My parents arrived in Asheville last Wednesday, probably somewhere around the time when I was going out with the other staff for some dinner and a drink or two. It was a great way to decompress and process the whole week with people who fully understand what your job is. Thursday morning I made my way over to the hotel that my parents were staying at and enjoyed a nice little breakfast while catching up with them about work, travel.. just life in general. It was so great to see them here, in Asheville! We eventually made our way back over to my little apartment and began unloading all of the things that they brought down for me (Thank you guys!). It is amazing that stuff can make somewhere feel more like home, but as I hung the pictures and placed things where I wanted them, I was so grateful to have all the memories that came with the stuff. Later we went out to dinner and shopping a little bit before calling it a night. The following day I again made my way over to the hotel (it's free breakfast, who can say no to that?) and then we went exploring a little. I tried to navigate back to the really cool places that my neighbor had shown me only a few weeks prior and managed to find one. We took a short, but very enjoyable hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway. I was so grateful for not wearing two packs and hiking with 10 teenage boys! It was a lot of fun and I'm sure that I'll be revisiting those trails soon. I'm glad that I could share that with my parents. We said goodbye that night and they left the next day to travel up to see David and Kendra in OH. What a great couple of days those were.
The day they left also happened to be the day that I had plans to go to the beach with a friend from work. So I got in my jeep and headed out. I drove through the mountains and entered into farm land territory. Upon arriving at his house I got out of my jeep and into his and we headed for the beach. We drove through more farmland and then we hit the coast. Once we got there we got to drive on the beach, which I had never done before, and yeah, it was awesome. Parked, threw down some chairs and took out the cooler. It was a great time with some new people. We walked along the beach and I learned how to look for and even found some really old shark's teeth! I had such a fun time. In one day I went from the mountains, to farmland, to white sand and waves. North Carolina, I love you.
Oh, I also forgot to mention, I am officially hired as a lifeguard at the YMCA. I had a little bit of training and will be starting next Thursday when I get back from my next shift. I think that it will be a good way to make a little more money and have something to fill my time. Somewhat unrelated, I am also looking into getting my open water diving cert, because well, why not! There actually is more reason behind it, primarily that my buddy knows where I can get megalodon teeth but I have to dive for them. So yeah, talk about motivation.
As for now, I'm going to enjoy the rest of my off shift with relaxation and try to do a whole lot of nothing.
Until next time friends, remember that you always have more than you think, be grateful and joyful!
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