Trip To Asheville

For my birthday this year, Will booked a room at a bed and breakfast in Asheville and arranged for my parents to watch the kids. Fabulous surprise! We left Friday morning, dropped the kids off at my parents, and got into Asheville just before dinnertime. It was so nice to take our time getting ready, going out past 7pm, as well as taking our time eating. We even had 2 meals :) We stopped at a sushi restaurant for an appetizer.
                                  
We then headed out to look for a place with live music where we could eat dinner too. As we were walking, it started pouring down rain, so we were a little wet by the time we ate. We found a place called the Lobster Trap that had good food and 2 guys playing music. One played the upright bass and one the saxophone. Fun stuff.

Getting ready to "trolley up"!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Hardcore ziplining gear - standing on one of the small platforms high up in the trees...notice I am holding on.

Looks like Jen is winning!

Crossing the scary bridge...there were a few bridges that had holes in them too. Very Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Happy Couple

Saturday, we decided to go ziplining. I've been wanting to go since we went on a cruise where our friends all went ziplining and I couldn't because I was pregnant. I was so excited about this trip! There was a chance of showers/thunderstorms, but we decided to take our chances. We got there, got our gear on, got trained, and took off. This place had 11 zips with some of them landing on a small platform way up in the trees! Can't say enough about how much fun we had!

This was our first experience at a bed and breakfast. It was fun! The owners were very nice and accommodating. We had homemade cookies/brownies sitting out every afternoon. There was candy in bowls situated throughout the house. We had a nice sized room with cable and a nice bathroom. The house was old and beautiful! Each morning, breakfast was served at 9am. The first morning, we started out with a fruit appetizer. We then had french toast and bacon which was amazing. They also had fresh orange juice and coffee. Yum. The second day we had a fruit and a cheese frittata which was really good, but really filling. I couldn't finish it. We sat with the other guests at a large dining room table. I thought it might be awkward, but everyone was really nice and it wasn't as bad as I imagined.
Thanks to my parents for watching the kids all weekend! I know Evan and Kate had a blast with them!