Asheville

Originally, we had planned to take the Blue Ridge Parkway entirely from Charlottesville to Asheville. But, as it turns out, winding through the Appalachians makes driving significantly slower than utilizing the interstate, so after an hour of beautiful yet laborious driving, we got off the parkway and started forging a more direct path towards Asheville. On reaching the city we met our dear friend Annie, her roommate Lindsay and our friend from home who, for the sake of anonymity, will henceforth be known as ‘Betty.’ After dinner the 5 of us went back to Annie and Lindsay’s place to play some Trivial Pursuit and discuss the finer points of life. The next day we enjoyed a picnic at the botanical gardens and later that day we walked around the grounds at which Annie and Lindsay work. Although it seemed innocuous enough, it apparently isn’t the most enjoyable employment. You see, they work with youth who, instead of giving out hugs and kisses, dispense expletives and projectile fecal matter. But, to Annie and Lindsay’s credit, they are and forever will be better people than myself. Later in the evening we made some burritos and played more board games. Back to back board game nights. Truly we know how to party hardy.