I Heart the Mountains

I promised my mom that I would write a blog about my fall break for her to read, so here it is. The adventure started on Wednesday afternoon about one o'clock. Tommy, James and I along with our stuff piled into Tommy's truck. Now those of you who are familiar with the splash are smiling because you know how cozy it was for the three of us. Well, we were in the truck for 2+ hours before we arrived at James' house and we were listening to Garth Brooks for most of the drive (can I just say that Tommy and James belting out Garth brooks is the cutest thing I've ever seen). Tommy dropped James and I off, and we proceeded to go watch James' sister Sarah play tennis. It was great match (she won!!). After the tennis match it was off to Tommy's for the night where we enjoyed some very excellent London broil and homemade Alfredo.
The next morning we got up, loaded of the car and headed off toward the Virginia mountains. It was a beautiful drive out there, and once we got out there the views were even more spectacular. The first day of hiking was pretty brutal... but I toughed it out. We climbed to the summit of Mt. Rodgers and then camped in Rhododendron Gap the first night. The wind was pretty wicked that first night, but the sunset was the one of the most beautiful that I've ever seen. Before bed that night we played some poker, and I'm sure you can all guess as to how I did.
The second day was much easier packing than the first, just like Tommy promised. We found a great little campsite right next to a creek. We set up camp and then went off for a day hike to catch a glimpse of some waterfalls. Goodness - they were gorgeous! And true to myself I wiggled my toes in the water. We had lunch at the falls and spent the rest of the night around the campfire. Day three guaranteed some more spectacular views as we hiked down off the mountain. We stopped for a long and delicious lunch in a small clearing, and just enjoyed the mountain. That same night we drove back to Tommy's house for some showers and chicken fajitas, then it was off the James' house to catch some sleep.
Overall it was a really amazing fall break. I came down off the mountain with a renewed love for God's beautiful creation.
I have some pictures in an online album, most of them I copied from Suzanne, but you are welcome to browse through them: www.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=15341250/t_=14646348

Red and White

Lets hear it for the wolfpack (shouts and applause)! thats right folks the NC State wolfpack has defeated Wake Forest. what a game! the first half was crap... lets just be honest. but it was a whole different wolfpack team on the field for the second half. it was incredible, our first two possesions of the second half turned into touchdowns... amazing! the are some pictures of some spirited state fans below.

Tailgateing
InterVarsity Cheering Section
The Team in Celebration
Erin and Me
Jerod Chillin in the Stands
Louisa and Stephen
Meghan in the Stands

Not Your Typical Friday

Today has been a beautiful day, the sun is shining the grass is green and the air is thick with the wolfpack spirit. yes folks you guessed it, its homecoming at NC State. Today being friday of homecoming week we had a parade down Hillsboro St decked out wolfpack style. I reverted to a younger version of myself, standing on the curb with Jerod shouting the NC State fight song with my hand in the shape of a wolf's head. lemme just say it was much fun. I came away from the parade with some candy, a NC State women's basketball t-shirt, a pom-pom, and some football beads... all of which I obtained free. it was great, everyone was dressed to the T in their red and white State apparel. Red and White has never looked so beautiful. Tomorrow's football game should give today's parade a run for its money though. the pack is going to dominate... deviSTATE Wake!!