Day Seventy-Eight: Rip Van Winkle State (who knew?!)

Today started a little later than we were planning on. The puppy started barking at like 2:00 in the morning, so we didn't sleep very well. He also woke up pretty early and started running around the house. Somehow, everyone else slept through it, so I spend the morning playing. Finally, Robyn woke up, and then slowly, Adam woke up. We were planning on going out to brunch at 11, but it ended up being close to 12. We went out, had a great time, got the scoop on everything, and then headed to Adam's house. We met Harold and Rocco, the boxers. They're pretty big, but very loveable. At around 2:30, we decided that if we didn't leave, we would end up staying another night. We said good-bye to everyone and headed towards North Carolina.
It's a scenic drive between Virginia Beach and Raleigh. It's a country road. It takes about 3.5-4 hours between the two. It wasn't too bad. We got to Becky and Matt's house at around 6:30. It was great to see them!! It's been a while. We also met their puppies. They haven't stopped barking yet!! Oh well, at least their cuteness helps their personalities. We caught up with them, filled them in on the family, and then had dinner. The guy at the restaurant was "new", or so he says (or, it's been two months), but he kept coming up to our table and trying to chat. Didn't work very well. Afterwards, we headed back to the house, and talked a little longer, before bed.

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Day Seventy-Seven: Virginia is for Lovers

We had a pretty late night yesterday, and Robyn and I were the only ones who didn't have much, or anything, to do. Adam woke up early but we slept pretty late. By the time we woke up, it was almost 9:00. Turns out, Adam decided to work from home this morning. Apparently he does it once a week. Lucky. We had breakfast and we finally started our day at like 2:00. By "starting our day", I mean lists were made and Wii games were played. Adam had some errands to do, so we stayed at the house. We played on the Wii- I am a better golfer than her, She's a better bowler and baseball player. The neighbors brought over their puppy since they're going away. The puppy is a little black Daschund with a mohawk. He's a cutie with a ton of energy. We haven't met Harold yet, I think we're doing that before we leave tomorrow. We went out to dinner tonight. We were there for a while- we were commenting on all of the different people who had come in and out by the time we were done. We came back to the house and watched some television. Some work needed to be finished, so it was a relaxed night. Robyn and I are leaving tomorrow morning, headed for North Carolina. Can't wait to spend some time with the family for the next few days!!

Day Seventy-Six: Free and Easy Down the Road We Go

Since we stopped outside of Nashville for the night, we decided to get an early start this morning. We had breakfast, talked to Adam a little, and headed out. The girl at the front desk wished us luck, too. We left at 8:00 and hit very little traffic. The good thing about taking I-40 through Texas and up to Tennessee is that there is very little traffic. It's a lot of truckers and only a few cars. We drove on, and crossed the last time zone. No more accidental 4-am phone calls. We drove on through Knoxville, where it was cloudy. I think today was the first time we've seen clouds and fog since Northern California. Apparently there is a park called "Frozen Head State Park". We passed signs for Dollywood, Oak Ridge, and the Smokey Mountains. Fun family vacation memories...
After a while, we made it into Virginia. The drive from the border to Richmond, through Roanoke, is such a nice ride. There are small cities along the way, including a whole bunch of historic points and the such. Once we got to Richmond, we met some rain. It was pretty bad for like four minutes and then the sun came out again. It didn't rain that hard all summer! When we first started this morning, we were supposed to get to Virginia Beach at around 4:00. After stopping for a few coffees and traffic, we got to the area at 6:00. We ended up getting there at 6:30. Once we got there, we met a few of Adam's friends. Very nice! We spent a few hours talking, looking at pictures, and catching up. It was a nice evening with everyone.

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