The Mitchell's Go to Virginia

Jon and I went to Virginia last weekend to visit Jon's family. It was our first visit as a married couple. An ice cream social was held in our honor.

How we got there is a pretty interesting story, since we did not have a car.

I was able to get a really good deal on airfare, so we flew to Raleigh, NC.

We turned in the rental last Thursday. Our friend, Dustin, met us at Enterprise and drove us to the New Orleans airport.

Our connecting flight was in Atlanta, but there was bad weather and ground control issues in Atlanta. We were really delayed, which caused us to loose our connection in Atlanta.

We had lunch at Moe's and then went to our gate and waited.

We got to fly in first class or business class, as they now call it. It was pretty cool. I made being very late, not so bad. I loved that we got drinks before take off, and all those little things.

We finally got into Raleigh around 9 PM. I can't remember exactly. I got to see my aunt, uncle, and cousin for about 5 minutes. They live in Raleigh. Nathan and Kara came to pick us up, and we drove 4 hours to get to Pounding Mill, VA. We got to the Mitchell house around around1:30 or 2:30 AM. What a journey!

Day 1: Friday, consisted of a drive to Emory and Henry College, where Nathan will begin college in the fall. Both Jon and Tina attended E & H, before transferring to Millsaps College. It was nice to finally get to see the campus after hearing so much about it.

Day 2: On Saturday everyone was preparing for the ice cream social that evening. Jon's 3 brothers set up at tent, so they could perform live music to entertain everyone. They were great.

It was nice to see the people I had already met. I also enjoyed meeting all the new people that came to share in our joy.

Day 3: On Sunday we went to church. Then we drove to Bluefield, West Virginia. We had lunch at a place called Macado's, then we walked around the mall. I really wanted to go to Belk, so I could spend my gift cards. I got a few place settings of my stainless, got what was left of the Fiestaware place settings that were on my registry, and I got the towels that I wanted. It was a successful trip!

Monday was spent on the road. We hopped in Jon's old car and drove it back here. It is so nice to have a car again.

We had a great trip.