Happy Weekend!

Hope you all are having a fun-filled and relaxing weekend so far!  Weather-wise, it's been dreary, cloudy, and drizzly here in SW Virginia for several days.  On a more positive note, the leaves are starting to change colors and I think in a week or two they will be at peak foliage color!

I took this picture of downtown Roanoke last weekend from the third floor of the parking garage on Campbell Street.  You can see the Market Building and light traffic in this photo.  That guy crossing the street was probably coming from the farmer's market because he's walking in the opposite direction of it.  That's where I went after I took this shot.  I bought some fresh green beans and tomatoes from one of the farmers' booths and then went into On The Rise bakery to buy some bread and desserts for my parents.  It's so nice to be able to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and bakery items from some other place besides a supermarket.  I'm going to miss that option this winter.  :-(

Yesterday, my man and I drove to Lewisburg WV to experience their annual "Taste of Our Town" festival ('TOOT' for short) which benefits their Carnegie Hall and other local charities.  We had a BLAST!  There was really good live music, the food vendors (and there were tons of them) were amazing and all the stores and galleries downtown were open and fun to explore.  It was crowded but not so much so that we weren't able to get around and enjoy ourselves.  Luckily, we planned ahead and got there early so we could buy our food tokens before any lines formed and walk around and check out all the booths and stores before the streets became too clogged up.

I ate a small pork bar-b-q sandwich and a small steak sandwich for lunch.  Each were from separate vendors and the steak sandwich was a lot tastier and warmer than the bar-b-q one.  For dessert, I ate a piece of Earthquake cake from the Rudy's Corner Grill folks' booth which was our favorite of the day (German chocolate cake on top, cheesecake in middle, pecans w/ caramel on bottom) and bought a variety of cookies and a slice of pecan pie to take home.  We also hit up their farmer's market and bought two fruit pies and some fresh pears.  Yum!

The last time I was in Lewisburg was for the West Virginia State Fair in the summer of 2012 so it was nice to go back and explore the main drag and see all the cute stores and homes that we drove past last time.  Lewisburg is really cute and was voted "Coolest Small Town in America" a couple of years back by a magazine.  I can see why.  It is charming and clean and the people are really polite and friendly.  We enjoyed sitting down in the park in the center of the festival and just people watching for a while.  Very relaxing...

Well, off to get ready for the day.  Going to visit my parents and get some work done around the house.  Hope you have a great weekend too!