Good Ol' Kentucky
Unlike many school districts, my school district still had Teachers' Convention this year. That meant that I was able to join Brian and a number of our friends - Chris, Dawn, Scott, Steph, Shawn and Amanda and David - in Kentucky for an extended weekend. Brian and I left for Kentucky right after work on Wednesday. We made it through Chicago, our travel nemesis, without much of an issue, but we found ourselves in a virtual parking lot on the interstate in Indiana, and being that it was getting late, we decided to stop for the night and got a hotel instead of driving straight through. The next morning brought poor weather, so we were in no rush and stopped for breakfast before heading to Slade, KY and the Red River Gorge. We arrived at Shawn and Amanda's cabin around 11:30 and had a leisurely morning - both Brian and I got some work done before the rest of the crew rolled in. After hanging out a bit and carving pumpkins wi...