Harrisonburg, VA (USA)

I woke Mollie up at 0630 and she got ready for our trip to visit Brenna.  We left the house at about 0715 and drove to Harrisonburg (via I-66 and I-81).  On the way, we tried out a lot of the features on the rental car.  We arrived in Harrisonburg at 0915 and picked up Brenna at her apartment.  We ate breakfast at Mr. J’s Bagels (0955) and had a great talk about various topics of importance to the girls.  At 1100, we drove back to Brenna’s and Mollie got started on homework.  Meanwhile, Brenna and I went car shopping at Bob Wade’s Auto World.  We met a nice salesman (Chris) and test drove three cars.  Brenna learned about the kind of vehicles she liked (her favorite was the Honda Fit).  At 1300, we made one more stop at the Nissan dealership (only to browse) and then went to pick up Mollie.  After filling up on gas at Speedway in Harrisonburg (1340), we drove south (via back roads and VA-42) to visit the Mount Crawford Creamery.  On the way, we were able to find Brenna’s Practicum school in Bridgewater).  When we reached the farm, Brenna and Mollie had a great time petting the cows and got to help feed the calves.  Afterwards, we got some milkshakes at Smiley’s Ice Cream (1515).  The girls were in really good spirits by the time we left for Brenna’s apartment (via I-81).  When we arrived, I watched some TV, Brenna took a nap and Mollie talked to her mother a few times.  At 1800, we all went to El Charro for dinner - everyone got some good food and had a great time talking and visiting.  By 1900, Mollie and I said goodbye to Brenna and got on the highway, headed north.  The weather wasn’t very good but decided to go to the Family Drive-In for the Movie All Night Marathon (five features!).  Despite running late, we managed to get inside (and get a good viewing spot) and the movie started just after we parked (2000).  We sat in our folding chairs for the first movie (“Toy Story 4”) and Mollie used her Avengers souvenir cup (I’d remembered to bring it) to get a drink refill for only $1.  Mollie changed into her pajamas and we watched about half of the second movie (“Angry Birds 2”) outside (with blankets).  It started to get cooler, so we moved inside our car for the rest of that movie.  By 2345, Mollie told me that she wanted to go home before the next movie (“Lion King”) started so I obliged her.  She fell asleep as I was driving (I-81, I-66, I-495).  We arrived at my apartment at about 0100 and Mollie went straight to her bed.  It was a great day with my girls!