Monday, August 29, 2011

Irene Who?

Although Columbia was not in the path of Irene, Pat and I decided to use that as and excuse to escape to the mountains.

It was beautiful weather, sunny and blue skies. It was about 80 degrees in Brevard during the day but as we traveled higher into the mountains the temperature kept dropping. As we reached Devils Courthouse the car thermometer was reading 68, so I grabbed a long sleeve shirt before we began the trail. It was sooo windy at the top but well worth it.

The view from our starting point...

The view from the top...

This is the panoramic view. It shows how windy it really was...




And this is Pats photo entry for the 'Deer Park' water advertisment...

*Please click on the picture to enlarge. It's worth it!



Family photo...

For those of you who don't know Maggie...
This is her excited face!

After a huge breakfast at the Inn on Sunday morning we packed up and were on our way to Pisgah Forest.

Pat enjoying his morning coffee on the porch swing.

We walked the trails in the Cradle of Foresty in Pisgah. It is the site of the first school of forestry. As we walked we stopped and read about the history of the land and we saw some of the original buildings that the rangers used.




Then we stopped on the Blue Ridge Parkway for a picnic lunch. It was a little windy but the view was amazing.





Another refreshing weekend!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Girls Weekend!

This weekend was designated as girls weekend.
Saturday afternoon was Haleys shower which was followed by her class reunion. The shower was a good way to get the day started. Beautiful setting and good food!





The afternoon turned out to be nice so Jenny and Jackie and I decided to go out to the lake. We had a plan to pick Haley up from the reunion by boat, but an unfortunate rain storm kept us at home.We didn't get to the lake house until after 4 and we were in bed around 11 but we packed those 7 hours with enough fun and laughter to make up for the last few months we have missed. I love you guys so much...remember when we were all just a short car ride apart? Ahhh, those were the days!

And Haley, now you are all showered up and ready for Jamaica! Can't wait, it is going to be FABULOUS!