Friday, August 12, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Explanation
So, heres the deal: since New Mexico we had to fake the blog a bit. We had to make everyone think that we were farther west then we really were. To start, the night when we "slept in New Mexico" we actually just kept driving until we were in Kentucky. It was over 1000 miles in one day and we drove for 20 hours, only stopping for gas and restrooms. After driving through the night we went to sleep at 6:30 a.m. about two hours outside of Debbie's. We woke up at 10 a.m. in a van that was 115 degrees...I had to change my shirt because it was drenched...
We got to Debbie's at noon and enjoyed lunch and some air conditioning and we all napped. From there on out the blog has been completely true, except for the fact that you were getting the story a day or two delayed from when it actually happened. When we were writing about Debbie's we had already arrived in Virginia. Again, all true, just delayed.
We had a app on my phone to fake our gps location. It took an enormous amount of time to set up and make sure the routes and timing were correct to correspond with the blog, and we had to check on it constantly because it would malfunction and sometimes give our actual location. We also said we stayed three days in Virginia but we only stayed two.
A couple of days ahead of the blog, we visited Gettysburg and that night stayed at our friend Donna's house. The next day, Saturday, we drove home.
Getting to Maine was a awesome feeling, the feeling of returning home is like none other. We had gotten lucky with traffic the whole trip, so naturally when we got to the Maine bridge we hit a wall of traffic and slowly made our way across the bridge. Man did I miss Maine though!
We got to Augusta around 6 p.m. We surprised Sierra's friend Jen and then went out to Olive Garden, something we have planned since the beginning. After Olive Garden, we went to a movie and then some of my other friends who live in Augusta stopped by our place...Walmart parking lot... We sat up talking in the van until about 3 am.
Sunday came, a day we have been waiting for since the first day. At 7 am (3 days earlier then we were expected) we awoke and drove to Fairfield. We snuck into Sierra's house made coffee, french toast and made noise so her parents would get up...they were surprised!
Next we headed to Val's place and set up a scavenger hunt for her to come and find us in the middle of the field. She was at church while we set up. After set up, we headed to my house and I walked in and me and my dog Nova had about 10 minutes of cuddle time before the house started discovering me. Slowly but surely everyone was surprised. After some visiting, we rushed back to Vals house and hid in a field. After an hour the scavenger hunt led her to us and screams erupted followed by silly string and hugs. We left her a video camera and she filmed her hunt. (stay tuned for a video on facebook)
After hanging out with Val and her family...our "second family" we parted ways...after 50 days with someone it feels weird to part. We didn't get too sick of each other and we rarely fought. I'd say we did alright. Oh, and we didn't fall in love...sorry, still best friends. :)
An amazing end to an amazing trip. Sorry for the sloppy writing, I'm tired. Stay tuned for a final post by both Sierra and I on Friday at the absolute latest.
-Adam
We got to Debbie's at noon and enjoyed lunch and some air conditioning and we all napped. From there on out the blog has been completely true, except for the fact that you were getting the story a day or two delayed from when it actually happened. When we were writing about Debbie's we had already arrived in Virginia. Again, all true, just delayed.
We had a app on my phone to fake our gps location. It took an enormous amount of time to set up and make sure the routes and timing were correct to correspond with the blog, and we had to check on it constantly because it would malfunction and sometimes give our actual location. We also said we stayed three days in Virginia but we only stayed two.
A couple of days ahead of the blog, we visited Gettysburg and that night stayed at our friend Donna's house. The next day, Saturday, we drove home.
Getting to Maine was a awesome feeling, the feeling of returning home is like none other. We had gotten lucky with traffic the whole trip, so naturally when we got to the Maine bridge we hit a wall of traffic and slowly made our way across the bridge. Man did I miss Maine though!
We got to Augusta around 6 p.m. We surprised Sierra's friend Jen and then went out to Olive Garden, something we have planned since the beginning. After Olive Garden, we went to a movie and then some of my other friends who live in Augusta stopped by our place...Walmart parking lot... We sat up talking in the van until about 3 am.
Sunday came, a day we have been waiting for since the first day. At 7 am (3 days earlier then we were expected) we awoke and drove to Fairfield. We snuck into Sierra's house made coffee, french toast and made noise so her parents would get up...they were surprised!
Next we headed to Val's place and set up a scavenger hunt for her to come and find us in the middle of the field. She was at church while we set up. After set up, we headed to my house and I walked in and me and my dog Nova had about 10 minutes of cuddle time before the house started discovering me. Slowly but surely everyone was surprised. After some visiting, we rushed back to Vals house and hid in a field. After an hour the scavenger hunt led her to us and screams erupted followed by silly string and hugs. We left her a video camera and she filmed her hunt. (stay tuned for a video on facebook)
After hanging out with Val and her family...our "second family" we parted ways...after 50 days with someone it feels weird to part. We didn't get too sick of each other and we rarely fought. I'd say we did alright. Oh, and we didn't fall in love...sorry, still best friends. :)
An amazing end to an amazing trip. Sorry for the sloppy writing, I'm tired. Stay tuned for a final post by both Sierra and I on Friday at the absolute latest.
