On our first full day in Asheville, we headed up the mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Our main destination was Mount Mitchell, but we decided to stop at Craggy Gardens. When we parked and got out of the car, the views were breathtaking. Also, the clouds were...
Erick and I recently took a weekend trip to Asheville to celebrate our anniversary. Our first stop was a gorgeous waterfall called Looking Glass Falls. It had been a nice sunny day, but as we got closer to the general area, it became gray and then as we got into the...
For the second year in a row, we went to Pharsalia's peony workshop. (See last year's visit.) You learn about growing them, cutting them and arranging them. For me, it is such a fun day and Erick is a good sport to come along. Pharsalia is the most gorgeous location...
We took the kids to the Virginia Safari Park over the weekend. Or, as Erick said, we went to see "my people." Mmmm-hmmm. Thanks, dear. We got to feed tons of animals, including giraffes and kangaroos directly from our hands and I got licked by a zebra. Yep, it was a...
While we were in Vegas last month, we took a day trip to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. I looked into a bunch of tours and ultimately decided to do it on our own because that way we can do what we want when we want, we don't have to be part of a large group (ugh!)...
We went to Las Vegas for the first time ever in April. The trip was a gift to my husband from his company for his 10 year anniversary. Pretty nice, huh? They put us up at the Aria, which is one of the newer hotels. We liked it because it didn't have a cheesy theme....