Mindless Juices

So, we left for Lynchburg on Friday afternoon. It's a pretty easy road trip. Though, poor planning left me hungry in the middle and I needed to stop for cupcakes. We arrived at Nick and Kelli's. We met Charlie who is incredibly lovable and a very good dog. Then, we headed to TGI Friday's for dinner. I got a Cinnabon Cheescake to go, but still wasn't hungry enough to eat it when we got home. Also, there was Kelli's cake which had a much higher priority on the dessert listing and I was pleased to finally taste some of her beautiful cake. It was as tasty as it was well-crafted. If you've seen the pictures... well, that's some good cake. We called it a night. Tomorrow was a big day. On Saturday, we slept in. Kelli made awesome Belgium waffles and we headed to LU for the Homecoming football game. LU football is pretty bad. There were high hopes for the relatively new 5 year old coach. This season would be the first with nothing but his recruits and trained atheletes. LU lost to VMI. We left after the band played at half-time. We headed over to Five Guys. After a scrumptious burger, we headed back home to chill until the main event... the Vroom concert. First, the Cinnabon Cheesecake is VERY good. I ate it before we headed out for dinner. Nick's friend Rob drove down from Maryland (I believe). He was a very nice guy and it a good time meeting him and hanging out. Then, we all met Tim and Annie at dinner at Applebee's. OK, so upon insection of the Applebee's dessert menu, we learn that they have brought back to Apple Chimi Cheesecake. It is, by far, our most favorite dessert. We come to learn that the Lynchburg Applebee's never stopped serving it. None of the Applebee's that we've been to in the Triangle still serve this delectable delight. It was very upsetting to realize that the Lynchburg Applebee's is now the better than all of the Triangle's Applebee's combined. We split our dinner to leave room for a Chimi. It was wonderful. Then, it was off to the Vroom concert. The opening band was all right, but Vroom definitely rocked. They haven't played together in 2 and 1/2 years. They were pretty tight with only a few forgotten lines and riffs. They sounded great and it's a wonder they didn't get picked up and made into stars. Obviously, but sadly, God has a plan the men of that band that does not involve Vroom. At the concert, we ran into some friends that we hadn't seen in a while. Some of these people, I have really only been around for a few hours at best. Still, they were around for some of my best moments (like getting engaged) and were instantly a part of my life, even if it's in a relatively small way, they're still important. It was good to see them and know that they are doing well. After the concert, we met half the band and other friends at TGI Friday's. It was supposed to be quite the party, but half the people didn't show up. Still, it was a good time. Also, the waiter gave us nicknames. He instantly assigned Sabrina the name of "redhead." I was extremely thrilled about that. It may have been the best moment of the weekend. We drank a little and called it a late night. We headed home for our last night in Lynchburg and came home today. All in all, it was a very fun trip. We spent too much money on food, but it's hard not to indulge while on vacation. Thanks to Nick and Kelli, it felt like a vacation. They are really wonderful hosts and, as usual, it was incredibly relaxing and fun to hang with them... especially for an extended period.