Asheville

We went on a long weekend trip to Asheville with some lovely friends of ours. It was amazing and wonderful and I am so glad we took the time to do it. We rented a house, what we didn't realize was that it was directly on top of a mountain. When they said "we recommend four wheel drive" they were not kidding. At one point we couldn't go up any further, our car literally was sliding down the hill, it couldn't grip the rocks. Don figured out how to turn off traction control and I think it was on attempt #6 we made it up! When we saw the house we knew that it was all worth it. Both the front and the back of the house overlook miles and miles of valleys. (Above is the view from the back porch, Below the view at sunrise from the front porch). Our friends (Lindsey and Josh) have a little girl Ryan's age so it was great to have people who understand/ abide by a toddler schedule. Even more importantly Ryan loved having a friend to get into trouble with and we enjoyed hanging out with the adults. We spent a lot of time outside enjoying the beginning of fall in the mountains. The leaves were just starting to change and the air was turning crisp. I will post later with pictures/ stories from downtown Asheville and the amazing farm we visited. Overall the trip was great, the company was excellent and I'm exhausted enough to need another weekend!