alma, ks

so alma, kansas - that's where we went for a couple of days last week - grandma elsie, the mil, aunt karen, and i made some great memories there. after meeting up with karen, we went to the only restaurant in that town of under 800 people. it didn't seem like even that many people lived there. i think they have a stop sign, but that's about it. the four of us drove to 3 different cemeteries to find relatives' gravesites.



along the way, we stopped at a couple of the school houses where grandma elsie used to teach



some scenery


we went to the creek (but it's pronounced 'crick' in kansas) where grandma elsie skipped rocks.



we spent the remainder of the weekend mostly going through great-grandma thowe's (pronounced toe-bee)...stuff - letters, hand-sewn clothes...and stuff. we even played dress-up.



there's so much more to be said of the weekend, but it's hard to put into words. i'm so thankful that i've had the opportunity to be a part of that if just for a little while. i can't imagine what life would've been like without the commodities of electricity, running water, air conditioning and the like. people lived simple yet enjoyable lives without all the stress and chaos we have today. i'm beginning to experience and love that.