Would you like to make that a meal?

Today I had reason to be in downtown Waynesville during daylight hours. Normally, I drive through on the Smoky Mountain Highway first thing in the morning when I'm in a rush on my way to work. Then, I work until after dark and feel my way home along the windy roads. On my way to a training at another office and drove one of the roads I normally drive but this time it was flooded with bright sunshine and the mountains looked as if they were brushed with gold leaf. I noticed contours in the mountains that I simply can't see in the dark and am in too much of a hurry to see in the morning. After my appointment and at the suggestion of my co-worker who's been in the area a while, I took the long way home down Main Street which parallels the highway. I passed the courthouse, small shops & boutiques, bed & breakfast inns, a couple of antique shops and a country club. Being closer to the mountains than you are when you're driving on the highway, they looked much bigger and more formidable. One really gets the sense of these towns being nestled in whatever valley they could find, connected by roads which could only take one path through and around the mountains. It was truly lovely.

Then, I stopped by Subway and ordered my normal Spicy Italian footlong with both halves wrapped separately. There, I had the opportunity to "make it a meal" for $2.00 by adding a "side" and a drink. Side options included various types of chips or a serving of boiled peanuts which sat in a hot vat near the door! My sister says that I absolutely must try them. And, I will. But not today. I couldn't. I tried. They simply looked too much like graying, waterlogged index fingers, all "pruny" and pocked. I went for the Baked Lays instead. Next time....