🏔 Holler Round Up: “Moms, Movies & Questionable Decisions”
- Holler Ridge
- May 11
- 3 min read
Another weekend in the holler is officially over…
And somehow Holler and Bandit Boone survived:
Mother’s Day
A movie night
Traffic in Ranson
And a frozen custard run that absolutely got out of hand
So honestly?
Pretty successful weekend.
🌸 Mother’s Day in the Holler
Now let’s get one thing straight right now…
Moms in West Virginia are built different.
These women can:
Cook for 14 people without measuring anything
Find things that “weren’t there” 30 seconds ago
And survive raising people like Holler and Bandit
Which honestly deserves some kind of national award.
Holler tried to do things right this year.
Flowers? Check.Card? Mostly forgot.Last-minute panic stop at the store? Absolutely.
Bandit Boone claimed he:
“Planned ahead.”
Which would’ve been believable…
…if the flowers he brought didn’t still have the gas station receipt taped to them.
😂 The Mother’s Day Cookout
Now no West Virginia Mother’s Day is complete without:
Somebody yelling from the porch
Folding chairs that might collapse
And at least one uncle standing near the grill acting like he personally invented fire
Holler spent most of the afternoon eating enough food for three grown men.
Bandit somehow had:
Two desserts
Three drinks
And somebody else’s leftovers
Nobody knows how.
Nobody asked.
🎬 Movie Night: Michael
Later that evening, Holler and Bandit decided to settle down and watch Michael.
Now Holler originally thought:
“This’ll probably be one of them movies where everybody whispers and stares dramatically out windows.”
Turns out…
It was actually really good.
Like…unexpectedly good.
About halfway through the movie:
Holler got quiet
Bandit stopped eating for almost four full minutes
And somebody in the room definitely said:
“Well… didn’t expect feelings tonight.”
🍿 The Snack Situation
Movie snacks got a little aggressive.
Holler brought:
Popcorn
Beef jerky
Peanut butter crackers
Two kinds of chips “just in case”
Bandit showed up carrying:
Candy
More candy
And something glowing blue nobody could identify
Probably illegal in at least 3 states.
🍦 The Custard Run
Now this is where things really went off the rails.
Because somebody said:
“Let’s go get something sweet.”
And next thing you know…
They’re heading toward Almost Heaven Frozen Custard & Treats like it’s an emergency situation.
🚚 First Impressions
The second Holler saw the food truck:
“Now THAT is what America’s supposed to look like.”
Bright colors.Cool setup.Frozen custard cold enough to change your personality.
Bandit was already ordering before the truck fully stopped.
😂 Things That Happened at Almost Heaven
Holler dropped his spoon and blamed “the angle”
Bandit somehow talked his way into extra toppings
Somebody said:
“I’ll just get a small.”Nobody got a small.
Holler tried to eat frozen custard too fast and immediately got brain freeze
Then acted like he was “fine” for 15 straight minutes
He was not fine.
🪓 Holler Truth of the Week
No adult has ever gone:
“Man… I regret getting frozen custard.”
Impossible.
🌄 Why WV Weekends Hit Different
That’s the thing about West Virginia.
One weekend can include:
Family cookouts
Emotional movie moments
Gravel roads
Dessert runs
And conversations that make absolutely no sense after 9PM
And somehow…
That ends up being a perfect weekend.
👕 Holler Reminder
Whether you’re:☕ Porch sitting🍿 Movie watching🍦 Custard running🔥 Or eating enough cookout food to require a nap…
Do it in Holler Ridge gear.
🤔 Be Honest
Which one are you at the cookout?
🍔 Grill Master🪑 Folding chair supervisor🍰 Dessert destroyer😴 “Just resting my eyes” guy
(We already know.)
🏔 Until Next Week
Same holler.Different nonsense.Same bad decisions.
— WV35
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