Crazy West Virginia weekend!

So on Friday evening, after we got home and packed quickly, we headed for West Virginia.  We got out about 4:50 in the afternoon, heading East on I-70, so of course, we got stuck in rush hour traffic.  We got dinner in Zanesville and then drove on, chatting over our McD’s.  And we drove.  And talked.  And drove some more.  Into W. Virginia.  Into Pennsylvania, then south, back into W. Virginia. And finally got to Morgantown, home of West Virginia University and Corey Zink’s wedding.

We got to our hotel, a golf resort called Lakeside, and from our first meeting (we and the resort), we were somewhat less than impressed.  The service was well below stellar and the buildings were newly-renovated and clean, but still very 70s in their appearance and construction.   Oh, and the parking lot was FULL of redneck vehicles: trucks, trucks with trailers attached (parked across 4 spaces), trucks with taxidermy or construction businesses advertised on the doors, and one truck with a stuffed mountain lion in the front seat (I’m not kidding).  Apparently, it was very high-class for W. Virginia (there were wedding receptions/dinners all weekend at this place), but I guess we’re just snobs from Ohio…

On Friday night, I realized that I’d left my makeup at home in its drawer.  So we did some driving around to find a place that might sell the basics of makeup, but had no luck.  So Eric took me back to the hotel and then headed out for some guy-time with his friends.  And the exit their hotel was at had a WalMart.  Of course, it did.  So he had a good time, got back to our room about 12:30 am, and when we got up and ready in the morning, we drove back to Exit 1 and bought me some makeup at the Walmart. 

Then we headed back to our exit where the church was for the 10 am wedding.  It was a brand-new church building, and the wedding was very nice.  We hung around there for a bit, talking to Eric’s friends from college, before we all headed over to the brunch reception (omelets, bacon/sausage, egg casserole, fruit salad, etc).  We stayed there until about 2:00 when everybody started packing up to head out. 

We spent the rest of the day goofing off.  We drove to an Arboretum and hiked there for a bit.  We ran into another couple from the wedding whom we spent about an hour walking and chatting with. They’re very fun people!  Then we drove back to our hotel, but through the city, instead of on the highways.  Morgantown is not a hard town to navigate once you figure it out, and all the hills make it very interesting scenery.  We ended up going back out for dinner and then crashed for the night at our hotel.

Sunday morning, we packed and loaded up, stopped at a Bob Evans for breakfast and drove the 4 hours home.  It was a long drive, but we made it!  I graded some in the afternoon, and Eric worked in the basement.  Small group was a social event, so we didn’t go.  Instead, we had dinner and crashed on the couch for the evening before heading to bed. 

So, all in all, it was a lovely weekend.  And now it’s back to routine for the LAST WEEK OF CLASSES!!!  (Can you tell I’m excited about that fact?!?)   Anyway, have a lovely, lovely Monday!!