Well I am back from Virginia and had the best time with my son! Everything was beautiful there, the sun shining, nice fluffy clouds........the mountains everywhere.
The flights were nice, nothing eventful. I love to fly anyway, it is one of the most relaxing things to me (they need to do something with the seats though....kinda squished).
Cher and I flew from Hartford, CT. to Charlotte, N.C. and then into Roanoke, VA. Rented a car (very nice one I might add) and headed towards Christiansburg, VA. to the hotel we were staying at....the Howard Johnson's Express Inn (I would NOT recommend it). But it was a place to "hang our hats" and sleep. Joey (my son) had to work since he had just gotten back from a vacation in Hawaii, so during the day Cher and I took in the sights of the GREAT Virginia Tech. campus, the sights of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, and went for a sightseeing tour of the BlueRidge Parkway.
I got to meet Erin!! She is adorable, sweet and a wonderful young woman. I can see why my son Joey is so taken with her. They make such a cute couple. I was so happy to meet her and get to know her. I also got to meet her family, we all went out for dinner and had a great time! So much to do and see in the short amount of time I was there, but I was so glad to be back in Virginia!
A few highlights were also meeting some of Joey's friends (Wednesday night get together at Joey's house with dinner fixin's) and the Paulettes, a very nice southern family that has "adopted" my son and taken him under their wings. I also got to meet some of their "pets", 2 dogs, some sheep and a Lama named Claude. He was a little shy but did let me take his picture.
Then off to Floyd! You have not lived unless you have been to Floyd, VA. It is a cute little southern town nestled in the mountains of western Virginia. There is a store there in the center of town and every Friday night they have an honest to goodness Blue Grass Hoe Down! It was great! So much foot stompin', hand clappin' , heehawin", it was a blast!
Saturday morning Joey and Erin ran a 5K while Cher and I watched :) No going for these 2 "old" ladies.
I was exhausted when we got home (late Saturday night) that Cher and I didn't do much of anything but lay around all Sunday. We had gone hiking to the Cascades hours before our flight took off and we were sore! the next day.
I will be posting some of the pictures of my trip to VA.
It was WONDERFUL! to see my son again, and can't wait til he comes here for Christmas with Erin!
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