The Rest of My East Coast Trip

So, I have been bad about catching up lately. Opps! It seems like the longer I go without writing, the more I push it aside. So, here it goes.

The rest of my trip went great! I had two days of fairs in Gaithersburg, MD. The fairs were really successful and lots of fun! The first night of fairs was really rainy and muddy. The fair was held at the fairgrounds, so all of the roads and parking spaces were dirt and gravel. Well, walking to my car that night, I saw a family that was stuck in the mud. There were like 4 other people trying to push the car out, but it wasn't budging, so I went over and helped too. After 5 minutes or so, we got them out, but I was covered in mud, so I had to make a quick trip to get new dress pants and then I had to scrub my shoes. The next day, after the morning fair, I drove down to Newport News, Virginia. On my way, I saw a sign pointing towards Jamestown, the historic first settlement. So, I followed the signs, which took my through Williamsburg, which was really cool, to Jamestown. It was so awesome!!! It was a nice day for walking around too! I got to see some of the old ruins they were excavating. It was really neat to think that this is where the first settlers arrived and was the start of our nation. I cannot fathom all that they went through. Then, I drove around to Newport News and grabbed some dinner before heading back to the hotel to hot tub. The next day, I had 3 high schools to visit. After hitting up those schools, I drove down to Virginia Beach. It was probably just above 60 degrees but it was still cool to see it and there were quite a few people on the beach! Some were wearing parkas while others were tanning in their bikinis. It was kinda funny. I ate a great salmon wrap on the patio of a little beach restaurant and then headed for the beach. It got much breezier as I neared the water, but I was determined to lay in the sand in the sun. I did for awhile, until I was uncomfortably chilly. So, I walked along the boardwalk and checked out all the little shops instead. I then went to get my hair cut, which was a mistake since I ended up with sort of a mullet bowl-cut. Oh well. Hair grows, right? I then grabbed some great Greek food to go and headed back to Newport News to pack up for the flight home the next morning. Saturday, I got up and headed out allowing myself and extra hour and a half for traffic. Well, I still didn't almost make it. Traffic was crazy! But I got out and my flights went well. That night I stayed at Kayla and Phil's new house in the cities (they were my college roomates). Sunday we went to their church, ran errands and made dinner for Katie and Ryan (other college friends). It was great to see everyone again. Sunday night, my friend Megan came and stayed with me at my hotel because she took Monday off of work. Monday, we slept in and lazed around before heading to get spa pedicures and hitting up the Mall of America. It was great! That night I had another college fair, which went pretty well. Tuesday, I slept in a little and then went to Panera for lunch and to make some work calls and emails. That night I had my final fair of the year and headed back to the hotel to hang out with Megan again. Wednesday I headed back to Ashland, where I went into the office for 2 hours and then 4 hours at the gym that night. I was totally wiped out by the end!