This weekend I was away in: West Virginia

After a 20 mile bike ride along the river and an intimate chat with the woman at the antiques shop (if you need tips on faux finishing a wall, just let me know), we spent a lovely evening soaking in some true West Virginia culture.

We headed over to the Sagebrush Round-Up Country Music Hall where we enjoyed some old-fashioned, down-home country music. Despite the fact that we were the only audience members without white hair, stuck out like sore thumbs as out-of-towners, and the singer for the show's headlining act sounded unapologetically like a frog, we left with a night full of laughter, tears, and free Sagebrush Round-Up souvenir pens.

To top it all off, this morning we were witness to 40 submersion baptisms at Cheat Lake while we munched on a picnic lunch of Subway Subs.

What a wild and wonderful state.