Weekend In Asheville

Steve and I packed a bag on Friday afternoon, and headed to Asheville, North Caroline to spend the weekend together! Evelyn's been waking up in the middle of the night since we got back from Idaho, so it's been awhile since I've slept through the night. (Not to mention, I wake up to pee a lot!)

 

I had to chuckle at how "romantic" weekends have changed in the last ten years when Steve and I are most excited about sleeping when we go away together! It was a quick trip - just a little over 24 hours - but it was wonderful and so relaxing! We got in late to our hotel on Friday night, so we went simple and just ate on the way there. On Saturday morning, we had plans to check out a little café for breakfast, but decided to peek at the hotel's breakfast options first. Wow! The hotel offered a fantastic, hot breakfast, and because of Steve's Hilton points, it was free for us - Score!

 

We ate breakfast and literally walked right back upstairs to get back in bed and watch TV. We are not "adventurers" when we go away for quick weekends; we are all about rest and relaxation. Around lunchtime, we decided to venture into town to see the farmer's market we had read about.

 

 

There were so many booths set up with gorgeous food! Don't those peaches look delicious!

 

My pictures came out a little fuzzy, but there were rows and rows of vegetables, preserves, fruit, nuts, etc. Even homemade, local wine and cider!



 

So many great colors; it was hard to know what to choose!

 

 

Right next to the farmer's market was the Moose Café.



 

Their food is all fresh and homemade, and it was delicious!

 

 

I ordered chicken and dumplings, corn on the cobb, and fresh watermelon!

 

After lunch, we (yep!) headed back to the hotel and got back in bed (so glorious!).

 

For dinner, we decided to explore downtown Asheville a little bit. The only thing I knew about the area was that The Biltmore was there, but the rest of the town is really funky and eclectic!

 

There were street performers everywhere, and lots of people walking around.

 

My favorite thing about the weekend was being able to sleep completely interrupted, and being able to leisurely walk around, holding Steve's hand. We got to talk about ministry, parenting, our marriage, and just relax. I also got to take the longest shower ever!

 

(I forgot a brush and razor, though, so that was tricky.)



 

We had to take this picture for Bella - a massive cow in the lobby of our hotel.

 

We only get to do a weekend away about once a year, and it's always a pretty awesome time! We decided that we probably wouldn't drive all the way to Asheville again if we only have a quick weekend, but it was fun to check out a new place.