Last weekend I went back home to Sandersville, GA. It's a small little town in middle GA that usually no one has heard of. In my home town, Kaolin is King. What is Kaolin? I'll tell you. Kaolin is unrefined chalk; it's what comes straight out of the ground. It is also found in shiny paper, make up and of course the chalk you write with. It's "mined" by digging a big hole to get to the layer of white gold and scooping it up. Georgia is second in kaolin mining only to China. Anyways....
Every year we have a Kaolin Parade. It's kind of a homecoming also. It's not a fantastic parade but it's fun. They turn the square into a big tented smorgasborg that everyone walks to after the parade is over. You can buy anything from quilts to soul food to home made ice cream and whatever else. Mainly, you walk around looking for people you know, talk for a while, promise you'll see them later, walk a few steps, talk to someone else and the cycle continues.
The best part of the parade is seeing all my friends and family. I love coming home. I love seeing people I haven't seen in forever and catching up on life. And you always feel at home.
Sandersville will probably always stay a small town but none of us would have it any other way!
Also, just wanted to say one more thing: Hey, Aunt Vicki!!
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