Texas Move ~ NC to AL

This is part 3 in a 5 part series about our move to Texas. 

To read part one CLICK HERE. 

Enjoy! xoxo

We hated to part with Dave's family after just such a short time with them, but we had to continue on.

We stopped in Atlanta at a yummy BBQ place called Smokebelly. Just a few days before we hit the road, I was watching the Food Network with my parents and this place was featured, particularly their Porky Pig Mac and Cheese. Luckily they were only 10 minutes off our route, and it was so worth stopping by! 

On the road again, we still had a ways to go. But we made it safely to our stop for the night in Mobile, Alabama. 

Continue to part 4

Weekend in Ohio

I haven't posted in a while, ACK! We have a few fun things I need to post about, and I keep just putting it off and putting it off since I'm so behind. These posts will be a little out of order.

This post I am going to talk about our quick weekend in Ohio. My uncle Ray and his kids all live in Ohio. They are the cousins on my dad's side that despite the mileage that has always been between us, we have always been close and no matter when we get together, it feels like we were never apart!

My awesome cousin Rob got married to the prettiest girl, Allison. You guys, she seriously is so cute, I think she honestly looks like Taylor Swift. For reals, she could pass as her sister!

Dave recently got a new job, so he couldn't take tons of time off, but he at least has weekends off. He left work just a couple hours early, and we hit the road. The drive was about 6 hours, so not terrible, and was totally doable for a short little weekend trip. It was so fun and I am so glad we were able to be there!

We got into town around 8pm and met my family and my uncle Chris and aunt Anita who had come down from NY at a yummy Greek restaurant in Lancaster. So yummy! Little did we know Rob, his soon to be bride and their immediate wedding party were having a dress rehearsal dinner at the back of the restaurant!

The next day, the wedding wasn't until the afternoon, so Dave and I spent the morning exploring Lancaster. It's a rather small town with a cozy feel to it. For how small it is there is a surprising number of 24hr donut shops which is surprising and hilarious. The town is rich with history and old buildings. We went to breakfast in this cute little cafe in old town Lancaster that was quite yummy.

We also passed with awesome huge cemetery that I had to stop and take pictures at. Crazy to see how old some of those graves are.

And then we made our way to the chapel for the wedding. We found some parking along the street, there were already lots of cars there, and we made our way to the front of the chapel.

Everyone who was making their way into the chapel was dressed pretty casually, and most of the guys were in jeans, plaid button down shirts and cowboy boots, which we thought was odd. Turns out it was the wrong chapel! Hahaha, oopse! The correct one was a just a couple blocks down from where we were.

The proper chapel was so pretty with the loveliest stained glass, that was light up perfectly as the sun was just starting to set. My Uncle Ray (the grooms father) played the piano for the wedding.

The wedding was so sweet, they are seriously the cutest couple!

While I shot pictures, I had Christina take a video of them with my phone. She did a great job, I love how it turned out!

A video posted by Adria Cavanaugh (@adriacavanaugh) on Nov 14, 2015 at 1:16pm PST

After that we made our way over to a place called Ale House 1890 which was a restaurant and bar, in a building, as you can guess from the name that was around since the 1890s, for dinner. Very cool little brick building, and very yummy food!

The next morning we went to breakfast with my parents at this yummy place, again in old town Lancaster, called Table 1. It was the coolest little place with amazing food! There are lots of adorable restaurants there, I wish we had been able to stay longer! We will have to make another visit soon!

And then we made our way to Uncle Ray's house and hung out with the entire family and watched Rob and Allison open their gifts, before we said goodbye and hit the road.

It was a quick little trip, but was so fun to spend time with the family and be there for Rob and Allison! We are so happy for the lovely couple! XOXO

Oh America the Beautiful

Virginia is too pretty for words. 

Honestly. 

I know I raved about Virginia in the Fall, 

but Spring is plenty rave worthy too. 

If you ever have the chance to visit Virginia in either season, 

but preferably both, take that chance. 

And let me know and I will also supply you with a hearty list 

of all the best eats. I promise, I won't let you down.  

