Story and Pictures
by Meaghan
Friday Night: "Whew, what a week," Meaghan tells Will after work. "I can't wait to relax on the couch and watch some TV tonight."
"I wish I could join you," Will replies, "but I have to work early tomorrow morning and I'm beat. I'm off to bed."
So Meaghan spends her evening parked in front of the TV and catching up on internet fun while Will dreams of Chicken McNuggets, Monopoly pieces, and all other things McDonalds-related.
Saturday: Will is out the door before 7 AM. Meaghan takes advantage of a quiet morning at home and looks up new music and concert schedules around town. Lately she has been especially impressed with Mumford and Sons and has listened to the song "Blank White Page" roughly 50 times in the past week.
Around 11 AM she decides to get off the couch and goes for a run around downtown. She remembers feeling particularly perturbed by the weather. While it is a beautiful warm and sunny day, Meaghan is tired of the warm weather and wishing that the cool fall weather would just stay put. She is far too overdressed for her run, and receives lots of funny looks while she roams the streets.
After work Will heads to the golf course to play a quick 9 holes while Meaghan decides that there's no time like the present to purge her closet of some clothes. She is quickly able to gather a garbage bag full of clothes to donate.
Later that evening Will and Meaghan regroup and head to their friend's cabin in the Fairview, TN area for a fall celebration. It's a beautiful pseudo fall evening, and they enjoy having the windows down for the 45 minute drive to the cabin. Meaghan gives a rather stirring rendition of Journey's "Faithfully", which causes Will's heart to go pitter-patter. He thinks to himself, "Man, I am so lucky to have such an amazing girlfriend. Not only is she pretty and funny and a good cook, but she has the voice of an angel."
The cabin's driveway is long and winding, full of twists and turns and steep sections. 4 wheel drive is recommended and a truck is the preferred method of travel to reach the rustic cabin. Fortunately Will and Meaghan followed their friend Lee to the cabin, so they are able to hop into his truck instead of maneuvering Will's car down the driveway. They are extremely glad they chose to ride in with Lee when they come across this:
A family leaving the fall celebration somehow managed to end up in a ditch, with only one wheel touching the ground. Meaghan finds it particularly funny that the wife of the stranded car is quick to point out that she wasn't the one driving. Luckily the group is able to pull together and Lee uses his truck to tow them out of the ditch and send them on their way before continuing on to the party.
The fall celebration is great fun. There is a full moon, a bonfire, a keg of Octoberfest, and even a bluegrass band playing. What a great way to spend a fall evening.
The cabin is rustic but homey and modern at the same time. Originally built in the 1800's, there is always something to work on. After he tows the family out of the ditch, Lee comes across a porch swing in need of repair. In an effort that would make MacGuyver proud, Lee is able to fix the porch swing using nothing but a cooler, a caribiner, and sheer determination. A man's work is never done.
Sunday: The Titans are in town, so Meaghan and Will are up and atem early to make the walk over to LP Field for the game. While the first 3 quarters were pretty slow (and boring), the Titans really came alive in the 4th and they pull off a fantastic win over the Eagles. Go Titans Go!
Sunday night: The weekend comes to an end much in the same way that it started- on the couch in front of the TV. This time, though, Meaghan has company- Will joins her.
Hope your weekend was as nice!
The End.
