Country roads, take me home..

To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads.

John Denver knew what he was talking about when he made that song. Talk about country roads, I have never seen any quite like these.

Nathan and I are lovin life in West Virginia! We made it safe and sound...it was one crazy drive to say the least.
Our GPS, which we named Joleen, was NOT on her best behavior. The turn by turn navigation definitively got its workout. We started in Indiana, drove into Ohio, through Kentucky, back to Ohio and into West Virginia. We were on what Joleen called a Hwy but was more like a back woods scene out of a horror movie. I asked Nathan what we would do if our car broke down and he said he didn't know but just keep praying that it didn't happen or we might not be makin' it back home. Picture this.... 9pm, full moon, narrow and incredibly curvy road, small spooky towns, houses with no life or lights on, semis flying by, dark river with moon reflecting on right side, mountains on left and us in our sweet little Camry taking turn after turn at 20mph with IL license plates. I was ready to cry and Nathan was doing he best to get us out of there alive. It felt a little more like a roller coaster ride then a road trip.
Thankfully in the end, Joleen did know what she was talking about(although it was VERY questionable for a while) and we arrived around 11pm @ the Brass Pineapple Bed and Breakfast in Charleston, WV. It was a wonderful sight to see!!

Stay tuned tomorrow for pictures and stories from our first two days in WV.