Exciting News and Road Trip Recap

Aug 17, 2010 by lanashabit

Hi bloggies, longtime no see!! A lot has happened in the past week. For starters I traveled across the country after leaving you hanging about my great news:

I have an interview for a full time position with the company I interned with this past summer!!!!! It’s for my dream position; something I never thought I would have the opportunity to do because it doesn’t align 100% with my major. There will be a learning curve if I get the job, but I am sooooo excited to officially have the date set!!!! The interviews are the the 26th and I will be flying up to Atlanta on the 25th (also my birthday!) for the evening social. I am just a traveling fiend this summer!!

Speaking of traveling, I got in last night around 10pm from the three day drive from New York to Texas.

My dad flew to meet me last Thursday evening and we started the drive early Saturday morning. We finally stopped 10 hours later in Lexington, Virginia. My dads buddy went to school at Washington and Lee University, so we took some pictures for him.

After mulling around the gorgeous campus and quaint town, we settled for dinner at the local bar that was suggested to us by my dads friend.

I ordered a glass of wine and the only vegetarian option on the menu; a steamed veggie pita.

We left the hotel at 6:30 Sunday morning hoping to get an excellent view of the sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway. However, it was so foggy that we were hardly able to see 50ft in front of the car at some points. This made for a slooooow trip down the winding roads of Virginia. We did get out a few times for some photos.

We finally got off the ‘scenic’ route and made some progress. There was also a much needed Starbucks stop. I got a coffee with soymilk and their ‘Perfect’ oatmeal.

After making some headway, we got on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee. This is a 460 mile road that follows the Natchez, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian trails from Tennessee to Alabama and tells the story of their culture.

The parkway was b-e-a-u-tiful! It was like we were driving down the fairway of a golf course with no one else on it.

We stopped for a quick hike. I actually ran on this because I was getting antsy from sitting, lol.

Lunch was an AB&B (almond butter and banana) sandwich with celery and carrots.

About every 5 miles there was a marker for various historical events. We stopped at some random interesting ones, including the gravesite of Meriwether Lewis and a tobacco farm.

We also drove down a one-lane Indian path. Of course it was not this wide for their cars them and we lucked out with gravel roads

We only drove 70 miles down the Trace, but I definitely got a history lesson out of this adventure!!

We finally stopped at 10pm in Savanah, Tennessee for a fast meal before hitting the hay.

I got the Veggie Delight with egg whites (which typically come one their breakfast sandwiches).

Yesterday we put the petal to the metal and knocked out the last 13 hours of the trip. Breakfast was another AB&B sandwich. However, the time crunch didn’t stop me from finding a healthy lunch. We stopped at Whole Foods in Little Rock, Arkansas where I got a the Green Goddess juice and some much needed veggies for lunch.

As a healthy vegetarian, it’s sometimes hard to find options on the road. I always use urbanspoon.com (browse by vegetarian) and happycow.com to find restaurants in the cities I will be visiting. I also make sure to always bring my own snacks. There were many un-pictured grab-n-go granola bars, mixed nuts and fruit for snacking.

I and my butt am so happy to finally be out of the car after that long trip!! I’m off to unload the car and go to yoga with my dad and step-mom.

I hope your having a terrific Tuesday!!