Sewanee

Stirling's Coffee House.  Sewanee.

Unusually difficult 3.2 mile trail run to Beckwith Point in the books, it's time for a cup of coffee and for a little time to be still.

This is the second year we've left town for Sewanee the week of the 4th of July and stayed with the Allens in a house on the Mountain.  We're in a house on campus - on  Tennessee Avenue, in fact - which is cool for the kids, because there is so much for them to do on campus.  I can picture them, in years to come, roaming all over campus on their own, hopefully not getting into too much trouble.

I'm into my routine already.  Up early, before anyone else, to make breakfast for the boys.  Drop the boys off at camp, then hit the trails for a run.  Then, Stirling's Coffee House for a cup of coffee and reading or writing.  Back to the house.  Shower, lunch, then work for a few hours in the afternoon.  Back to the house for play time, then dinner.  Dusk at the Sewanee football field, then boys to bed.  Have a drink or two and read.  And do it all again the next day.

Jude joins us tomorrow evening.  She'll take the 4th and 5th of July off from work and we'll head home on Saturday, the 6th.

The highlight, as always, will be the parade down University Avenue on the 4th of July.  Convertible and floats with people throwing candy.  What could be better for the boys?