R&R

F0r the last two weeks, I have been on R&R at home in Asheville, NC. I leave for Iraq tomorrow. Back to work. It has been a good two weeks, however. While I was in Asheville, I was able to catch up with a couple old friends, Derrick and Erin. It was a good night out, even though it was the only night I was able to see them. Hopefully, I will be able to hang out more when I come home in December. (That's when I come home for the holiday, not from Iraq. I should already be back by then)

Mom, Jaime, and I went to see the Biltmore Estate. It was the day before the Festival of Flowers began, but most of the flowers were already blooming. It was a pretty nice day. Was able to taste a few wines as well.

Kenny and I ran the Black Mountain Greenway Challenge 10k. It was my first 10k and my legs were sore the next day. Luckily, it was sponsored by Pisgah Brewing, so two beers came free with the race.

The last thing I did was take a trip to Washington, D.C. with my Mom. It was a good time. It didn't rain, like early reports were saying, but it was a little cold for the beginning of spring. We were a week late for the peak bloom of the Cherry Blossom Festival, but it was still pretty nice. We saw all the major sights, went into a couple museums, but weren't too impressed with those. Probably the most impressive thing to see was the inside of the Library of Congress. The murals were very nice and we also got some pictures of the actual library were you can't take pictures.