full circle

Back to Knoxville

I’ve now driven a full circle since I left on this vacation and crossed 4 states. Mr. Q is filthy and desperately in need of a bath. Course even when Q is clean, all it takes is one stomp on the brakes and he’s dirty again. (Damn white wheels).

After a leisurely drive through Asheville and a little tourist shopping, I made my way back through the mountains and on into Knoxville. Vacation is over, time to get back to work.

corvette trivia: on this date in 1987 I bought my first Corvette.

mmmm Fudge

The Biltmore

I’d like to live in a house that everyone simply knows by its grand name. “The Q”. Hmmm, that doesn’t quite have the a stately ring to it. Anyway, Mr. Q and I motored on over to the Biltmore. Here, I’ll spend the day as a total tourist. Wearing my shorts and black dress socks … heheh only kidding, taking pictures right and left. This destination is one I know I shall return. Hopefully in the winter, I imagine it is beautiful. A trip in the spring might be in order too. Driving Mr. Q through the gardens was quite boring since all the flowers are dead. It has potential though. We like potential.

By the way, the wine is good here and the fudge even better. (I don’t like chocolate).

Quiet Time

Charlotte to Asheville

After an exhausting two days of looking at places to live, I was looking forward to being on the road again. It’s my quiet time. Breakfast at the Awful Waffle, where by the way they got my scattered & covered order wrong, and made it smothered n covered (yeeech). It’s a beautiful sunny day and the Navigation Lady is guiding me to my destination.

House Hunting

Atlanta to Charlotte

Originally I was going to spend my vacation in Atlanta going to all three nights of Angel games. Instead, my company was bought out during April. May they announced our office in TN would be shuttered. And a week later I found myself with a job offer and 24 hours to decide my fate. I took the job, and now this trip is my first house-hunting trip.

I’m no stranger to relocation. This will be the 3^rd time I’ve gone through it. The drive from Atlanta to Charlotte is uneventful, though I found the Cigarette Outlet billboards amusing. No clue why, they just struck me as odd.

I’ve stopped at every visitor’s center as I’ve entered into each of the Carolinas. (South and North). Tega Cay was my first stop … only I couldn’t really find anything; so on to Charlotte I go.

I'm armed with print outs of tons of places to see and every home finder book that was available at the Harris Teeter in Tega Cay. Although I have relocated a time or two, I really do hate looking for a place to live. I’m also armed with the Creative Loafing Best of 2004 lists. Lunch was at the Cheesecake Factory, Dinner at a place that bills itself as a Biker hang out. Mac’s Speed Shop. Now why did I pick this place? For a woman traveling solo, it did seem a bit unlikely. Well, I liked the sound of it and the beer list drew me in. They serve Anchor Steam. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND AN ANCHOR STEAM BEER this side of the Sierra Nevada’s?

The BBQ was awesome, the beer good. I saw no Harley Boys, just a bunch of after 5 o’clockers having drinks.

Angels at the Ted

Knoxville to Atlanta

Yeah, back in Atlanta again. See, I don’t like living in Knoxville much, so I spend all my holiday weekends down with Bubba in Atlanta.

This particular trip is for something I have waited 8 years for. The Braves will play the Angels at the Ted. I have my “GO Angels” sign that I got at Anaheim Stadium. We Won! We Won! Hehehe. The Angels that is. Surrounded by many Braves fans, people started turning to Bubba and asking why he had to bring me. Thing is, I brought him. Not sure why, he just took up space and cost me beer money. Though because Bubba is nearly 7’ tall and has a walking boot on his leg, the usher was compassionate and let us switch our seats down to the first row. Okay, so he was good for something.