sleepin in virginia tonight. it's the coolest place we've been yet.. about 75 degrees at night. not bad. :) today was more of a small adventures day. we drove, i read (currently reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis), annnnd matt and i explored a wonderful gift shop/ art gallery here at our truck stop. what can i say? it was full of herbal soaps, sculptures and even a food court. lol. very nice. anyways, it's very beautiful here and green. and right now i'm so tired. i sat through a ton of traffic today...which somehow leaves you feeling exhausted. haha. nonetheless, i'm still mourning the departure of florida and the fact that i didn't get to dip my toes into the oh-so-close-but-just-out-of-reach ocean. but florida ended with a bang. when we went to pizza hut the other night we met a very interesting man who just makes animal balloons for people on certain nights of the week. and i guess it was our lucky night because he was there. lol. he was a really neat guy...and i left with a couple balloons on my hands and big cheesy i-feel-five-years-old-again smile . haha. i'm not sure why it was so special to be honest....maybe it's because i just wasn't expecting it... pleasant surprises are always nice. and it just reminded me that you never know who or what or what adventure waits out there until you go see. and i think i'm living that very motto out in my life...right now. :) hmm