The Time Is Near!

Well, here we are, less than a month to go before the Festival is here! I am a little anxious that we have less than a month to fully prepare for this event that takes the whole town by storm! I keep wondering what that one thing is about the Festival that makes it so special and fun. I truly cannot come up with one certain thing, which leads me to believe it is so many things wrapped into one that makes it a huge success.

While I am not sure if I should mention names here on this wonderful blog, I guess I should just stick with nameless people who are not really nameless...

This event has the attention of so many volunteers. While I get to sit here behind my keyboard and write little quips about how wonderful everything is, what a great Festival this is going to be and how beautiful it will look, others are working diligently to make sure every last detail is pulled together properly. They work extremely hard mentally and physically to ensure all of us Festival goers that Life really is good.

Every thing about this festival has taken some type of planning and before I had the pleasure of meeting the volunteers and employees of the city, I truly had no idea of the imagineering, creativity, organization, patience, love, gentleness, stern-ness, compassion, appreciation and genuine love of a community and it's people these people put forth.

So, while we are out buying our crafts, listening to the concerts, playing with our kids, eating wonderful festival food, walking along safe streets, and generally just hanging out, be sure to take a second or two to remember how hard some folks have worked to get this together for us!

WOW...Maryville, Tennessee is a wonderful town. Let's show it by participating at the Foothills Fall Festival. Let's give Maryville something to Crow about!!!