Cause that's just who I am this week....

There is just something about receiving a phone bill with the amount due being $824.79 that just makes a girl need to escape for a little bit. So with that in mind, I decided to flee the boundaries of North Carolina's borders and head north to a new little getaway place. I hopped in the wonder truck (which by the way still sports the Hawaii tags and manages to get me frequent stares in travel...like the people behind me race up to see a real live Hawaiian but then all they get is me....hahahaha).

I was on my way.....Destination? BLACKSBURG VA. GO Hokies! Um yeah.

The drive itself was actually very beautiful. Fall is in full effect and one thing I did miss when I was away was the changing of the leaves. I got to enjoy the view as I raced down the highway. I made excellent time until I got to the exit for Blacksburg off 81. It seems that I was singing along very intently to some Blink and even tho I was in the right lane and knew the exit was next I drove past it. This little mistake landed me in the middle of nowhere on a path I knew was wrong...


oops


After some profanities, I was once again headed in the right direction and landed myself in downtown Blacksburg where I met this kid who makes me smile. The time now, 8 something in the PM. After she vented some slight frustrations about me being fashionably late (personal character flaw #112) she took me to Rivermill Bar and Grill for a beer and a burger before heading to the movies.



Draper Rd Downtown Blacksburg

After some awesome food we headed to Christiansburg to the Mall theater to see SAW II. (hahaha I just said "see saw") Anyway, I find it hilarious that my dawg, Sarah Black, actually grew up in Christiansburg before she headed south to stake her claim in the FL. I find it even funnier that she got in a fight with a boy in that mall where the stairs meet the food court. Her take on the situation was this, "Yeah man, some dude, some old dude was all drunk tryin to rub up on me and shit and I just started wailin on him!" That's my Sarah!

SAW II

I have to say it's gory as hell, then again so was the first one, but just as the first, the plot was awesome. AND I'm almost positive that there will be a SAW III. What I'm truly trying to figure out is if this is another Friday the 13th/Halloween/Nightmare on Elm St type deal, where they just go on for fukn ever.....or will it be a trilogy like Scream. Dunno but the movie rocked and was a perfect complement to a Halloween weekend.

Next stop......well it is Halloween, better hit up a party. So I get carted off deep into the woods in Gods Country, which was scary for a minute, but not quite as scary as the 10 foot tall Beast of the Beauty and the Beast couple that parked beside us. True there was over 100 people at this party and I only knew one but that was ok because I met Mario (Mario Brothers) in the bathroom line and Carrie (stephen king type) was doin some shots in the dining room. COSTUMES were KILLIN ME! Made me wish that me, D, Rob, and Sarah could have been the characters in Spaceballs (one of the many Halloween costume ideas we'd thrown out there)

Me = Lonestar "You'll refer to me as idiot not you captain!"
Rob = Barf "BAAAARF, I'm a mog, half man, half dog"
D = Dot Matrix "That is my virgin alarm! It's set to go off before you do!"
Sarah = Princess Vespa "My hair! He SHOT my HAIR! SON OF A BITCH!"



Can't you just see it????

Good times...

It was freezin for this kid who is climatized to Hawaii's weather as we got to the top of that mountain last night. As we arrived at her apt over looking the mountains with breath taking views that I'd have to wait til morning to see, I got greeted by my adopted dog Kaya! Kaya loves me and I'm stealing her one day! Biggest cuddle bug ever she is....weighing in at 85lbs.

Kaya not only missed me (She came to visit me last weekend in W-S) she apparently missed her mom too! She seemed a little jealous that she wasn't the one getting all the attention but I'll give her one thing....she found a quick solution to that problem as she ever so gracefully sat all 85lbs of herself right on top of mom's head! I wish I'd had my camera phone in hand for that one. Damn it! Gotta get quick on the draw like mcgraw!

One amazing back and neck massage later...I was out like a light. The night was cold...but I managed to stay warm :)

The next morning....

