A week ago . . .



A week ago tonight I was on my way to my college Alma Mater with three of my college friends. As I was told would likely happen, these college friends have become lifelong friends.  I trust them with my life and well my death.  I consider them close enough friends that each have been named in my will to assist in the event of my death.  That being said I was a little nervous about heading out on a road trip with all of us in one car.  Leanne promised to drive safe and she did a great job getting us to Mars Hill and back in spite of the weekend of rain.  This year marked 25 years since we graduated thus prompting our  homecoming weekend road trip.  We were a bit surprised and disappointed that only one other classmate from our graduation year was in attendance.  Yet the low attendance nor the rain kept us from having a great time.  Melissa thought to bring the yearbooks.  (Not surprising considering she had been the yearbook editor one year.)  We had a lot of fun remembering folks we had forgotten and laughing at our hair and fashion.  During the weekend we found some great places to eat and had plenty of snacks. My mom even sent cookies for nostalgia purposes.  Mom was known for sending cookies.  We laughed and laughed.  To quote Melissa "It was fun to relive being 18 for the weekend." 

 

Here is a little pictorial review of the weekend.

Leanne, Melissa, Me, Tonya
In 1986 we were from 4 different cities in 3 different states.
Now we live within an hour drive of one another.
 

Leanne was our awesome driver. 
Packing her car was reminiscent of packing our cars to go off to college. 
We had snacks for a month and approximately 16 pairs of shoes
 

Melissa found us a great house to rent in our beloved mountains. 
It had a great price and was perfect for hanging out. 

 

The rain didn't stop us from wandering around to see remember the old and checking out the new.
The far building is now a library but we knew it as the dining hall.

The road on the far left leads to what we referred to as Women's Hill.
What a shock to learn that Women and Men are no longer separated into their respected sides.
They even have co-ed dorms.  Oh my!!!!

The Student Union with the famous view in the back.
Amidst so many changes it was comforting to see little had changed in the Student Union.
We even recognized some of the couches!

Homecoming Game
Again the fabulous view with the mountain mist.
We wont talk about who won the game.

In our day this Western Sizzler (now turned church) was one of the only places to eat. 
Now they have so many choices.  They even have a Waffle House!

Frequented more than Western Sizzler by us poor college students was the Texaco with it's snack bar.

Greatly saddened by the loss of this memorable landmark.

We knew Weaverville as a little stop between Mars Hill and Ashville.
It had a Roses and a Hardees.
What a shock to see the metropolis it has become with it's
Wal-Mart, Lowes, Aldi's and numerous eating establishments.
Had awesome meals at Stoney Knob Café and Well Bread Café.
Great Friends and Great Food - who could ask for more!