A Mountain Getaway

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The Hubby continues to amaze me with his love for new adventures. This past weekend we went on a mountain getaway.  We stayed at the Andon-Reid Bed & Breakfast Inn in Waynesville, NC.  This place is a little piece of heaven.  Check out the mountain view below:

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Simply beautiful!

The innkeeper, Mark and Kari, are gracious hosts.  We were greeted like family home for a weekend visit.  We were given a tour of the renovated home, which mixes  modern conveniences like walk in showers with various antiques.  Kari made sure we knew about local restaurants for dinner and made a reservation for us.  We told them that we planned to ride the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad the next morning and Kari provided the best directions to get there (about 20-30 minutes away) and gave  us an interesting history lesson as well.  Breakfast was delicious and everything was made from scratch.

We had a wonderful weekend.  The town of Waynesville is a quaint little country town and everyone we interacted with was friendly.  The mountain air made for some relaxing sleep and Mark and Kari helped make the weekend memorable.  We met some interesting couples at the inn.  We even got an astrology lesson from one of the other guest as we sat around the fire pit one evening.

Hubby really outdid himself this time.  I loved our weekend in the mountains.  I hope to go back again.

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If you are planning a trip to the mountains, take my advice and stay at the Andon-Reid Bed and Breakfast.  You will be glad you did.

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A Place Just for Me

My Writing Room
My Writing Room

I am writing this blog post from the spot pictured above. My very own writing room.  Nice, right?  I’m wondering why I didn’t think of this sooner.

I have a three bedroom house and I’ve written in every room trying to find a spot to call my own.  I used the family computer room for a while until I got complaints about hogging the computer.  I used the dining room  table with my laptop but it’s an open space and the distractions were constant.  I’ve written on the couch, in the bed and even the bathroom.  None of them were ideal.

Then 4th of July weekend I had an epiphany.  Why not use the FROG?  The furnished room over the garage used to be the kid’s playroom.  They are teenagers now and the toys have been replaced with some exercise equipment, a television and a futon.  No one goes up there.

A quick trip was made to the local Wal-Mart to buy a desk and bookcase.  An overnight assembly was required and the next morning I moved all my things upstairs.  Yes!  It is beautiful!  Finally.  A place to call my own.

What do you think?  What does your writing space look like?