{"id":1650,"date":"2014-09-01T09:25:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2014-09-01T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T16:25:53","slug":"happy-long-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/?p=1650","title":{"rendered":"Happy Long Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1651\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"20140830_104121\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121-1024x767.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121-624x467.jpg 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>We went and visited the Roanoke Star, which sits atop a mountain near our house. It is the largest man-made star in the world and lights up every night until midnight. Built in 1949, it is 88.5 feet tall and the star itself is 10,000 pounds, while the entire steel structure is 60,000!<a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/st.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1655\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/st-1024x516.png\" alt=\"st\" width=\"625\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/st-1024x516.png 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/st-300x151.png 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/st-624x314.png 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/st.png 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140830_104458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1658\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140830_104458.jpg\" alt=\"20140830_104458\" width=\"400\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140830_104458.jpg 630w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140830_104458-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140830_104458-624x899.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is Penny&#8217;s &#8220;ah I feel so much better&#8221; face. Little goob set a new PR and went potty FOUR times on our trip to the star. Note to self: bring twice as many baggies next time.<a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140830_104458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1652\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_105851-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"20140830_105851\" width=\"625\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_105851-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_105851-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_105851-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We also checked out the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic drive that meanders for hundreds of miles, part of which goes through Roanoke.<a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_104121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1654\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pe1-1024x377.png\" alt=\"pe\" width=\"625\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pe1-1024x377.png 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pe1-300x110.png 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pe1-624x230.png 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pe1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>Penny was loving it-I think she needs some doggles though.<a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_105851.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_110627.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1653\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_110627-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"20140830_110627\" width=\"625\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_110627-1024x665.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_110627-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140830_110627-624x405.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MG_9464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1657\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MG_9464.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_9464\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MG_9464.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/MG_9464-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I also watched Kassi over the weekend, she&#8217;s such a pretty girl!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140803_174933.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1660\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140803_174933-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"20140803_174933\" width=\"625\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140803_174933-1024x689.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140803_174933-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140803_174933-624x420.jpg 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140803_174933.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>We put more Tyvek on the basement ceiling to cover the insulation.<a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_184531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1663\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_184531-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"20140831_184531\" width=\"625\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_184531-1024x912.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_184531-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_184531-624x555.jpg 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_184531.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>And we put together my dresser, which I promptly started to decorate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1661\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dr-1024x882.png\" alt=\"dr\" width=\"625\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dr-1024x882.png 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dr-300x258.png 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dr-624x537.png 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dr.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1662\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sc-1024x830.png\" alt=\"sc\" width=\"625\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sc-1024x830.png 1024w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sc-300x243.png 300w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sc-624x506.png 624w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sc.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>Breakfast for dinner and more Scandal watching was a must.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_114031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1659\" src=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_114031.jpg\" alt=\"20140831_114031\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_114031.jpg 465w, http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140831_114031-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Thunder storms were forecasted but all we saw were blue skies. Penny appreciated her fetch session near Casey&#8217;s school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went and visited the Roanoke Star, which sits atop a mountain near our house. It is the largest man-made star in the world and lights up every night until midnight. Built in 1949, it is 88.5 feet tall and the star itself is 10,000 pounds, while the entire steel structure is 60,000! This is &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/?p=1650\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Happy Long Weekend!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1650"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1665,"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1650\/revisions\/1665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pandaberrytrail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}