Hello everyone! We haven't posted over the last couple of days because we were so busy traveling and getting acclamated to the Berea College campus. Yesterday, we woke up bright and early at 6:30 a.m. to get ready for our long car ride from Lion and Crow Cabins in Virginia to the Berea Campus. After we ate a light breakfast of bagels and coffee we hit the road at 7:30 a.m. and began traveling. I am the elected navigator for the trip and being dedicated to my duties, I sat in the front with Ted and helped him with directions. The girls on the other hand fell asleep before we were on the highway. At 10 a.m. we stopped at McDonalds for a quick bite to eat, before quickly getting on the road again. We were all already pumped to sample local southern food, so we quickly jumped at the opportunity to stop at the Cracker Barrel located in West Virginia's state capital Charleston. Although it wasn't by any means the real stuff, we still enjoyed the cornbread, collard greens, chicken and dumplins and all other food offerings at the Cracker Barrel. The rest of the day consisted of driving and sleeping on and off for all of us, with our fearsome leader driving the whole way there. We finally reached Kentucky and we were all extremely excited. This trip we have been planning since October so to finally see the sign that read "Welcome to Kentucky," we all were extremely excited. After arriving in Kentucky, every five minutes we all would ask Ted, "Are we there yet?" We finally arrived on the Berea College campus and were greeted by Ms. Amanda, who is in charge of housing for the college. We are staying at Elizabeth Rogers Dormitory and are lucky enough to each be living in our own room. Once we all settled in, we met in the pantry to talk to Ms. Amanda about what was open around town and on the campus and quickly found out that we missed our first opportunity to sample Berea College's dining hall. So we went to a really nice mexican restaurant called Mariachi's, which had great authentic mexican food and by the end of the meal we were soooooooo stuffed. But the meal was not over, and I found out earlier in the meal Ted informed our waitor that it was Taryn's and Katrina's birthday. In actuality, Katrina's birthday isn't til the 26th and Taryn's is even farther, June 6th. Both the girls wanted the mexican hats and the fried ice cream, so the birthday idea proved to be the best option. I have a feeling this will be a tradition on the trip. Once the hats and ice cream's arrived we all had fun taking photos with the hats. After dinner, Ted took us to Wal Mart where many of us bought things, since we found out that we forgot to pack minor but important things. After Wal Mart, Ted dropped us off at the dorm at around 9 p.m. When the others unpacked, Melinda and I decided to explore the campus. It was pouring rain, but that did not stop us and we ended up seeing the entire campus! It really is an amazing place. After the unofficial campus tour, Melinda and I returned to the dorm where we hanged out with the rest of the group until we all fell asleep. Well that is a summary of the events of Day # 3 and we would post about today's events, but we are anxious to go look at the campus as one big group. Until tomorrow!
P.S. WE LOVE YOU MOMS
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