road trip

David and I got up really early to head to Asheville on the 30th! We wanted to make several stops along the way and bypass some closed roads in the process.

And.... We saw TONS of snow ❄❄❄ and this Georgia girl just had to go play in it!

David let me jam out to 90s (the only thing I listen to) almost the whole way. My favorites you ask? Every song written during the 1990's. Anything Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox Twenty, ALL boy bands, TLC, and Coolio just to name a few.

Confession: in high school, I named my tennis racket Rainmaker. Mostly, because I was obsessed with the song Real World by Matchbox Twenty. I told David about it in the car today, we had a good laugh. Instead of Coach Dove, maybe I'll have my tennis team call me Rainmaker. (Seriously kidding!!)

On our first night we dined at Tupelo Honey Cafe. Every time we mentioned going to Asheville, it was recommended to us that we eat there. It lived up to the expectations. The biscuit and honey was such a yummy start to the meal. I had "fried" chicken in nut flour and nuts(GF) it was amazing! And after our waiter went on about how famous their Brown Butter Pecan Pie was... well, we had to try it.

And he was right.... It was AMAZING!

We shared one piece, but we were wishing we hadn't!

David and I spent all of the 31st touring the Biltmore, Biltmore village, and downtown Asheville!

I had not been to the Biltmore since 2000 and David had never been, so we were soaking it all in!  It was gorgeous!  They were still decorated for Christmas and it was beautiful.  We went back for the Candlelight Tour.  All of the fire places and candles were lit, it was amazing.

Outside the Biltmore with the beautiful view!!

In front of the Biltmore, about to go in!

In the Biltmore conservatory!

      

We ate our New Year's Eve dinner at Cedric's in the Biltmore.  Cedric was the family dog that lived there.  I even got a picture with him...err...his statue.

And we couldn't leave sweet Hazel without bringing her back a yummy treat!

We went to Three Dog Bakery and picked up some treats that she absolutely LOVES!

She actually helped me write this post... but really she just walked on my key board and erased everything, so I got to start all over!

I hope you had a wonderful New Year!  We certainly did!

thursday, the third day

If you watched my video from yesterday, you understand the title to my post. I attribute it to Joey from Friends :) Today, I stumbled upon some pictures from the day trip to the mountains fiance and I took in January! We had so much fun! We stopped in a few small towns and looked around the shops. We also went hiking and walking on trails. On those trails, we saw some of the most BEAUTIFUL sights. A small snow and ice had just come through and we saw beautiful icicles. I found the biggest one I could get to take a picture with!

We decided to look for something to commemorate our day of fun! In one shop, we found a great deal on this beautiful fruit basket! Of course there is a lot more you can do with it. We were so excited!

We stopped by Goats on the Roof because I had never been. While it was WAY too cold for the goats to be out, we had a good time looking at all of the hillbilly paraphernalia they had for sale. Outside they had a nice fire pit that you could roast marshmallows at. Of course, I insisted David do it so I could take a picture!

We walked around several stores and spent a lot of time laughing and just have a great time. While we were in one particular store, we found the coolest puzzles EVER! Now, we aren't exactly puzzlers. Once, we bought a box of 4 and only completed half of one. BUT these puzzles are of famous portraits, or you can customize it. The best part, the pieces are in many different and familiar shapes! However, they are very expensive. Here is a link to my favorite one- Liberty Puzzles

I hope you are having a great week! Please feel free to leave a comment if you want!

Courtney