SPONTANEITY

On the spur of the moment, Melissa and Sarah and I decided to head south for a few days of spring break.

A whopping 2 and a half hours south. In Horse Cave, Kentucky. We're hoping to explore Mammoth Cave National Park.

Every once in a while spontaneity works. The weird and unexpected thing about today was that it worked over and over again.

Our first impromptu decision was to get lunch at a Haitian restaurant in Louisville, about the halfway point in our drive. 

The rice and beans and creole chicken and fried plantains were awesome. But I think the meal left the three of us all happy-sad. 

Or maybe sad-happy. It was hard to tell.

Anyway, once back on the road it didn't take long before we reached the airbnb house Melissa had located online yesterday. 

The pictures weren't all that appealing, but there weren't too many options in our price range. So we had booked it.

When we walked inside ... Surprise - the pictures didn't do the place justice. It's a cozy little farmhouse. Very comfortable and very "away from it all". 

And it has a couple of friendly horses in the field next door. 

By the time we got settled in, it was late in the afternoon - a little too late to see a cave or any of the other touristy sites, so we decided to make Sarah happy and go rock shopping.

This is Sarah's happy place:

Her Grandma Gross would have approved! Sarah walked out with 5 or 6 new rocks. Pretty easy to make this girl happy.

Back at the farmhouse, Melissa put dinner in the oven and the three of us went walking down the lane.

Gorgeous spring weather. Rolling hills. The slanted light from the setting sun. And a couple of beautiful ladies by my side. 

What could be better?

As for tomorrow? There's no plan. 

Here's hoping it works out half as well as today's lack of planning!