From the bed you can see the view out the window. GORGEOUS! The mountains! The colors! Oh WOW! My adopted dog was anxiously awaiting me to get up out of bed. I made G-Unit promise me she'd buy me the $49999.95 Robot from Hammacher Schlemmer! The day was off to a good start.

We headed back to town for breakfast...more like brunch and totally forgetting about this daylight savings thing. We ate at Gillies in downtown and I'll just forgive them for being a vegetarian restaurant just the same way I forgive her for being vegan. (I did manage to make her cheat with some rice pudding last weekend! :) I get props for that!)


Gillies from the street...lookin all innocent

I had some delicious french toast and blueberries served to me by a cheerleader (this town believes in costumes) while G ate some chips/salsa/tofu concoction. I had to ask, cause I've never been even remotely interested in trying tofu, what on earth it taste like? I mean it looks like cubes of a worn out old stiff sponge, so I just can't imagine what it tastes like. "Nothing, it has no taste" was the reply waiting for me. hmmmm why am I not surprised? By the looks of it I can't imagine that it would. Ok enough slammin on the vegetarians and vegans out there before I start getting protests outside my door.


"You'll say, we've got nothing in common,
No common ground to start from,
And we're falling apart,
You'll say, the world has come between us,
Our lives have come between us,
Still I know you just don't care.
And I said, 'What about 'Breakfast at Gillies'?"


After breakfast I was once again driven out of town, out of sight, out in the middle of no god damn where. But I didn't mind, not at all. And when we arrived at the destination, I found myself a new "thinkin spot". Don't get me wrong, it's not Sandys at night, but I think it will do just fine!

In actuality I was standing in the midst of Falls Ridge Nature Preserve. Absofrigginlutely beautiful!


The falls, CAUTION: NO SWIMMING OR DIVING!



G-Unit! (the camera shy kid actually poses for a picture!)

What a great place to just sit and talk and take in the scenery. Not to mention tell jokes, like "two butch girls walk into a bedroom....stop me if you've heard this one" or scare off all the heterosexuals. Lovin it! But the temperature dropped and to keep me from gettin hypothermia we had to roll out.

When we got back to town it was time for me to hit the road and head back to the kak! This however was the icing on the cake for a wonderful mind easing, stress relieving weekend....

I've told most of you that I've started collecting Boston Red Socks hats. Not because I care one damn thing about baseball or Boston. Nope, nothing at all. In fact I don't watch ANY televised sports with the exception of the Superbowl. I think the only reason I do that is for the commercials and the excuse to get drunk. Tho I will sit in front of a TV which is showing pro football if I'm up at Slim's! Not actually watching of course, instead drinking beer and letting Ray be mean to me! :) Anyway, I got side tracked like usual, back to the Boston hats. The reason....it's a freakin B. And a B is freakin ME! Therefore I am overtaking the hats they are no longer socks hats....they are B hats. That's why I try not to go with traditional boston colors.

I'm standin there, by the truck, wavin to some passer bys and talkin to the G-Unit when a guy walks by wearin a throw back socks hat to which I said, "I need that hat!" G happened to know the guy so walks over to him jokingly, "Hey, can I have your hat?"

HE GAVE IT TO HER! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

HOw fukn awesome is that? Can you tell me? I said I need it....bam...she puts it in my hand. Any wonder why this kid makes me smile? It just gave a perfect ending to the weekend! Most definitely what the doctor ordered in the way of stress relief!


The throw back socks hat preparing to ride shot gun on the way home!





The clever thief, satisfied with the completion of her mission :)

After that I had to head home. But I left smiling from ear to ear.
"I got no regret right now, I'm feelin this"


On the way home Rob shoots me this little picture:


"Don't hate me cause I'm at the beach" -Rob

Ahhh rub it in bud that you are chillin at sunset beach in 80 degree weather and I'm wearin so many damn layers I look like Monica (Friends) in the fat suit! That's ok bud, better suck it up...in 30 + days you'll be freezin your ass off in MN so enjoy it while you can!