W&L reveiw, cold, Subway, and Giant..........

(Ok, the blog was being stupid and I have never published pictures, but here you go)

        Yesterday I went, along with my mom, dad, and Natalie, to Washington and Lee University to check it out.  Picture a beautiful southern state with cool weather, pretty buildings, and a place so full of history you are practically living it.  It is set in Lexington, Virginia.  

         The school has been around since George Washington, who gave a large contribution to the school.  The school's name has quite a history.  First, it was Augusta Academy.  I think after that it was Liberty Hall Academy.  Then it was Washington College.  Finally, it was named Washington and Lee University.  Lee was added to the name because Robert E. Lee was the president of the school and made some big changes there like founding the school of law and the first journalism program in the US.  

         It was a very nice university.  I was not quite happy with some of the features, but over all it was a pretty great place.  We got to see the crypt where Robert E. Lee and his family are buried.  We also saw Lee's office at the school, which was pretty much left the exact way he had it before he died.  Right near Lee Chapel which was right near the school, where Lee's office was, is the final resting place of Lee's horse, Traveller.  Yes, it's kind of funny his horse is buried right near him.  I guess dog's are not man's best friend.  

         After meeting with a counselor, (he's been there since '67), we walked around the school for a bit.  The school is still on my list; we'll see if I get the full scholarship.  At $48,000 a year, that is probably the only way I would be able to go.  I am not set on the school yet, but it is still a possibility.

         After our visit, we headed back to Mike and Lauras'.  But before that, we went on part of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  It was quite beautiful.  It was also cool because there was ice frozen on some of the rocks and some huge icicles that we broke off and threw.  It was pretty cool......literally.  

       After that, we went home.  On the way back we stopped at Subway and I tried their new flatbread.  It was not that great, honestly.  It was full of good stuff, but the "bread" itself was very impressive.  We arrived home and settled down.  We played Scategories, which can be quite a fun game.  

Today has been quite a relaxed day.  We woke up and did some different stuff.  After breakfast and some TV, I did some work on my brother's treadmill.  Then we went to Giant's food.  It is the equivalent of Publix.  I use this loosely, as some will be quick to acknowledge that Giant's cannot at all be equated to Publix.  It's a supermarket, but not at all like Publix:).  Well, anyway, turns out my bro and I took quite a long time to shop.  We were buying Mike and Laura food that they wanted.  My dad and bro, Tim, were also there, but they were buying other things.  Anyway, it took awhile as some things were hard to find.  Finally we made it out:).  

Then we did some other things after we got home.  Tonight my dad and bro cooked dinner and we are going to watch Fred Claus.  Alright, take care all!

Verse for now: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." Phil. 4:8