So first, J. and I got all checked in at the hotel and showered. Then, E. and her guy were still on the road from Maryland so we decided to check out a distillery, grab dinner, and meet them for beer later. Sadly, we never found the distillery. Asheville is not that big so I don't know why it was hard to find. But it sucked. I still don't know if it even exists at that address or if there's two streets with the same name, or what. But we ended up at subway and they most certainly do not have whiskey or moonshine. This left J. and I most displeased. Driving in circles and not getting booze is sad.
So downtown we went. We had dinner at probably the best place in Asheville, the Tupelo Honey Cafe. They have the best biscuits and blueberry jam in the world. Trust me, it's worth the wait.
Then there were wanderings. We found a drum circle and a street festival.
Eventually we'd killed enough time wandering around town that we just decided to head to the spot were were meeting E. and have a beer before they arrived. We figured it'd be good to get our name on the waiting list anyway, to get a table, before the two of them showed up.
Well, when we got there...E. and her guy had already arrived! We'd played text tag all day going from a 3:00 arrival, to 6:00, and then 9:00. To find them there at 8:00 "enjoying some alone time"....well I wasn't happy. I had made it very clear that I did not want to stay out late drinking on Friday, since we'd be drinking all day Saturday. So I told them if it was much after 9 we'd only stay for one drink. Meaning, if she and her guy wanted alone time, they could have had it after we left. She wined "but it's his birthday, we wanted some time alone".
1) His birthday was Weds and they went out to celebrate that night,
2) They'd been alone in the car driving all day.
3) As I said, J. and I planned to leave by 10 so they'd have a ton of alone time.
Yeah guys, don't make plans with me, change them three time, and let me catch you in a lie. She specially said they'd hit traffic outside the city and wouldn't be there before 9. Don't show up early and admit you lied just so you and your guy can have alone time. I don't take it well when the guy you've been with for 3 days straight wins over me, who you've been "dying to see". Especially after giving me a guilt trip about not hanging out on Tuesday (the day before I left town and was therefore packing) if you don't make hanging out with me a priority.
ALSO. When J. and I arrived, we put in our name for a table for four, so we could all sit together. E. and B just got two seats at the bar. So J. and I went to the downstairs bar , where there was standing room, and hung out by ourselves. E and B refused to leave their chairs.
Two hours later we finally got a seat next to E. and B. I was ready to leave but was also trying to be social, even though I was so mad I had wanted to leave when we first got there. But I calmed down, focused on J. and tried to be nice elsewhere.
Positives, Wicked Weed Brewing has awesome beer. Their pumpkin was good and they also had a sour cherry that I liked. Still better versions of both out there, but these were yummy.
And somehow, the other two couples we knew coming to Brewgrass ended up at the same bar. The one woman I can't stand. And apparently neither can B. He was a little drunk, but he got seriously fired up about how much he dislikes her. And I smiled a lot because he just said everything I've thought since I met her a few months ago. Still don't know why E. is her friend. And M...he showed up. Cried about his dislike for pumpkin beer...and we got weirded out by how uptight his "girlfriend" is. (We don't know if they're dating, they've been on-again off-again for awhile, apparently).
Anyway, beer was awesome. J. was awesome. Asheville was awesome. Just some crazy friend/anti-friend times.
Next up, the reason for our journey - Brewgrass!
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