Last Thursday Aaron and I left around lunchtime to drive to Asheville, NC. It was our last little getaway for just the two of us before Baby Fernandez arrives. It was perfect! We were so thankful to be able to go...we stayed at the gorgeous Grove Park Inn. Quality time with your best friend...nothing like it.
On Thursday evening when we got there, I took a quick nap while Aaron read up on the resort. We went to dinner on the Sunset Terrace at the resort. Here is what you can imagine it was like:
Yes, it really was this romantic! The view was unbelievable. The food was even better than that. And the company was the best part of all. We had a lengthy conversation about how God has grown our marriage.
And we had this for dessert! We had lots of dessert on our vacation. :) After dinner we were so full and tired from the week, we crashed in the room.
This is an aerial view of The Grove Park Inn. It's huge...we explored a little, but didn't see everything. The big things to do there are golf and visit the spa, but we did neither. We were happy to just hang out. In the far left corner in this picture, you can see the Sports Complex. On Friday morning we went there to work out together.
This is the view of the resort when you first drive up. Needless to say we were very excited.
I didn't take these pictures! I got them off of their website! This one shows how the resort is tucked in the mountains of NC. It really was a beautiful place.
So why do I look so blue? Well, we had started the day off well with a workout, and then we headed to downtown Asheville to eat lunch. When we sat down, my oversized belly brushed against the table and I got a couple of stains on my shirt. I was so sad, and for some reason Aaron thought it would be a good time to take a picture of me! My emotions are sort of out of whack, and it took me a little while to bounce back from the incident, unfortunately.
So to cheer me up, Aaron took me to the Biltmore Estate! He had already been twice, so it was kind of him to take me. I'm glad we went...it was a fun way to spend the afternoon in Asheville. Here are some pictures of us on our tour:
We went to the winery after finishing in the gardens at the house, and Aaron participated in a wine tasting.
We were too hungry to go somewhere else for dinner, and it worked out perfectly that there was a casual outdoor grill restaurant at the winery. Aaron is listening to and watching the guy who was playing guitar and singing for us. It was a relaxing end to the Biltmore visit- after walking so much, we enjoyed sitting for a while.
And then Aaron played the hero again when he took me to Marble Slab in downtown Asheville before we went back to the resort :)
Yes, it really was this romantic! The view was unbelievable. The food was even better than that. And the company was the best part of all. We had a lengthy conversation about how God has grown our marriage. And we had this for dessert! We had lots of dessert on our vacation. :) After dinner we were so full and tired from the week, we crashed in the room. This is an aerial view of The Grove Park Inn. It's huge...we explored a little, but didn't see everything. The big things to do there are golf and visit the spa, but we did neither. We were happy to just hang out. In the far left corner in this picture, you can see the Sports Complex. On Friday morning we went there to work out together. This is the view of the resort when you first drive up. Needless to say we were very excited. I didn't take these pictures! I got them off of their website! This one shows how the resort is tucked in the mountains of NC. It really was a beautiful place.So why do I look so blue? Well, we had started the day off well with a workout, and then we headed to downtown Asheville to eat lunch. When we sat down, my oversized belly brushed against the table and I got a couple of stains on my shirt. I was so sad, and for some reason Aaron thought it would be a good time to take a picture of me! My emotions are sort of out of whack, and it took me a little while to bounce back from the incident, unfortunately.So to cheer me up, Aaron took me to the Biltmore Estate! He had already been twice, so it was kind of him to take me. I'm glad we went...it was a fun way to spend the afternoon in Asheville. Here are some pictures of us on our tour:
We went to the winery after finishing in the gardens at the house, and Aaron participated in a wine tasting.
We were too hungry to go somewhere else for dinner, and it worked out perfectly that there was a casual outdoor grill restaurant at the winery. Aaron is listening to and watching the guy who was playing guitar and singing for us. It was a relaxing end to the Biltmore visit- after walking so much, we enjoyed sitting for a while.
And then Aaron played the hero again when he took me to Marble Slab in downtown Asheville before we went back to the resort :)We ate breakfast at the resort on Saturday morning before we headed to Raleigh for the baby shower. We could have stayed more nights, but we loved the time we had to vacation there together!
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