A Beautiful Weekend (Trying Something New)

I sit here writing this, crying.  But knowing that I have to write down my memories, or else I will completely forget them. I don’t care if it’s wrong grammar or anything.  It’s just for the sake of my memories, and for me to share them with you.
Friday night, I unpack my things in the Joshua Wilton House Bed & Breakfast Room #1. Elaborate dressers, beds, desks, and bathrooms encompass this estounding house.  I was dumbfounded.  I had never been in such a beautiful place as this.  My grandmom surprised me with dinner reservations at their 5 star restaurant located on the main level.  Knowing the 5 star restaraunts normally don’t serve chicken fingers of spaghetti, I realize that my picky taste buds are going to have to suck it up, because I was in for a crazy gourmet ride.  Looking at the menu, I decided to order a glass of $3.00 sparkling cider.  My grandmom order a Pinot, and we toasted and cheered to a great weekend.  After looking at the menu with everything I don’t like, I go brave and order a chicken chowder with stuff I didn’t like in it, but I didn’t care.  As the soup approached me, I was hesitiant, but I tried it, IT WAS IMPECCABLE. I wanted more soup for my entree! After the “first course,” I dive into the entree menu… EVERYTHING I HATE, except for one thing: Fish. I don’t eat much fish, I’m not a seafood person, and I don’t really try new food especially if it’s fish. So what do I do? I order the Rockfish, and let me tell you how delicious both the chowder and the rockfish was.  It was phenomenal.  Finally, we go to dessert.  Really?  I had NO PROBLEM picking out desserts, so I picked the Chocolate Soufflet Cake, which was the best dessert I have ever tasted in my entire life. It had a mint leaf that was dry-pressed & candied on top of salted caramel ice cream. Yeah, it was Heaven on a plate.  So, after dinner, we sip on coffee and catch up.  We were in the restaraunt for about 3 hours talking.  Afterwards, we had back upstairs, and put on our robes (they are in the room for you) to relax & watch TV together.  It’s 10:00 PM, and Grandmom is tired, so the lights go out, and I lay down, trying to figure a comfortable sleeping position for about a good 4 hours.  Finally, at 2:00 AM, I fall asleep, only to be woken at 9:00 AM for breakfast which was also delicious.  Trying to figure out what to do during the day, I figure I could walk around downtown with her, show her what JMU really looks like, and eat dinner at an Italian restaraunt.  The Joshua Wilton House is right on the tip of downtown, so we decide to walk around downtown and just look at all of the exciting things going on there.  This didn’t last long because she was getting very tired very fast, and she needed to lay down.  I had no idea why she was getting so tired, but did as she wished, and we headed back to the B&B.  After we walked around a little bit, we relaxed and watched Misery.  That was a SUPER scary movie, but really good.  After we relaxed for a little while, I decided to show her JMU.  Trying to show her the prettiest part of JMU (the Quad) is one of the most painful, stressful, agrrevating things I’ve ever had to do.  There is noparking, and you can’t see the whole quad.

JMU, if you are reading this. WE DON’T HAVE A PERMIT, so find a way to let us park somewhere, PLEASE!

Since there was no where to park, I had to take her into the part you could see the most of through a car.  Aggrevating, YES. But she still enjoyed it a lot, none-the-less.  Afterwards, it was time to eat.  We ate at L’Italia, and it was just as delicious.  She had bruschetta, ravioli, and tiramisu, and I had fried mozzarella, canneloni, and a cannoli.  I found it so classy that my grandmom ordered wine both times we shared dinner together.  Again, we sat and talked for a good 2 hours during dinner, talking about children’s books, Victorian style furniture and houses, favorite colors, and all different sorts of topics.  It was amazing, and I didn’t want Sunday to come, because I didn’t want to leave.  After dinner, it was about 8:00 PM, and I am literally exhausted from all of the food.  I have never eaten so much food in one day in my life. But at least it was all delicious.  While relaxing in my robe, we find Disturbia on TV, and decide to watch it.  It was actually really good! After the movie was over, we turned off the lights and hit the sack.  Grandmom was out like a fat kind in dodgeball. I, however, could not fall asleep, and finally shut my eyes at around 1:45.  Waking up to what is today, I find myself alone.  Grandmom had gone to eat breakfast without me, but she told me not to worry.  So, I take a shower, clean & pack my things, and start getting ready.  As Grandmom walks in, she surprises me with one of the Joshua Wilton robes, which I had been freaking out about how amazing they were, but never expected to get one.  I hugged her so tight and said thank you a million times.  Then, it was time to say goodbye.  Walking outside into the biploar weather, I help her dust off some snow from the car, and we head to my dorm room.  I was so excited to show her where I lived.  We got to my dorm, and I showed her everything.  Afterwards, I gave her direction on how to get onto 81, and we said our long, sad goodbyes.
As I sit here now, crying, I realize that it’s the little moments in life you need to remember.  You need to write them down, get them out, or something.  Because you will always want to remember them.
It’s only been an hour, and I’m balling my eyes out.  I honestly didn’t want this weekend to end.  I’m going to go put on my new robe Grandmom got me, and edit the pictures I took from a beautiful weekend.
I love you, Grandmom. Thank you for everything.