{Birthday Trip To The Mountains-2022}

 Hello everyone! Mercy, I am out of my norm with making a post except on Sundays! But, I wanted to share our little getaway with my blogging friends. I know some of you have seen my pictures that I posted on FB and I appreciate your sweet comments so please....pass this post right on by if you wish. 

Marty and I try to go somewhere each year for my birthday. It's just always been what he wanted to gift to me for my birthday. However, the birthday getaway has turned into a time for us to simply have a change of scenery, truly relax, pray together, do our devotionals together and just simply do WHAT WE DESIRE!

We normally go to North Georgia Mountains as we love that area but this year we decided to go to Boone, NC. It was some of kind of cold for this Florida girl, though I have a Georgia heart, but the mountain side was so beautiful. God sure knows how to SHOW OFF!

We had a beautiful cabin.

That game room could easily be Marty's man cave.

We went to several places while there and Blowing Rock was one of them. The weather was cold...or least for this Florida gal anyway but we enjoyed our outings. 

We visited Grandfather Mountain which is amazing. The day we went though it was foggy, overcast and so cold. I can imagine that in Spring and Summer that is absolutely beautiful.

I think it's safe to say that I am not much taller than the bear!

We enjoyed many nights outside by the fire pit. 

And...I enjoyed Marty's breakfast! He likes to cook breakfast and grill so that surely was nice for me! 

We went snow tubing one day at Sugar Mountain. Y'all....we loved it! I got a work out for sure and it was quite comical of me trying to get out of that tube. Let's just say that YOGA has paid off! But, snow tubing was so much fun!

We even had a little Charcuterie one night by the fireplace. My favorite fun foods!

We went to Banner Elk one day to simply browse around town. We stopped in at this lovely winery. It was so pretty outside even in the winter and the inside was lovely with a warm fire. 

We stopped by this cute little country store and Marty said he was close to being in heaven with all the candy! He wanted candy and I wanted honey for my hot teas. LOL! I almost bought that cute mug but I knew my daughters would try and snitch it! 

We had such a lovely time and we made some great memories for sure. 

I have had people say they thought the feet pictures by a fire were corny. Well, it might be for those that feel that way but for me...it's my favorite time of the evening and there is no one that I'd rather PROP my feet up with than my man. 

We usually try and split our little trips up so on our way to Boone, NC, we stayed over in the beautiful town of Charlotte, NC. We've been there before and it is such a neat town. 

We went to this adorable restaurant while in Charlotte called EPIC. The food was wonderful. Our waiter reminded us of our Pastor so we tried real hard to behave! LOL!

On our way home we stayed over in SWEET Savannah, Ga. We've been there several times and it's always just as beautiful as I remembered. I didn't get any pictures here because by this time...I was ready to get home to see my babies!

And...Nana did do a little shopping for them while away! Ha! They know I am going to bring them home a prize!

An older, wise woman told me once, "Honey, make all the memories that you can because one day they will keep you company". A dear friend of mine said, "It's not about the destination, but about the change of scenery and WHO you share it with". TRUTH and WISE WOMEN!

And, I've said it before and I will say it again. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

I pray blessings fall upon each of you and that you make some memories of your own but never forget....HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS! 

Hugs and blessings, Cindy