Virginia

We just got back from Virginia about an hour ago. We had so much fun! I got to meet a lot of people that I have heard about and see a lot of family and friends. The first night we went to Blacksburg for a party at Larry's boss' house. They had a live band and a lot of great food. It was really nice being outside when it's not 110 degrees out and the mountains were amazing to look at. I can't imagine being able to wake up to something so beautiful everyday. The next day we had a huge barbecue with family and friends. Larry smoked ribs, corn on the cob, and pork. The food was amazing! The next night we went to an Italian restaurant and came home to play Monopoly. This was no ordinary game of Monopoly... me, Chase (one of Walker's friends), and Jerry had all been knocked out by Karen. Walker was barely hanging on when Jerry decided to become Walker's "teammate." Needless to say the game lasted for over 3 hours and Walker ended up losing. It was a valiant fight though. The next day we went to Anthony's a great little diner in Salem for breakfast and Red Robin for lunch. By the time lunch was over we had to head to the airport. In between barbeque's and going out to eat we had a great time visiting with family and friends. It truly was a great weekend.

The trip kind of ended in a bang. Our flight from Roanoak to Charlotte was delayed and Jerry and I barely made the next flight to Dallas. We had to sprint across the airport. I felt like I was in a movie, it was kind of fun. If we hadn't made that flight we would have had to spend the night at the airport, which would have been interesting.

It was a great weekend and I cannot wait to go back again!