road. He moved an old country store from Highway 1 (chump change to buy it, serious cash to move it) and fixed up an existing structure to create Hill Country Village.

The land is about 1/2 a mile from where Craig's grandfather owned a farm of several acres. Craig, apparently, spent a lot of time out at the farm with his grandfather and often would go hunting near this land. Strange, huh? Just wait.

Assuming good weather, Donna and I decided Craig and I will get married on the front porch with everyone sitting in folding chairs in the courtyard. Now, Donna and I had already decided this and looked at the entire property by the time Mom and Randy pulled up. We go back through to show Mom the space and when we walk into the store, Mom says, "I've been here before!" (With my mother, it didn't surprise me. She seems to know everything and have been everywhere-- and about 80% of the time, she's not full of malarkey!) Come to find out, when this building was on Hwy 1, it was an old architectural antiques store that my mother had visited on occasion. In fact, she swears there is a picture (scratch that, slide) of me on the front porch of this store!

It must be the perfect place! And as for the picture, we'll have to find it so we can put it up at the wedding. Maybe Craig can find an old rabbit skin to hang next to it! :)