These purple trees are my favorite. Although this isn't the best picture, they line the roads in many areas through April. And every time I pass by I ooh and aah over that pretty purple. 

Virginia back roads give me some serious anxiety, but you can't beat the views.

It's hard to believe we have now lived in VA for a year, packing the bare minimum for what we planned to be just a summer in VA, while the bulk of our belongings collect dust in storage back home. We never expected to still be here. But it's been a fun year, jam packed with plenty of exploring and adventures. I look forward to see whatever lies ahead of us.

Happy Friday

Adventures with my Bear

We love taking long drives, and we go on long drives on a weekly basis. Honestly, if gas wasn't an issue and I was a little less worried about adding even more miles to our car, I think I could spend most of my free time in the car, just driving. It doesn't really matter where we are headed as long as it take us away from where we are for a little while. We get in the car, not caring where we end up or how long it takes to get there, as long as we find ourselves somewhere new, or even just revisiting favorite places, and make memories all along the way.

A friend recently posted something and mentioned how she hated when people 

move somewhere new but can't fully enjoying their new home because they miss their old homes too much. I loved that so much. (thanks Alysha!) 

I think Dave and I have done a decent job of getting out, but sometimes I allow my anxiety to prevent me from doing and seeing things. Drives help me feel refreshed, 

and helps me better appreciate this lovely place we live in and 

sparks the desire to absorb as much of it as possible in our time here. 

Sometimes it's just too gorgeous, overwhelmingly gorgeous to me. Photos are lovely, but really can't truly capture how gorgeous the world around us is. But at least they try.

I hate when I take time to blog and the memories already start to get foggy! It doesn't help that I am currently sick (ugh) but, oh well. Last week was lots of fun with my Davey. We don't know how long we will be in VA (how many times have I said that?) so we are trying to make the most of it. Last week we went to tons of random places, just got in the car and drove. Found some fun way out of the way places. Here are some of our adventures;

On Wednesday we ran to the mall since I had ordered some things and needed to make some returns and exchanges. After that we decided to just go out and defog. If you don't have the Fog of World app and love going on drives, are a gamer and/ or feel like blowing $4.99, download that app. 

After a little defogging Dave suggested we go to Harper's Ferry which someone at work had recommended to him. It was adorable! It had lots of cool buildings along an awesome cobblestone road. We got there at 6 pm, an hour after all the shops had closed, bummers! But it was still so cute, we will certainly be going back once it warms up a bit and during business hours.  

The remains of what used to be a factory in Harper's Ferry.

Can you spot all the deer?

And the oh so pretty drive home. Narrow winding back roads give me so much anxiety, 

but they sure are pretty! 

The next day we went to a few places, first Natural Chimneys 

Next, Sherando Lake. It was pretty cold there, still had lots of snow, but was really pretty, clear water with sandy "beaches". Can't wait to go swimming and camping there once it warms up!

For dinner we went to Hardee's. I LOVE that place. 

Seriously, so yummy. Such a shame we don't have one close to us! 

The Hardee's we went to was in some Podunk little town and was totally empty. 

The employees were just waiting around for someone to show up. But still, yummy.

We were two hours from home, so it was a bit of a drive. I started craving some ice cream, so Dave looked up local ice cream shops. We stopped at this one in Warrenton. 

Despite the cold weather they were so busy!

 I just got a Snicker's shake. Dave got a funnel cake sundae. The small size. 

 As we were walking away, an older gentleman asked, "What is that??" 

And Dave was like, "The small funnel cake sundae. But I think I just ordered diabetes."

Despite the size, and I'm sure the horrific calorie count it was pretty amazing. 

I didn't eat my shake till later, I stuck it in the freezer and ate it like 2 hours later. 

Along with whip cream, ice cream and chocolate, the funnel cake was topped with amazing wet nuts. 

If you haven't been lucky enough to try wet nuts, they are just walnuts in a yummy syrup, 

popular here in the south. I plan to try making some homemade ones here soon. 

I'm pretty excited about it.

Happy Monday!