Spring Break/ Anniversery trip

March 22nd was Scott and I's second anniversary. We got married on his spring break and so far our anniversary has fallen on his spring breaks since. Soooo we always try to go on a trip. this year we were planning a trip to Boston but with Izzy on the way we decided to do a much cheaper trip. So we went to Asheville, NC and went to Biltmore. Biltmore is the largest private residence in the US. It was finished in 1895? and had everything but TV, computers, and AC. Here is a link to read more about it www.biltmore.com

I worked Monday until 3 and then we headed to Cleveland, TN(near Chattanooga) to spend the night with Scott's brother and sister. We went out to eat with them at chilies, nothing fancy for our anniversary, but we both love it! There is a pic of the 2 of them below. Oh and a FYI my drink is a virgin strawberry daiquiri...it was really good though!

We left Tuesday morning and were planning on taking a scenic drive through the mountains to go to Asheville but found out that there was construction and part of the road was closed, so we ended up going to Knoxville and getting off in Dandridge, TN and taking back roads that way. This was a bit of a scary drive because there was all kinds of hill folk living on those back roads. I kept thinking I was hearing banjo's :) We made it safe and sound though!

Our first day in Asheville we went dowtown, which is a real artsy/eclectic area and explored the shops and ate at one of the restaurants...which I loved my food and my picky eater Scott stuck to a cheeseburger so he didn't think it was anything special.

We woke up early the next morning and headed to the Biltmore house. Now it is absolutely beautiful! I am not a big fan of museum like things but I stayed very interested in the whole house. We did a audio tour and it was very interesting all the stories and details they gave. you can't take pictures in the house, so that was a bummer. This house had over 250 rooms, a bowling alley, indoor pool with lights in it, refrigerators, telephones...and so much more! Only 50 rooms are open to the public, but just visiting those rooms and walking up and down many many stairs you walked over a mile. After our self guided tour we did a behind the scenes tour with a guide who took us to new places and we got to learn a whole lot more history. That was another mile with even more stairs. After out tours we had lunch at the stable cafe which is in the actual old horse stable! Super cool looking! After lunch we explored the grounds including the garden. Nothing was blooming quite yet, so I didn't post any pictures on the blog but I can only imagine what it would look like in full bloom! Last but not least we went to the winery. Biltmore has the most visited winery in the country. Scott did the wine tasting, but I did have a few sips of the ones he liked. I didn't feel bad because there was a very pregnant woman drinking her whole samples next to us. For dinner that night we ended up at the Lobster Trap downtown. It was good but nothing outstanding. I was exhausted when we got back to the hotel and yes my feet were a little swollen, the first time that has happened. but after putting them up and laying around they went right back to new.

We switched our drive home up, we didn't want to go back through deliveranceville, so we drove to Cherokee, NC then through the smokies to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. We even ate lunch at the Apple Barn!! Oh so good! Then home. We had a great trip and there are a few pictures below!