ode to the commonwealth of virginia

so jeff is working a contract job for greg here in lynchburg, virginia.  probably one of the prettiest states i have ever had the privilege of being in.  the blue ridge mountains border the town on the west and rolling hills border the rest of the town.  i drove out here with the dogs last week to spend time with jeff, to give him a reprieve from a 12 hour day, 7 days a  week - home cooked meals (dont laugh), laundry done, so he doesnt have to use up his precious 2.5 hours a nite.

the apartment is darling, the area is gorgeous - walk out the door and  a pond and huge hill filled with various trees await ur sight.  how could u be sad here???

but it isnt all bliss - well the worse part of being here is that people here cannot drive the speed limit ever!! now u ask, so?? so they speed on crawl on ur bumper?? hahahahahahahahaha  i wish!! no the opposite, young and old, they go 10-15 mph BELOW the speed limit... no kidding!! its the craziest most annoying thing, this coming from a woman who is a very defensive driver and usually swears at the person  riding my butt - nope, NOW i am the crazy driver yelling "PUSH UR FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL DAMMIT!!".

so i as is customary, have gotten around the town quite well.  made some wrong turns along the way but always managed to find my way home, without a damn GPS!!

jeff and i took a leisurely drive down to the Blue Ridge Parkway the other day, drove up the Roanoke Mountain, and altho the views were more than spectacular, i found something out about myself.  i love mountains, i love looking at them and i kinda like getting out of the car to look out to the vastness below.
BUT i dont  like the twists and turns on these tiny skinny roads that have little or no guard rails (and eternity is awaiting on the other side in the form of a 1000 foot drop).  so that being said, i will stick with living where i can drive without breaking into a sweat down to my fingernails.

so i am going to enjoy the next week here in the commonwealth of virginia - going to go to a winery about 21 miles away this week to buy some local wine - pumpkin pie, pear, to name a few!!

virginia ham anyone???