Day-tripping

I survived another long Thursday of classes.  Not fun.  I really don't know how I'm going to be able to handle it for the rest of the semester, because when I get home at 5:30 pm all I want to do is sleep for the next 3 hours, which is obviously not good.  Any advice on how I can make it through long days where I'm in class from 9:30 am to 5:20 pm without wanting to cry at the end of it?  I also am frustrated because my Intermediate Acting class is at the end of the day and it is 2.5 hours.  I honestly think I would enjoy this class if only I didn't have 4 straight hours of lecture before hand--by the time I get to Intermediate Acting I just want to take a nap, and I honestly zone out about half way through it.  I also feel like I might be getting sick.  My chest kind of feels weird when I try to breathe in really deep.  The parents both had flu/cold symptoms this past week, so I hope I didn't catch what they had.  Also campus is like a petri-dish so it's always possible I could have picked something up there.  Ugh.  I don't have time to be sick...guess it's time to load up on the emergen-c.

Yesterday, Adam and I went back to RVA and explored Carytown.  I had a doctor's appointment and he decided to tag along last-minute.  We went in a lot of the boutique shops, which I think are overpriced.  I wish I had the means to support local businesses, like the ones in Carytown!  While there, we stopped by sweetFrog, a frozen yogurt shop.  I had never been there before, but had heard good things about it.  Basically the concept is super simple...about 10 flavors of frozen yogurt on the wall in frozen yogurt machines, you get a cup, serve yourself, and then there's a toppings buffet with fresh fruit, candy, chocolate, etc.  I was really happy with the assortment of fresh fruit!  Then they weigh your yogurt, and at 39 cents/oz it's really cheap!  We ended up sharing a cup of New York cheesecake, blueberry, and white chocolate macademia nut with strawberry, mango, kiwi, and blueberry toppings.  It was less than $5.  It was so incredibly yummy!  It's also designed really trendy and clean; white plastic chairs and high-top tables, and pink and green decor.  They play really loud pop-music too, which I guess is either hit or miss.

Here's a picture of our healthy snack!

In Williamsburg, we have something similar, Berrybody.  (What is it with these yogurt shops and two-word names?) Berrybody is okay, but is way more expensive  and has less selection.  At Berrybody you only get to chose from 2 flavors, then you only get 3 toppings.  That will run about $5, and it's only half the size of the serving at sweetFrog.  So basically, sweetFrog is better.  Adam made the argument that sweetFrog can keep costs low because it is all self-service.  We will definitely be going back, especially when it gets warmer!

We dropped by to see the parents and steal some Chinese food they had ordered, and then headed back to Williamsburg.  It's been nice going to Richmond and actually exploring more places downtown, which I never did when I lived there.  It's not that bad of a city.