-Adam
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Surprise
After a some careful planning and some serious dedication we have managed to surprise everybody and arrive home 3 days early. Stay tuned for details, I will write tomorrow, but tonight, I'm going to veg and and sip some wine.
Look for a post tomorrow evening and then a final post after that. Can't believe it.
-Adam
Look for a post tomorrow evening and then a final post after that. Can't believe it.
-Adam
Friday, July 29, 2011
Woke up around 9:30, which is pretty good because I stayed up until 3:30 watching a scary movie that Uncle Andy got me hooked into. Anyway, got up had a quick cup of coffee and we joined Aunt Wendy on an errands quest.
First we stopped at a State Farm agents office, Charles Tilson, and his employee Kim presented us with a check. We felt so grateful, especially since we will definitely be needing all the help we can get to finish up the trip...funds are running extremely low. Next we hit a couple thrift stores, something we have been doing all trip. Aunt Wendy hits the thrift stores often as well, so it was nice to do it together.
Next was Chick-fil-A....which is my favorite...so good! With full tummies we moved on to the grocery store. Aunt Wendy campaigned for us there as well prior to our arrival, so a gas card was waiting there. After the grocery store we headed home and enjoyed the evening together.
We plan on getting up in the morning tomorrow, and just taking our time, maybe leaving around 3 or 4ish. We will see.
-Adam
First we stopped at a State Farm agents office, Charles Tilson, and his employee Kim presented us with a check. We felt so grateful, especially since we will definitely be needing all the help we can get to finish up the trip...funds are running extremely low. Next we hit a couple thrift stores, something we have been doing all trip. Aunt Wendy hits the thrift stores often as well, so it was nice to do it together.
Next was Chick-fil-A....which is my favorite...so good! With full tummies we moved on to the grocery store. Aunt Wendy campaigned for us there as well prior to our arrival, so a gas card was waiting there. After the grocery store we headed home and enjoyed the evening together.
We plan on getting up in the morning tomorrow, and just taking our time, maybe leaving around 3 or 4ish. We will see.
-Adam
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| Clever |
Thursday, July 28, 2011
I've had the time of my life
Blacksburg was beautiful, and we enjoyed being shown the favorite little shops, and restaurants. We went to the farmers market which was nice, and then enjoyed some old bookstores, and thrift shops. After enjoying some time in town, we went home to have some lunch. While we were eating lunch, Aunt Wendy casually mentioned that Dirty Dancing had been filmed not too far away, and that after we were done eating we would head over there....my reaction was....loud. : )
So, we made our way up the winding road toward Mountain Lake Resort. I was so giggly and happy! We walked around all the different places that were in the movie, and even found a juke box where we, of course, played the classic Dirty Dancing songs. Adam filmed Aunt Wendy and I dancing, so, don't worry. We even got to go down to the infamous lake, and then on our way back up to the car, Adam and I decided to play a round of tether ball, which didn't last long because the string broke. As we were trying to fix it, we both heard, "SPLASH!"....I said, "huh...did your Aunt Wendy just jump in the pool?"Adam replied, "Kinda sounded like that, huh?"
We ran over to the pool, and sure enough, in all her clothes, was Aunt Wendy, just swimmin around. I couldn't resist either, and so I jumped in. It was so much fun!
After we left the resort, we went home, and after getting changed, Adam and I headed over to the Holiday Inn where Amanda works. We enjoyed some live music, watching old people boogie, and frozen yogurt! It was so awesome. We stayed for a while chit-chatting with Amanda, and then headed home to a pretty quiet house. So we just enjoyed relaxing, and air conditioning...again, awesome. Later we watched some TV, and the movie, Source Code, which is very good.
Now, we are headed to bed, enjoying the cool air, and beautiful house. We feel so very grateful to everybody that has allowed us to enjoy their company, as well as their homes...so thank you everyone!
Good Night!
Sierra
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| Aunt Wendy pointing at Amanda in the pictures that are everywhere. |
Sorry about not posting.
Yesterday we woke up and said good bye to Debbie. Next we stumbled upon a waffle house, yet another establishment Sierra has never visited. After that we hit the road....
8 boring hours later we were at the Galvin residence greeted with smiling faces, happy dogs, and gift baskets in our bedrooms tailored to our specific interests. For instance my basket had, among other things: Chapstick, Excedrine, germ-x, a photography magazine, and a foam sword....my aunt knows me too well. :)
For the next few hours we just hung around the nice air conditioned house and enjoyed their company. Amanda brought us to the campus of Virginia Tech and showed us around some of it. Too much walking to see all of it. Among the highlights were beautiful buildings, huge grass lawns, chapels, bowling alleys...you get the picture.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store. We plan to leave here Saturday Evening or Sunday morning which should put us on schedule for arrival in Maine on the 3rd. Crazy.
