The Weekends at the Bend

When my brother and I were small and we lived two hours away from the Bend, almost every weekend in the summer we would spend it with our grandparents in the Bend. The Grove City Outlets were the halfway point, so my grandparents would meet my parents, brother, and I there. We all would eat a Friday night dinner at Hoss's Steak and Sea House before my brother and I headed back with our grandparents to enjoy the weekend in the Bend. To make the drive time go by faster on our way to the Bend, we would always count the number of semi trucks we passed, and trust me there were A LOT! Saturday would be full of playing in the river, the sandbox, and swimming in the pool. Saturday nights we would always crash out before our heads even hit the pillow. When Sunday rolled around, grandma and grandpa would always take my brother and I to church after we packed up all our luggage. After mass, we would meet up with our parents again for a nice Sunday lunch. My brother and I always hated to see these weekends come to an end, but our frowns turned upside down when our parents said we could come back next weekend! Lots of memories were made each and every weekend at the Bend.