Travels

This weekend (Monday and Tuesday for me) I took a little tour of VA. Monday morning I set off for Lexington to visit my brother, Matthew. He works at a Young Life camp there. I had never been to Lexington before so I was excited to see the town. We had lunch at the Blue Sky Bakery. Now, since I work at a bakery/cafe I'm somewhat of a sandwich snob. I really only like Eileen's sandwiches..however we had a great lunch there. We both had the special called "Cool Hand Cuke" it had turkey, cucumbers, lettuce, tomato and onion with a creamy dill spread on fresh baked Focaccia Bread. It was quite tasty! Then Matthew showed me around town. We walked through the campuses of Washington and Lee University and VMI. I forgot to take my camera along...I would have liked some pictures. Then we went over to Buena Vista, or B.V. as Matt kept calling it, to see some cousins (Nancy, Robby, Melissa and her friend Wes). Nancy showed us around the house and shared her favorite pastime with us (looking at family pictures) then Melissa and Wes took us up to see their cabin, which (since I didn't take a picture) is exactly how you would imagine a cabin in the mountains to be. It was so peaceful and rustic! Hopefully Ryan and I can go down and spend the night sometime. Then we went back to town for dinner. We ate at an Italian place and there was a small Bluegrass concert going on. I know you're thinking that Italian and Bluegrass don't really go together but in Southwestern VA they do!
I stayed that night at Matt's friend Kari's house. It is out in almost the middle of nowhere, quietly nestled in the hills. The next morning I made my way to Harrisonburg. When I got there I had a nice cup of coffee with mom, visited with all of my Grandparents, stopped by to see Dad at work and then had lunch with an old friend! It was a JAM-packed morning.
It was nice to be able to drive just a short way and see my family! I look forward to doing it again soon. When I got home I realized I had a lot more in the back of the car than I did when I left. So since I did not take any pictures while away, I thought I would give you one of all the things I brought home.
From Left:

• Tea and Chocolates(in front) from Mom and Dad for Ryan's birthday.
• Treats for Brinks from Matthew purchased at Three Dog Bakery in Asheville, NC
• Fair Trade Organic Ethiopian Coffee (best coffee ever) from Ten Thousand Villages in Harrisonburg, VA.
  
• Yarn from Nancy and family purchased at the Maple Festival that weekend.
• Fabric from Gran. 1 wool vest, 1 wool skirt and 1 corduroy dress to use for sewing projects that I have yet to dream up.