OcktoberFest a la redneck

yes. Octoberfest has arrived in hohenwald.

where else can you find funnel cake and freshly slung chitterlings sold with a toothless grin at the same booth? where, pray tell, could you ever find that elusive and envied Jeff Gordon bottle cap opener and not only one; but in bulk? what about that porcelain rooster to compliment your kitchen's farm house decor? oh, you like bluegrass music? what about listening to Bubba and the RowdyBoys sing one more tired rendition of 'Sweet Home Alabama'?

welcome to Octoberfest. your dreams are about to be realized.

ok, yes. i will be there too.

among the hordes of yee haw hollering rednecks and kissing cousins (does everyone in this town have the same last name?). i will weave my way through the mounds of second hand undergarments, yard sale trinkets and flea market treasures; but not alone. i will negotiate this maze of collectible crap with my lovely mate of 15 yrs by my side. you see, today, we are on a date and no inbred junk peddler will stand in our way.

don't get me wrong, kids are great and all; but occasionally you gotta find time to just be a couple. few and far between are the moments when we can go to a movie alone, eat a meal in peace and quiet (without someone trying to steal your fries) or just talk about grownup things (don't get me wrong, i do enjoy a spirited debate. like whether lightsabres could in fact be constructed with today's technology. Elijah seems to think so, and i'm not saying it's impossible; but if you did, you would have to have a pretty stringent disclaimer before selling to minors).

having lived in virginia beach and tampa before that, we simply haven't had the chance to get away much. well, today this will change. the mother-in-law has been bribed, the xbox warmed up, and the offspring have been fed.

so we're off!