I put a deposit down on a dog

February 1-3rd

This weekend we took off to Lynchburg to go skiing with Joe & Lisa. Lisa had a great idea in December and we purchased a groupon to the Liberty Mountain Snowflex. It included ski's (or snowboards) & a lesson. Which is great since some of us have never skied and others it had been a really, really long time.

We set off Friday night and made a pit stop in Roanoke. We found a super fun BBQ place in downtown Roanoke called Blues BBQ Co. It started as a food truck in Frederick, MD and some how found Roanoke, VA. It was a tiny little place but the food and drinks were great. It was the perfect way to start the weekend.

We ended up getting into Lynchburg pretty late so we headed straight to the hotel to just relax, catch up and laugh. We had a great time.

Saturday morning, Joe and Lisa were up early and we met them down at breakfast. It was freezing outside, a perfect(?) day for skiing, cold and windy. We knew it was going to be cold but 19 degrees was feeling a little bit much.

While at breakfast, Lisa had learned that an animal shelter that they were looking to check out dogs on Sunday was going to be closing for good after Saturday. There were these 2 dogs that they wanted to check out and when she was tell us about them and then showing us there pictures, we knew we had to go. (Besides, it was 19 DEGREES outside!!)

So off we went to Giles County Animal Shelter. Let me tell you.... the drive to this shelter was one I will always remember. It was out there, down dirt "roads" and "roads" that didn't have names. It was just so funny! After a while I was being to thing our GPS was playing a joke on us and then we saw the sign. We were so excited and couldn't help but laugh at the adventure that we were on.

Lisa's sister and the kids all met us out there after a little while. They checked out two dogs, Kilo and S.P.P. (Small Playful Pup)/C.K. (Chicken Killer). They were both great dogs but in the end, Kilo felt like the better fit for there family.

It was such a great time and an honor to be able to be a part of that. We can make memories skiing any time, but to be invited to be a part (and put down the deposit) for a new member of someones family is definitely something I will cherish. Thank you, Joe and Lisa for letting us be a part of that.

We finished the weekend meeting up with a friend in Roanoke for dinner and spending the rest of the evening playing games and hanging out by the fire with Joe and Lisa. What a great time!