Hokie Siblings Weekend Part III...

The Hokie Sibling crew was back on the road heading for our final camping destination - the Luray Caverns KOA. If we thought Virginia was putting on a show on our previous drives and destinations well she was clearly saving the best for last. The sun was shining down on the mountain tops and the colors were at their peak - it was breathtaking! 

Our campsites were unbelievable as well - perched on the top of a hill with the most spectacular 360 degree views. Where has this campground been all our lives!? 

The kids had so much fun enjoying the freedom to just run and play - the dogs enjoyed the too. We sat around the campfire, recounted the fun of our weekend, and commented over and over about how beautiful everything was. 

It was the perfect ending to an awesome weekend. I think we've made campers out of Mark, Kathleen and Olivia. Can't wait to do it again next fall...or sooner! 

Spring Break 2018 - Wilmington, NC...

Spring break was a little early this year - last week of March - so we decided to head south to try and find some warmer temperatures. First up on our journey was an overnight stay in Wilmington, NC. 

We had stayed at the Wilmington KOA a few years ago on a Christmas trip to Myrtle Beach and we were excited to get back there. We had a great site and pretty sunny skies - though somewhat cool temps. The boys were excited to burn off some energy at the park and on the jumping pillow after being stuck in the car for most of the day. 

We then decided to head to downtown Wilmington to do some exploring and to grab a little happy hour snack (fried pickles for the win!) The downtown area is so picturesque there along the water - we even saw a wedding party having pictures taken - I always love that. 

Back at the campground we had a great dinner and campfire and snuggled up under the bright moon and stars and we talked about all the fun we were going to have on this vacation. We were already off to a great start. 

Next destination - Charleston, SC....

Virginia Tech Weekend...

It had been three years since we'd been down to Blacksburg for a football game so we knew we had to get down there this fall. Looking at the schedule we picked the Old Dominion game and thanks to a colleague at Andy's work we scored two tickets (Andy is happy to hang back at the camper with Harper - trust me). We were all so excited and we were counting down the days until our big Hokie weekend. 

We started our weekend early on Thursday and made it about halfway to Blacksburg and stopped at the Walnut Hill KOA where we've stayed several times before. It's a beautiful campground with amazing views. We had fun walking around and Adam enjoyed the park. We were also within a couple miles of the Edelweiss Restaurant where I grew up eating on our way back to Wintergreen from Hokie football games so it's always fun to go as it brings back great memories. Turns out both our boys are big weinerschnitzle fans so that was a bonus! After dinner we enjoyed the gorgeous views of the sky after sunset and just sat around the fire looking up at the starry sky. 

The next morning we got an early start and hit the road for Blacksburg. I love that excited feeling I still get upon seeing the VT sign on 81 - it really does feel like heading back home. We did our typical Walmart shopping and then headed to the golf course to score our tailgating site for the weekend. 

There really is nothing like getting to sleep on campus. The boys had so much fun playing soccer, running around, playing corn hole and chasing the dogs. Adam made a ton of friends and wound up playing probably 5+ hours of football. 

Saturday morning we were up early and we took a walk across campus with breakfast at Gilley's as our intended destination. Such a walk down memory lane passing the Duck Pond and my old dorm. After an amazing breakfast we took the kids to the Drillfield to run around a bit. We got a nice surprise when the Highty Tighties marched past playing the fight song - couldn't have planned it better myself! 

Then it was back to get our tailgate started. Adam played more football, Harper ran around, and the dogs continued to make friends as well. 

Before we knew it it was time for Adam and me to head to the stadium for the game. Adam was so spirited the whole way there randomly yelling out "Let's Go!!!" and waiting for someone to respond "HOKIES!" - which he succeeded a few times - he got quite a kick out of that. The energy in the stadium was electric, even for a non-division match-up. Adam and I started jumping as soon as we heard "Enter Sandman" and we hardly stopped cheering, except for a few runs to the concession stand (yes, I used treat bribery as a way to get Adam to stay through the end of 3rd quarter - to be fair, it was pretty toasty that day). Our beloved Hokies came out on top with a 38-0 victory! 

We then enjoyed an evening of celebrating the victory - a wonderful weekend spent in our home away from home at our home away from home - Let's GO! HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!