Living on a Whim

My number one goal this summer is to be as spontaneous as possible. Until I declared this goal a few weeks ago, I had been in a rut I felt would never end. I had the same routine everyday. Work, dance, sleep, repeat. On days I didn't have dance or work I would just stay in my room all day. I was counting down the days to my Charleston trip with my best friend and her family hoping I would find the adventure I had been yearning for all summer. Then, I came to a realization that adventure is everywhere, I just wasn't looking very hard! Especially living where I do, there's no excuse... There are ton of hiking spots, venues, and festivals within an hour radius, and my friends and I made a list of everywhere that we're going to visit before the summer ends. I didn't get pictures of everything (sorry!) but here are a few of my favorite adventures so far.

Saturday Night Trek to the Carter Fold 

Possibly the most I've ever felt out of place.. The Carter Fold is the family venue of the Carter family, the first family in country music. You've probably heard of Johnny Cash, who is the son-in-law of the original founders. Every Saturday, they have a bluegrass concert, usually with local bands with the occasional headliner. My friends and I aren't exactly bluegrass fans... I was unsure about it at first, considering we were the youngest people there and we were in the hills of the backwoods in southwest Virginia. Surprisingly, it was really fun! There were cloggers and everyone was dancing and we just acted like we knew what we were doing! (It was obvious that we were clueless, hahaha!) The picture on the upper right was taken of my friends while the rest of us were mustering up the courage to walk down there. We had so much fun and provided some comedy for a few old ladies who were cracking up at us. It was definitely a different experience, and just a 45 minute drive.

Mercedes Cruisin'

We were meeting in the parking lot with all of our friends and somehow (I still have no clue how this happened) convinced one of my guy friends to let us take his Mercedes convertible for a joy ride. We ended up busting two of his tires... whoops! 

I'm going to keep you guys updated with my adventures! But first, tell me some of your goals for the summer!