hello Cedar Mountain

Greg's grandparents, Mimi and Daddy Bob, live on Cedar Mountain outside of Brevard, N.C.  After exploring the city of Brevard during the day, we went to their house for the evening to enjoy some visiting time and a delicious home-cooked dinner!  After being in Charleston for several days, then Charlotte one night, and having to eat out for every meal during our vacation, it was so good to have a yummy home-cooked meal :)

But before heading to Mimi and Daddy Bob's house, we went to the Sassy Goose bed and breakfast to check-in.  This place was so quiet and peaceful.  It sits in the mountains, and we actually had the whole lodge to ourselves since no one else was booked for the night.

Off to Mimi and Daddy Bob's house.  We loved hanging out with them for a few hours, catching up on everything, enjoying a delicious dinner and relaxing in the mountains.  They were so excited we came to visit, too!!

We loved our time in the mountains!  It was so beautiful up there.  The weather was just starting to cool down, and the leaves on the trees were beginning to change colors.  And then on our trip home the next morning, we found an amazing view spot off the side of the mountain!!  We seriously could not get over this view. It was AMAZING!

 

 And so we conclude our 1st year anniversary trip. 4 days in Charleston, S.C., 1 day in Charlotte, N.C., and 1 day in Cedar Mountain, N.C.  1,000 miles on the truck and approximately 21 hours of traveling on the road.  I've always wanted to take a road trip, and this one was so much fun!  And I wouldn't have done it with anyone else. :)

Have you been to Brevard?

After our night in Charlotte, we continued our little road trip onward through North Carolina towards to this tiny little mountain town of Brevard.  Greg's grandparents live on Cedar Mountain outside of the city.  I wish I could think of a city to compare it to, but it sits in the mountains, has tons of beds and breakfasts, and has a population of roughly 7,500 people.  It is such a cute town.  To get to it, we had to wind our way up over the mountain, and because the weather was still a little dreary and overcast, it was VERY foggy up in the mountains.

 

 Once we got into Brevard, we stopped at a soda shop for some lunch.  It was delicious!  Then we spent about 2-3 hours walking around town exploring the little shops.   We even found Sophie's twin in the window of one of the shops!

 

 

My favorite was this awesome antiques market.  It was 3 stories.  We could have spent much longer in there, but by this point we were a little bit crunched for time to get to his grandparents house to visit for the evening.  But check out all the cool stuff we found!!!

 

 

 

The only thing we actually walked away with were two of these shutters. I'm hoping to make them into a headboard one day...

 After exploring Brevard, we headed back up the mountain where we had booked a night at a bed and breakfast, and planned to visit with Greg's grandparents Mimi and Daddy Bob for the evening.

Onward to Charlotte

Our actual anniversary was on Monday, Oct 8th.  And we spent a good portion of the day on the road traveling from Charleston, SC to Charlotte, NC to visit our friends for the night.  Renee and I have known each other since the day we were born (our parents were friends before any of the them had kids).  We've had traditional Disney World trips with their family for years growing up.  Well Renee and her husband Stephen now live in Charlotte, and since we don't get to see them much anymore, we decided to take a night to visit them on our little road trip. 

It was a bit of a nasty day.  A cold front swept through, and it was cloudy and a tad bit rainy.  But we arrived just as Renee was getting home from work.  So while we waited on Stephen to get home, Greg stayed at the house to knock out some work, and Renee and I took the dog walking at this lake/state park area near their house.

Then we headed downtown for dinner.  It was so nice getting to catch up with these two.  Life is well for them in Charlotte.  The greatest thing about these friends is because we were such great family friends growing up, it doesn't matter how much time passes between when we see each other, it's like time never passed.  We can just pick up where we left off and I love it.  It makes me wish we lived closer together!

Greg was pumped about seeing the NFL stadium.  Also, check out my pretty anniversary gift.  Garnet and diamond earrings.  My birthstone is a garnet. :)

 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!