Long weekend

The road trip got off to a bit of a rocky start on Friday when Greg's car was held hostage at Mr. Tire for a state inspection that lead to a new tire and two new brakepads.  The car was supposed to be ready at 3:00 pm and we finally rolled out of there at 7:30 pm.  Being trapped at Mr. Tire at 7:00 pm on a Friday night watching a Hoarders marathon was definitely the low point of the weekend and probably the month. Luckily, the rest of the weekend was wonderful once we finally made it to Chapel Hill.
 

We managed to snap a photo before we got too sweaty and sunburnt!

Saturday got off to a great start with mimosas and a breakfast tailgate ahead of the early kickoff.  It was great to finally meet Katie's grad school friends, all of whom were really friendly and fun.  We arrived at the stadium a few minutes after kickoff and it was boiling hot.  About 2 minutes into the first half, we decided that we would retreat to a bar at half time to watch the rest of the game with cold beers.

Blue Ridge Blueberry Wheat at Top of the Hill

The game didn't go so well for the Hokies, but everyone was graceful about it and the day was fun nonethless.  From the bar, we went home for a very necessary nap.  It is amazing how much a day in the sun takes it out of you. Once we had recharged a bit, we headed out to Katie's favorite bar in town, which is certainly worthy of the distinction.  It had just the right energy level, a cozily trendy atmosphere, and fantastic cocktails to boot.  Definitely one to remember.

Bowbarr

The trip back on Sunday was blessedly less eventful than the way down.  We had a low-key evening of catching up on laundry and other things around the house.  Having an extra day off yesterday made the weekend even better.  I spent most of the day in the kitchen cooking and baking, which is one of my favorite ways to spend a cold, gray day.  We had friends over for dinner last night and finished up with weekend with beef stew and a couple bottles of red wine. 

I hope your weekends were lovely and have a great short week everyone!