Night Out With The Girls!

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Just wanted to say thanks to all my friends and family for hanging out with me when I was at home! Especially to mom and dad for letting Rob and me take over your house. And I just wanted to let everyone back home know that they better start practicing their Bocce Ball that way Rob and I will have some real competition next time!

First Night Out in Kentucky!

Me and Cindy! Rob, Me, and dads hand. Rob, Me, and Dad

As these pictures prove.... you cant take my dad out anywhere! haha (just kidding dad)

So before I have to live completely out of Rob's Jeep I thought it would be nice to party it up a little in my hometown. Above are some pictures from my first night out in Bowling Green, KY. Since Bowling Green is such a nightlife hot spot we decided to go to the only place you really can go - the town square. It has a variety of restaurants and the three semi-decent bars in town. We had a great time and I think Rob and my friend Cindy really bonded with my dad that night! haha

When Spiders Attack!

I would like to start this post by saying that I have a phobia of spiders. I really think that every spider is out to get me. So as Rob and I were driving to Bowling Green, KY, it was no surprise to me that a spider would try and attack me while we were in the car. It dropped down from the ceiling of the car and slowly made its way toward me until I spotted it! I screamed while flailing my arms all over the place. The spider realizing it had been discovered fell to the ground and went into hiding. However, when I screamed it caused Rob to swerve the car into another lane. We were both thankful that no one was in the other lane of traffic and Rob was understandably upset with me for screaming so loud. But I guess he just does not understand - spiders are evil! Don't get me wrong spiders are great when they are outside where they are suppose to be. They just do not belong indoors!

What do you think, did I overreact about the spider? I already know that Robs answer is YES! haha

While in West Virginia.....

While in West Virginia I learned...

1. That after not drinking Dr. Pepper for a week the caffeine headaches really do go away!

2. That you can live off of a diet of Honey Nut Cheerios.

3. The Autohome is super comfy! No really I sleep like a baby.

4. That Rogers Rocky Top Retreat is more than some guys yard - it is a climbers paradise.

5. That if you want to stay in smokin' shape at the age of 53 start climbing.

6. That I can't climb..... well at least not yet.

After a short stay at Rogers we sadly said goodbye and headed to my old Kentucky home!

Crazy looking mushroom we found on a trail at New River Gorge.

And no I did not try and eat it ;)

Rogers Rocky Top Retreat

My time in West Virginia was a blast. We stayed at Rogers Rocky Top Retreat in the New River Gorge. I had never been there and I was excited to camp it up! Turns out that the rocky top retreat is really just some guy Rogers front yard. There were numerous other campers and climbers setting up their tents in Rogers yard when we pulled into our parking spot. Of course our autohome quickly put their dinky ground tents to shame. Everyone was really cool and the next day we found some people to climb with. It was going to be the first time I would rock climb outdoors and to tell you the truth I was very nervous. We hiked out to the location of the climb and just when it would have been my turn to climb it started to rain! To my relief we spent the rest of the day exploring the New River Gorge. Here are some pictures of the day!