I've been a bit "off schedule" lately when it comes to HIVE. About a week ago a series of circumstances unfolded that saw @mrsbozz and I on the road for the better part of the weekend. I did my best to stay active on Friday and Monday, but things needed to be sacrificed, so HIVE didn't get my full attention.
I'll actually be writing a series of posts about our trip, but for today, I am just going to give you a taste of our weekend.
Looking back, it was an absolute whirlwind, but this recent drive from Michigan down to Virginia was quite memorable and after visiting for just a short amount of time, I can't wait to get back and explore more of the state.
One thing that made this trip wholly unique for me was the fact that I didn't do most of the driving. I'll probably mention this again in a future post, but my brother in law was more than happy to make the drive from Columbus, OH down to Virginia with us in tow, so as a simple passenger, I was able to take a lot more photos than I normally would.
In fact, between my wife and I we had a crazy 219 photos from this trip. When you consider it was only about a two full days, that is pretty impressive.
I started thinking last night about what I could write my #threetunetuesday (sponsored by @ablaze) post about today, and it was pretty clear that Virginia should be my focus. So, with a little bit of research on the Internet, I have hand picked for you three songs either about Virginia or with Virginia in the title.
I'll be honest, I don't believe I have ever heard "Virginia Moon" before. However, this little song by Dave Grohl and Norah Jones is pretty nice. It has a great melody and it is a significant departure from what we have come to expect from the lead singer of the Foo Fighters. It appears to come from a collaboration album that Norah Jones did where she sings a number of songs with other famous people.
I'm going to have to dig into that and see what the rest of the album sounds like. I am a fan of Norah Jones even though I feel "I don't know why" was horrendously overplayed. With a voice like hers she should have had more mainstream hits than just that one.
Of course this list would not be complete without "Meet Virginia" by Train. I remember when this song first came out. Along with "Drops of Jupiter" it was much of the worlds first introduction to the band Train. I have had the chance to see Train live once or twice in my life and they always put on a great show.
I think what impresses me the most about Train is the fact that they were big, then they kind of went away, then they came back with "Hey Soul Sister" and were suddenly big again. Then they kind of faded off a little bit, but somehow put together another string of hits that made them somewhat relevant.
If their music wasn't so good I would compare them to an STD that you just can't seem to shake.
Obviously, "Meet Virginia" is about a girl named Virginia and not the state, but I feel like it still fits pretty well for today's theme. I hope you enjoy it!
Finally, I am going to go a little "off book" here and share "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver. While the song specifically says "West Virginia" (which we also drove through), I have seen the argument that he may have actually be referring to "western Virginia" in the song due to the fact that the Blue Ridge mountains and Shenandoah River are more commonly associated with Virginia versus West Virginia.
In fact, it's only a small portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains that are in the state of West Virginia. Additionally, it's only a small blip of the Shenandoah river that actually flows through the tiniest portion of West Virginia, so I guess the assumption that he was talking about the western portion of the state of Virginia makes sense.
Unfortunately, since he is no longer with us, we can't ask him, so we may never know.
Either way, I an carrying with me some amazing memories of our time in Virginia. There is a good chance we are going to be heading back that way this Spring and I can't hardly wait to be honest.
As much as I love my neck of the woods in Michigan, there is something about the south that just kind of draws you in. It's a whole different vibe.
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