And just like that it’s Tuesday again! The weekend always seems to fly by, doesn’t it!? Our weekend was a good one and kicked off with pizza night in our pajamas on Friday evening. Not too shabby! The rest of the weekend was a little more exciting but it ended the same way it began…
Outer Banks Family Vacation: Day One
Good morning! How are you guys on this lovely Monday? I am checking in after quite the whirlwind weekend. We left Thursday afternoon for a long weekend getaway to the Outer Banks, a group of barrier islands located about six hours northeast of Charlotte in North Carolina. When my extended family gathered together in Pennsylvania…
Mountain Vacation Highlights (Black Mountain, Montreat and Asheville)
Our 2016 fall mountain vacation was incredible and I cannot help but feel a little sad that the vacation I’ve been looking forward to for months is over. Post vacation blues are reeeal! I am crossing my fingers that an autumn mountain vacation becomes a tradition in our family. Ryan and I first got the…
Asheville Adventure: Navitat Zip Lining
Tuesday’s Asheville vacation adventure took us into the mountains for a day of zip lining! When Ryan reserved a mountain home for us just outside of Asheville, we asked my family for activity suggestions and when my dad brought up zip lining, we all loved the idea and began researching. It quickly became clear that…
A Day at the Biltmore
There’s a reason visiting the Biltmore Estate is often the first thing everyone recommends to do when you say you will be visiting Asheville, North Carolina. The gorgeous Biltmore house is nearly 180,000 square feet and sits on 8,000 acres of land that include a stunning garden, winery, stables, pond, lagoon, hiking trails and more….
Hiking Catawba Falls and Exploring Asheville
Hello from Black Mountain! My family and I arrived in Black Mountain, a small mountain town located just outside of Asheville in western North Carolina, in the late afternoon on Saturday. We spent Saturday evening settling into the mountain home we rented before digging into a hearty lasagna dinner and hopping in the hot tub…