Monday, May 2, 2011

the most random weekend of my life

robert and i are festival folk. there's nothing i love more than a hot pavement, street vendors selling funnel cakes, and men on stilts. i also hold the belief that there are very few things in this world that can't be fixed with an orange fanta and a hot dog all the way. this weekend was the 25th annual mount olive pickle festival, about three hours from our town. robert and i made a weekend out of it, staying at roadside hotels and doing the most spontaneous things possible.

here's a little list of the weekend we like to dub our "weekend of random things."

1. the weekend began with our royal wedding feast. see post below. this was a spur-of-the-moment decision that turned out to be a beautiful memory.

2. we were originally slated to leave for the festival early saturday morning. on friday evening, on a blanket under the shade tree, robert turned to me and said, "why don't we leave tonight?" we ran inside, packed our bags, went by and told my family goodbye, stopped at the gas station for a frozen mocha, and reached mount olive at 12:30 a.m.

3. driving to see my dad's old high school, near the city. walking the same grass his cleats did. looking at the worn, unchanged football field and thinking about the boy he was before he was dad.

4. stuffing my face with nine dill pickles at the festival. the strawberry coconut hawaiian ice. the deep fried corn. the hot dog. every beautifully indulgent nugget of deliciousness. the hot sun beating down on our backs, the first introduction to summer's heat of the year.

5. driving to supper, then seeing a sign in front of a random church that read, "boy scout italian dinner! come inside and support the troop!" we swerved in, got out, and spent an hour eating homemade spaghetti and meat sauce in a fellowship hall, deep in conversation with two old ladies out supporting their grandsons.

6. walking around our old college campus, late at night. with all the students home for the weekend, it felt like we had the place to ourselves. we went inside all our old dorms, peered into the lounges and study halls that were once such a huge part of our lives, now serving the same purpose for other students, other faces and memories. we kissed in front of the library and thought about how life has changed. for the best, yes. but we still miss those late nights in the bookstacks, going down to the coffee shop every half hour for a pick-me-up.

there were a million other sweet, random things that happened. i am so thankful to have a fun-loving husband who doesn't think too hard about things, but goes on adventures with me. with him, we turned a two-hour festival into a weekend i will never forget, even if the first sunburn of the year made its way onto my unsuspecting shoulders.

22 comments:

Piril Maria said...

Great photos. =) Love randomness.




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Jennifer Rod said...

how sweet! im glad you had such an adventurous weekend. :)

Unknown said...

this looks like a fun weekend! :)

Southhamsdarling said...

Great photos and sounds like a real FUN weekend was had by all. Love your dress by the way! Going into your old college campus must have brought back some memories for you and how lovely to have visited your dad's High School. Oh! Did I mention that all that food sounded delicious too! Mmmmm!

Tiffany said...

Oh my gosh, this sounds like the perfect weekend! You guys are so fun! :)

~Tiffany
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charla beth said...

what a lovely little weekend.

Christi said...

You guys are awesome. What a fabulous weekend!

Anna said...

This sounds like an AWESOME weekend!

Elle - The Violet Reaction said...

Looks like fun! That's a cute dress you're wearing. :)

Nicole Dianne said...

I love adventures. It's so fun to change up the plans and so something completely unexpected. what a lovely weekend you had :)

Nicole Dianne said...

Oops..*do something, not "so something" :)

Amber said...

what an awesome way to spend the weekend. I love festivals too but for me its all about the funnel cake!

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Kaylia Payne said...

That sounds like such an amazing weekend! I love how carefree and spontaneous it was :) And the photos are just adorable, you are gorgeous!

Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...

How random but it sounds like it was all a great time!

b. lee said...

what a fun-FUN weekend :D love#3 ... as I love to stomp around my pops old school grounds when we visit him * *

the spontaneity the 2 of u have is special & important ;) loved the shots!

Dee Paulino said...

spontaneous trips are the bomb. It looks like you'd a great time :)

oh and your sunglasses are nice

UpperBottom said...

Hi, there! New Twitter follower here!

This is crazy because I went to C B Aycock HS... I'm from Eureka, which is on the other side of Goldsboro. Now I'm in Cary.

Can't wait to explore your blog and "get to know you." You can visit me at www.upperbottom.com : )

Happy Monday!

Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...

What a wonderfully random weekend! I love festivals, too...and I definitely would have been permanently parked in the pickle plaza. Whheeee! I love pickles!! :)

kate said...

sounds like a lovely weekend :) i love how you stopped for spaghetti. you make me want to live my life more spontaneously. the best things come from the unplanned, unexpected, and unknown. glad you had a good time dear.

Chelsea said...

Yay for full and fun weekends!! Glad it was great :)

McKinley {Haolepinos} said...

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