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Monday - April 18, 2005
Boone
This past weekend, Lara and I visited Boone. She had a couple meetings to attend. Other than the meetings, we made the standard rounds through Boone and Blowing Rock. We ate at some of our old favorites, Macado's, Our Daily Bread, Woodlands BBQ, and Kilwin's for a little treat.
I always enjoy visiting our alma mater, Appalachian State University. At the same time, it's also somewhat depressing. This weekend, ASU was having an open house for prospective students. So we saw hundreds or maybe thousands of high school juniors and seniors being led around in little tour groups. It really makes you feel old. Too bad the job market is so small in Boone outside of the university, we would love to live there.
Every time we visit there is a new building to see. They have completed the Summit Trail Solarium in the student union. This new area is amazing, and we stopped for a little rest while sitting beside the tranquil waterfalls. The new Bookstore is also open. It's 1000 times better than the old one, and still isn't totally completed. Also, the new Library will open next weekend, along with the installation of our new Chancellor, Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock. I really miss it all, maybe I should re-enroll. :)
Posted by jcraven at April 18, 2005 1:36 PM
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New bookstore, new library, and a solarium with waterfalls? Man, the alumni got SCREWED!!! What did our student fees and tuition pay for? Steak night at the gold room? :-)
Posted by: dave at April 18, 2005 3:02 PM
Gold Room? HA!, that's gone too..... now it's McAlister's Deli. Sigh.....how things have changed......
Posted by: Jeff at April 18, 2005 3:36 PM
Steak night? You called those steaks?
Posted by: Nate at April 18, 2005 4:28 PM