Men in the Mountains Weekend.

We had been talking about the infamous "Men in the Mountains" Weekend for quite some time and I was pumped that the weekend was finally upon us. A weekend out of Athens in the mountains of Cullowhee, NC (where? yep. my thoughts exactly.) hanging out with Steve who recently moved to Cullowhee to take a position at Western Carolina University. To say that the view was breathtaking ("pictureesque" as Caleb even put it) would be an understatement. I had been to the area several times growing up to go white water rafting with my dad and siblings and even most recently, to Trillium, NC for a family vacation in August (about 30-40 minutes from where we were) but never during fall.

To be able to look into the mountains and see the crayola box of fall colors was AMAZING. Seriously, absolutely gorgeous. So it didn't really matter what we did this weekend because I was content just staring up at the mountains.

However, as this blog has become my pseduo scrapbook of memories, I'm going to jot down the highlights of the weekend with Steve, Cloud, and Caleb as we celebrated being friends, being men, and being the heck out of Athens!

So in no particular order: the bucket!... "Is our students learning?"... "Our sandwiches are made with mayonnaise..."the trick is not to bite down"..."kneel and enter!!!"..."are you afraid of Margaret?" x3...Southwestern is ranked 4th in the nation, for strawberries and drizzled chocolate sauce..."Dawn, it's the President here"...p.s. please don't fire me...this view is picturesque...Cloud: "Steve, Brad has cash." Steve: "I don't have any cash!"..."I think I've been here before. I'm not positive but you know what guys, I really think I have been here before."...Cloud: Where's ______.? Brad: Probably in the bathroom throwing up. Cloud: Hey, where were you? ______: In the bathroom, throwing up....Waffle House waffles are made with real strawberries and blueberries (that were stolen from the Fruity Pebbles box)...Today's breakfast special: All you can eat POT ROAST!..."Since you guys were so patient waiting for your order, I'm going to bring you your drinks!"..."Steve, that's my silverware."...Saw IV...Halloween...Brad: "Steve, who has better produce? Walmart or Ingles?" Steve: Well, Ingles has better fruits and vegetables but Walmart has better meats and cheeses." Brad: "I said produce, Steve, not a rundown of each store."...Camo and camo? I don't quite fit in here....Spin the wheel?..."What's his pin number? Maybe I outrank him."...Cloud: "Hi, do you sell liquor?" Brad: 'What'd they say?" Cloud: "She said that's all they sell."

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend with the guys. Seriously, it was epic.

Cheers.