-Adam
Yesterday we woke up and said good bye to Debbie. Next we stumbled upon a waffle house, yet another establishment Sierra has never visited. After that we hit the road....
8 boring hours later we were at the Galvin residence greeted with smiling faces, happy dogs, and gift baskets in our bedrooms tailored to our specific interests. For instance my basket had, among other things: Chapstick, Excedrine, germ-x, a photography magazine, and a foam sword....my aunt knows me too well. :)
For the next few hours we just hung around the nice air conditioned house and enjoyed their company. Amanda brought us to the campus of Virginia Tech and showed us around some of it. Too much walking to see all of it. Among the highlights were beautiful buildings, huge grass lawns, chapels, bowling alleys...you get the picture.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store. We plan to leave here Saturday Evening or Sunday morning which should put us on schedule for arrival in Maine on the 3rd. Crazy.
-Adam
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| Life at the Galvin Residence |
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Annma!
Today we woke up in comfy beds, an air conditioned house, and well rested. I woke up around 11...which was amazing, and then we spent the morning reorganizing, and just relaxing while Debbie was at work. She was so sweet, and got off early, so when she got home, she took us to the "Lost River Cave"...which they have dances in, so start saving because I think we need to all go to Bowling Green and rent that out for just a party...honestly, so beautiful. It was a short, gorgeous hike down to the cave with massive hanging vines, and big trees....oh my word. I told Debbie that Bowling Green was my green gables, and that someday I will live here, and I'm serious. Bowling Green is Mayberry...hanging vines, and trees...rivers, and sweet tea...ahhhh I love it here. So anyways, the hike was beautiful, short and fun! Then out of nowhere, there is a massive cave! There is an underground river, and a dance floor, and a stage...yes, a stage. Like I said, start saving!
After, we went to a frozen yogurt place, which is my favorite, and then we went back home and enjoyed each others company. Debbie is so much fun! We discovered that her grand kids call her "Annma", so we adopted the name as well. : ) A little while later, we met up with Heather, Kailen, and Elijah for dinner at a wonderful mexican restaurant. I can't remember the name of it, but it was delish! We then said our goodbyes to Kailen, heather, and Elijah, and went around Bowling Green with "Annma" for a bit longer.
Debbie showed us the, "top-of-the-hill', which is Western Kentucky University. We walked around for a while chit-chatting just like old friends. Enjoying the summer evening cool breeze, and the sunset over the campus. We then drove over to the Corvette museum, because, did you know? Bowling Green is the Corvette Capital of the World! Crazy!!! It was very cool. After, we drove home and spent the evening looking at pictures, talking about the past, present, and future, getting teary-eyed about leaving Bowling Green and Debbie, and simply enjoying our last night together. We laughed a lot, and tried out southern accents..well I did. : ) Then we said good night knowing that tomorrow morning will be very biter-sweet...
Coming to Bowling Green has been amazing. We know that the trip has been more that anyone could ever dream of, and the extra bonuses of meeting people, and being able to enjoy their company was crazy...This whole thing has been one big blessing of fun, and adventure. We are excited to be home, but sad to be away from the road...so many bitter-sweet moments these last few weeks.
Good Night!
-Sierra
After, we went to a frozen yogurt place, which is my favorite, and then we went back home and enjoyed each others company. Debbie is so much fun! We discovered that her grand kids call her "Annma", so we adopted the name as well. : ) A little while later, we met up with Heather, Kailen, and Elijah for dinner at a wonderful mexican restaurant. I can't remember the name of it, but it was delish! We then said our goodbyes to Kailen, heather, and Elijah, and went around Bowling Green with "Annma" for a bit longer.
Debbie showed us the, "top-of-the-hill', which is Western Kentucky University. We walked around for a while chit-chatting just like old friends. Enjoying the summer evening cool breeze, and the sunset over the campus. We then drove over to the Corvette museum, because, did you know? Bowling Green is the Corvette Capital of the World! Crazy!!! It was very cool. After, we drove home and spent the evening looking at pictures, talking about the past, present, and future, getting teary-eyed about leaving Bowling Green and Debbie, and simply enjoying our last night together. We laughed a lot, and tried out southern accents..well I did. : ) Then we said good night knowing that tomorrow morning will be very biter-sweet...
Coming to Bowling Green has been amazing. We know that the trip has been more that anyone could ever dream of, and the extra bonuses of meeting people, and being able to enjoy their company was crazy...This whole thing has been one big blessing of fun, and adventure. We are excited to be home, but sad to be away from the road...so many bitter-sweet moments these last few weeks.
Good Night!
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