Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Virginia Is For Lovers...



As the saying goes, "Virginia is for Lovers", well love it we did. Last weekend we took a little trip through W. Virginia into Virginia. The drive this time of year was absolutely breathtaking (for lack of a better word), with the rolling hills and dense vegetation, the colorful leaves were amazing! The kids were champs and were great travelers, even Bailee seemed to enjoy the scenery as she just sat and gazed out the window for quite some time. On our way there, and one of our many feeding stops, we randomly ended up at the Bob Evans Homestead. We missed the big festival starting the next day, but we stopped for a yummy dinner. We had an eventful couple of days and stayed in Lexington. We took a carriage tour of the historic town, and of course Bailee was scared of the horses at first, but it wasn't long before she was having a good time. We then met up with the Fawsons in Buena Vista, VA which is the home town to the Knights, the SVU knights that is. Anyhow, Josh and Dave were roomies and teammates here and as alumni decided to come back for homecoming. I know, sounds kinda cheesy, but I think Josh was more interested in seeing his best bud than participating in the festivities. However, I got a tour of the campus, and town (which didn't take long :), as well as my first taste of raw chicken, and blowing $70 after checking into the only motel in BV and after seeing/smelling it, immediately checking out. Our trip also included a visit to the coolest petting zoo. I know you will be shocked to hear that Bailee was terrified of ALL the animals and cried to leave the entire time. Granted there were llamas and other animals roaming freely and her father who actually finds it amusing to watch her get scared (as by the camel in the pic). Here at the zoo, Josh and I spent the best ten bucks of the trip and rode on an elephant. I was surprised at how hard and rough its skin was as his huge ears flapped against my feet I was trying to keep my flip flops on, all the while a little disgusted by the texture on my toes. It was quite the experience...Anyways, the only real downer of the trip was the sleep deprivation. Sharing a hotel room with a toddler and a newborn isn't exactly a recipe for a good nights rest! All in all, good times, great friends, and lots of laughs.

7 comments:

Lisa said...

Sounds like quite the trip! Glad you had a great time.

Karen said...

I've always wanted to ride on an elephant. I have to say Josh looks pretty please with himself in the camel picture. Isn't Virginia great, I'm fond of it.

The Albrecht's said...

That sounds like so much fun! I will have to talk to you about how long it took to get to the farm, I would love to take Benson when he gets older. I giggled a little at the picture of Bailee looking at the llama, she is such a cutie! I need to see how your little man is growing.

McArthurs said...

Oh how i miss good ol Buena Vista! So what did ya think? Did Josh show ya all the places we ran? I'm not gonna lie, i'm a little jealous that you gotta go. Too bad there isn't really anybody for me to go back and see. Oh and did you eat at the cafeteria? LOL, Nice huh? That picture of Bailee and Josh with the camel is priceless. I love the look on her face. K, well i'm gettin excited to come see the new babe on the 15th.

Anonymous said...

I would someday love to live in the East just to experience the fall.

Kunz fam said...

Sounds like you had a blast! I would love to ride on an elephant...someday...

Meg said...

I love Virginia!! Sounds like so much fun. I'm super sad I didn't get to see you while in Ohio. When Britt told me we were going to call ya to come over I got so excited! But we all decided that since we are so close there should be no excuse why we can't get together a few times a year :-)