The scenery was different here as opposed to where I come from. The trees were tall and dense and the grass was.. green. It was a nice change. The only thing that stayed about the same though, was the heat. But being an inhabitant of South Texas, I was used to it. I can honestly tell you, the first thing I did upon arrival was bring all of my stuff in, stumble tiredly up the stairs and collapse on the bed where an NCIS marathon was waiting. Ah, yes! I thought, This place will do.
I was pretty much a slug for the rest of the day, taking advantage of every precious inch of space I had because I knew it wouldn't be long before I was stuffed back into that mini van. That night we were given the privelage to go out to dinner with a family I had grown up with. I hadn't seen them since I were little and it was awesome to catch up with them.
The next day, we were Ashville, NC bound for a little sightseeing trip! (By the way, Asheville is where most of The Hunger Games was filmed.. Just saying.) The trip up there was beyond beautiful and when we finally reached the little town, I was almost in love. I mean, a cute, little historic town in the mountains! What could be better? Well, Ashville ended up being a lot like Austin except not as big. Hippies and tattoo parlors everywhere, and we even saw one guy with a bunch of murderous stickers plastered to the back of his car. Odd? Apparently not for Asheville. Nonetheless, it was a neat experience and I definitely enjoyed it. On the way home mom insisted we stop off at the North Carolina Arboretum (Which is just a place with lots of flowers and stuff) she has an "Arboretum pass" so why not? I've been to the Dallas Arboretum but this one, out of the two I've been to, might just be my favorite. It was in the mountains for goodness sake!
After this little adventure we headed back to Spartanburg.
Back at the hotel we found various means of entertainment. Basketball, NCIS marathon, workout room, free food and some tennis. Very fun.
The next day we were out early and off to the Spartanburg Expo Center for the very first day in the three day 'Freedom Girls take South Carolina' experience. Well, the next three days were awesome, to say the least. We talked to people, made many business connections, sold dolls, received lots of encouraging feedback and dad even had the opportunity to teach a few classes. It was long and tiring but definitely an amazing experience. There's no doubt that we were all completely wiped out when it was over. The day after the conference we packed up all our stuff and headed home. Adios Spartanburg!
